CLIP will benefit Michigan State University and greater Michigan as a whole by:

• Enhancing and expanding MSU’s Health Sciences Program
• Facilitating symbiotic relationships within MSU Health Sciences
• Improving health and quality of life for animals inside and outside the Hospital
• Bolstering the University’s reputation through the advancement of animal and human medicine
• Expanding and enhancing MSU’s referring veterinarian network, animal healthcare, and clinician engagement
• Increasing connectivity with animal and human health industry partners to build a stronger public-private partnership

Animal models are key partners in medical progress. They help scientists uncover how diseases develop and respond to treatment—knowledge that benefits both veterinary and human medicine, improving lives across species.

Info about animal research at MSU is available from the Animal Care Program.

Most advances in medicine begin with laboratory experiments. However, lab animals live in controlled environments and represent limited genetic diversity, which is opposite the ever-changing world that the rest of us—animals, humans, and plants—share. Client-owned animals offer scientists and clinicians a stronger understanding of diagnostic and therapeutic outcomes in clinical trials.

Animal studies with clear parallels in disease pathogenesis, progression, and symptoms can be an effective intermediate step before human clinical trials are implemented. Clinical trials programs at MSU develop and facilitate translational research studies that may lead to new drugs, devices, procedures, and treatments that benefit humans and animals.

MSU CLIP bridges bench research to animal medicine through clinical trials with client-owned animals. This will lead to new and novel interventions that are translatable to human conditions.

CLIP program development is being piloted within the College of Veterinary Medicine. Check back soon!