The Clinical Innovations Program (CLIP) is a coalition of Michigan State University colleges and programs dedicated to improving the standard of care in veterinary and human medicine by sustainable and innovative research.
CLIP Coalition
Research and Clinical Faculty Driving Clinical Trials
CLIP Strategic Development Lead: Kylie Smith
CLIP Director: Kurt Zinn
Kurt R. Zinn is the Hickman Family Endowed Chair of Oncology. He is a professor in Small Animal Clinical Sciences (College of Veterinary Medicine), Pharmacology & Toxicology (College of Natural Science), and Biomedical Engineering (College of Engineering), and was hired in 2017 as part of the MSU Global Impact Initiative. Dr. Zinn conducts research in the field of molecular imaging, including as part of cancer diagnosis and therapy. Neuroimaging of drug delivery to the brain is also a research focus.
With experience in more than 12 prior Phase 1 clinical trials, he now conducts clinical trials in both veterinary and human medicine, with a focus on targeted radiation therapy for cancer using alpha-particle emitting radionuclides, including radionuclides that will be available from the MSU Facility for Rare Isotope Beams. Dr. Zinn is also the Director of Nuclear Medicine and has established a radiopharmacy at MSU that manufactures research and clinical doses of radiopharmaceuticals, with services now available to the MSU research community through the Radiochemistry and Radiopharmacy Solutions (RadCore) Core Research Facility.
Dr. Zinn received the Distinguished Investigator Award from the Academy of Radiology Research in 2015. He holds bachelor's and master's degrees in chemistry, a DVM degree, and a PhD in biochemistry, all from the University of Missouri-Columbia.