BLACKSBURG, Va., March 9 -- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University issued the following news release:
Dogs are the onlymammals besides humansthat commonly develop spontaneous brain tumors.John Rossmeislhas spentnearly threedecades at VirginiaTechturning that grim coincidence into something useful - for his canine patients and for the humans facing the same disease.
The National Academy of Inventors has named Rossmeisl, the Dr. and Mrs. Dorsey Taylor Mahin Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, an NAI Senior Member, a distinction honoring inventors whose work hasdemonstratedreal impact on public welfare. He holds 21 U.S. patents related to diseases of the brain - 16 of ...