UVAS workshop concludes

LAHORE : The 3-day faculty development workshop on ‘Knowing Cancer in Small Animal to Improve Their Quality of Life’ concluded at University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS) here on Sunday.

Federal Joint Secretary Ministry of Inter-Provincial Coordination Usman Sarosh and UVAS Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Nasim Ahmad co-chaired the concluding session of the workshop and distributed certificates among participants and resource persons. The objectives of the training were to impart better understanding of the latest trends in animal cancers to the training participants, to update them on the latest molecular and histopathological tools for cancer pathogenesis and also to promote the awareness and importance of animal cancers in our society.

During three-day workshop national and international experts delivered lectures on the topics of cancer overview with regard to small animals, cancer pathogenesis and cell cycle, canine cancer classification and diagnostic techniques, cancer mitigation using local herbs, biopsy trimming/tumor margins, tissue preservation and processing.