College of Veterinary Medicine
Milner Lab
Led by Rowan Milner · Small Animal Clinical Sciences
What we study
The Milner Lab studies cancer treatment in dogs: vaccines (including a nano-sized liposome vaccine for hemangiosarcoma), targeted and stereotactic radiation therapy, and tumor suppressor genes in cancers such as osteosarcoma and melanoma.
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Current projects
A GD3 nano-scaled liposomal cancer vaccine for canine hemangiosarcoma
Developing a vaccine using GD3 nano-scaled liposomes to treat canine hemangiosarcoma.
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Recent papers, explained
- Osteosarcoma cells promote intracellular iron detoxification to mitigate GPX4-mediated ferroptosis
2026 · Cancer Gene Therapy
- Atypical metastatic osteosarcoma pattern in a dog: Lymphatic, neurovascular and subcutaneous metastasis
2026 · Veterinary Record Case Reports
Described a rare case of dog bone cancer spreading through lymph, nerves, and soft tissue.
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- Spatial transcriptomic mapping of canine osteosarcoma reveals immune microenvironment features linked to survival
2026 · Communications Biology
Used spatial transcriptomics to study immune features in dog bone cancer linked to survival.
- Systemic mRNA vaccines elicit rapid immune activation in canine brain tumors
2025 · Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer
Tested mRNA vaccines in dog brain tumors, finding some extended survival.
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How to reach out
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