Comparative and Translational Medicine
The Comparative and Translational Medicine Program is made up of three major components:
Blue Buffalo Veterinary Clinical Trials Office
The Blue Buffalo Veterinary Clinical Trials Office (BBVCTO) provides assistance in the design, execution and evaluation of veterinary clinical trials of client-owned animals.
The BBVCTO facilitates the conduct of such studies through input into clinical trial design, networking with regional veterinarians to ensure timely enrollment, assistance in collection and coordination of data and establishment of standard operating procedures.
Veterinary Biospecimen Repository
The Veterinary Biospecimen Repository (VBR) collects and stores tissue specimens from diseased animals and data warehouse on disease diagnosis, pathology, treatments and other clinical outcomes.
The VBR represents a remarkable resource that continues to assist investigators as they strive to develop new prevention and treatment strategies for both animals and people with a variety of illnesses.
Comparative Pathology and Mouse Phenotyping
Provides expert, readily available and affordable experimental pathology support to investigators utilizing animal models to study human disease.
Comparative pathologists affiliated with the CPMPSR are familiar with normal anatomy and physiology, as well as background age- and strain-related lesions of various animal models.