Articles & News
Here are some news articles about all of the great translational medicine going on at UC Davis!
2026
- Transforming Veterinary Medicine. A gift of $120M from the Weill Family Foundation, led by philanthropists Joan and Sanford I. Weill, broadens UC Davis' vision in advancing animal and human health (Tom Hinds and Courtney Tomkins, May 18, 2026)
- Bench to Bedside (CCAH Newsletter, Spring 2026, April 23, 2026)
2025
- A Golden Success: Dog's Terminal Cancer Diagnosis Dropped after UC Davis Clinical Trial (Rob Rebhun, Michael Kent, VCCT) (CBS Sacramento, August 27, 2025)
- Golden Retriever Beats "Termina" Cancer, Even After Failing UC Davis Clinical Trial. Interview with Dr. Robert Rebhun (NBC Sacramento, June 18, 2025)
- Dog Beats Cancer Odds After Successful Completion of UC Davis Clinical Trial (Canine Chronicle, April 25, 2025)
- Dog Beats Cancer Odds After Successful Completion of Clinical Trial (Rob Warren, April 23, 2025)
- Meet Handsome: First Participant in Groundbreaking Study (Sami Al-Nadaf, DVM, DACVIM, Canine PDL1 antibody therapy, April 21, 2025)
2023
- New Clinical Trials Leadership at UC Davis (Krystle Reagan, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (SAIM) and Rob Rebhun, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (Oncology)) (Rob Warren, January 5, 2023)
2019
- New Approach for Canine Epilepsy (Trina Wood, October 30, 2019)
2018
- Clinical trials with animal patients speed human translation (CTSC Connection, Vol 8, Iss 1, July 2018)
- Stem Cell Therapy May Help Cats Resistant to Traditional Treatment for FCGS (Feline Chronic Gingivostomatitis) (Cat Update: A Nestle Purina Publication Dedicated to Cat Enthusiasts, Summer 2018)
- Innovative research that saves lives (The Washington Times, June 6, 2018)
- Equine Ophthalmology Research - UC Davis offers a DNA test for Haflingers to identify individuals with high risk for libal squamous cell carcinoma (EquiManagement, May 4, 2018)
- Cardiologists Discuss One Health Approach to Heart Disease (Vet Med News - Current News, March 30, 2018)
- UC Davis' unique method to treat humans, pets (The California Aggie, February 20, 2018)
- Study of cancer in dogs may accelerate treatment advances for humans (Healio HemOnc today, February 14, 2018)
- Cats and Dogs Could Help Human Disease Breakthrough (Human Beast, January 22, 2018)
- Poisoned pets, preemie foals, dogs with spina bifida: UC Davis' top-ranked vets see them all (LA Times, January 7, 2018)
2017
- Enhanced Natural Killer Cells Attack Solid Tumors (UC Davis Medical Center, December 19, 2017)
- Unraveling the Genetics of Disc Disease in Dogs (UC Davis News, October 11, 2017)
- How Beagles and Goldens Could Help Researchers Find the Next Cancer Therapy For Humans (STAT News, October 4, 2017)
- Researchers Study Genetic Causes of Glaucoma in Cocker Spaniels (Purina Pro Plan, October 2017)
- At a year, AVMA database amassing clinical studies (Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association [JAVMA], June, 14, 2017)
- Cat Owners Learn to Feed Feline Need to Hunt For Food (CBS Local, SF Bay Area, May 20, 2017)
- Horizons - Research at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine 2017 (UC Davis SVM, 2017)
- VIDEO: "What is One Health?" (Clinical and Translational Science Award [CTSA] One Health Alliance [COHA], February 6, 2017)
2016
- New Genetic Test Reveals Susceptibility of Haflinger Horses to Form of Eye Cancer (Horsetalk.co.nz, December 23, 2016)
- New Drug for Heart Disease Shows Promise for Cats and Humans (UC Davis News, December 21, 2016)
- VIDEO: "Knights Landing One Health Clinic" (Clinical and Translational Science Award [CTSA] One Health Alliance [COHA], December 19, 2016)
- Stem Cell Therapy Added Years Back to Sick Cats (ABC 10 Sacramento News, December 14, 2016)
- What Dogs Teach Us About Cancer - Cancer Therapies for Dogs May Speed the Development of New Treatments for Humans (One Health Blog, UC Davis, August 30, 2016)
- UC Davis Acquires First Equine PET Scanner (American Farriers Journal, May 25, 2016)
- Study of glioma susceptibility in dogs may yield insights for humans (Science Daily, May 12, 2016)
2015
- Our pets are living longer - and developing aging issues common to humans (The Sacramento Bee, December 13, 2015)
- Genetics: A Closer Look (search "HCM"; NBC Learn, September 9, 2015)
- Companion animal patients aid scientists' search for human health solutions (UC Davis News and Information, October 7, 2015)
2014
- Gene mutation for heart disease in Newfoundland dogs identified (UC Davis News and Information, Aug 12, 2014)
- Cleft palate discovery in dogs to aid in understanding human birth defect (UC Davis News and Information, April 4, 2014)
- Potential Lung Cancer Vaccine Shows Renewed Promise (UC Davis Health System Newsroom, March 20, 2014)
- Companions in Cancer - Melanoma Treatment in Dogs Provides Hope for Humans (Synthesis - The magazine of the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center; Spring/Summer 2014)
- Prospective Molecular Profiling of Canine Cancers Provides a Clinically Relevant Comparative Model for Evaluating Personalized Medicine (PMed) Trials (Paoloni et al. 2014, Public Library of Science (PLoS); March 17, 2014)
- Horse hormone find may aid human pregnancies (The Davis Enterprise; February 27, 2014)
- UC San Diego center Aims to Improve Both Human and Animal Health (Kenny Goldberg, KPBS; February 13, 2014)
2013
- Gene Mutation in Dalmations Sheds Light on Kidney Stones in Humans (MedicineNet.com; November 7, 2013)
- Fetal Consciousness' Impact on Equine Neonatal Health (Erica Larson, The Horse; July 28, 2013)
- To Understand Gene Mutations Leading to Birth Defects, Researchers Turn To Dogs (Medical Daily; July 21, 2013)
- Pet dog with tumor pioneered treatment (Suzanne Leigh, San Francisco Chronicle Health section; June 5, 2013).
- Translating Combination Radiotherapy/Immunotherapy From Dogs to Humans With Advanced Melanoma or Sarcoma (OncLive.com; May 29, 2013)
2012
- Equine Oncology Program Unveils New Cancer Research Project (The Horse; Nov 8, 2012)
- Insect compound shows promise in treating laminitis (Horsetalk.co.nz; Nov 15, 2012)
- High hopes for anti-inflammatory drug that cleared up horse laminitis (Heidi Rucki, Examiner.com; Nov 15, 2012)
- UC Davis to test experimental drug for treating laminitis" (The Horse; Nov 15, 2012)
- UC Davis to test experimental drug for laminitis in horses (VIDEO) (UC Davis News and Information, Nov 14, 2012)
- Posts Tagged: anti-inflammatory compounds. sEH (UC California The California Garden Web)
- The Insect Connection (UC Davis Bug Squad; Nov 21, 2012)