COMBIVET

Comparative medicine has great untapped research potential as many of the health challenges faced by humans and animals are the same. This includes age-related diseases, cancer, neurodegenerative diseases, cardiovascular diseases, bone and joint diseases (e.g. osteoarthritis and osteoporosis) and metabolic diseases (e.g. diabetes and insulin resistance).
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​Thanks to these similarities, knowledge gained from studying and treating animal patients can be applied in humans while developing new diagnostic tools, vaccines and therapies for both humans and animals. As such, IVMAS seeks to establish the ERA Chair of Comparative Medicine in order to develop its competences and capacities in the research field and ultimately become one of the leading European research organizations in comparative medicine.

Recent publications

The role of extracellular vesicles in endometrial receptivity and their potential in reproductive therapeutics and diagnosis
Hart, A.R., Khan, N.L.A, Godakumara, K., Dissanayake, K., Piibor, J., Muhandiram, S., Eapen, S., Heath, P.R, Fazeli, A. Reproductive Biology. 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.repbio.2022.100645

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