Breen Lab

Dec 21, 2015

Advances in Comparative Oncology

The journal Nature Medicine published a feature article on the comparative oncologist’s current activities on Dec. 8—exactly 10 years to the day from when the journal Nature published the paper documenting the detailed analysis of...

Jun 4, 2013

Canine Foundations Support NC State University College of Veterinary Medicine Researcher

Matthew Breen, a professor of genomics at North Carolina State University, is a member of a collaborative, multi-institutional team that received a $1.1 million grant from the AKC Canine Health Foundation (CHF) and the Golden Retriever Foundation (GRF) to improve detection and treatment of certain cancers in Golden Retrievers. Other team members are Jaime Modiano…

Jun 6, 2012

One Medicine: Dogs, People, Cancer and NC State Center for Comparative Medicine and Translational Research

The numbers are shocking: Experts estimate that almost 50 percent of all dogs over the age of 10 will develop cancer and approximately one in four of all dogs will at some stage in their life develop a cancer. Though veterinarians are providing high quality medical care for dogs with cancer, mysteries related to cause…

Feb 8, 2012

Chromosomal ‘Breakpoints’ Linked to Canine Cancer May Have Implications for People

Dr. Matthew Breen’s recent research not only helps us understand canine evolution, it may prove beneficial in diagnosing and treating human cancers.  Here’s more information from a NC State news release :     North Carolina State University researchers have uncovered evidence that evolutionary “breakpoints” on canine chromosomes are also associated with canine cancer. Mapping these “fragile”…