Position Title
Associate Professor
Position Title
Associate Professor
Bio
- Dr. Christine Toedebusch received her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. She completed a VeterinaryNeurology and Neurosurgery residency and a PhD in Neuroscience at the University of Missouri–Columbia. Dr. Toedebusch is a board-certifiedveterinary neurologist and serves as a faculty neurologist at the UC Davis Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, where she specializes in the diagnosisand treatment of brain and spinal cord diseases in companion animals. Her laboratory is focused on elucidating the molecular and immunologicunderpinnings of brain tumors across species, with particular emphasis on points of convergence between canine and human disease. Her researchintegrates molecular discovery with clinical application to advance novel therapeutic strategies that improve outcomes for both canine patients and thepeople who care for them. The laboratory’s primary research priorities are to (1) establish a comprehensive molecular and immune framework for caninebrain tumors and (2) develop innovative therapeutic approaches for brain tumor treatment. To advance these goals, Dr. Toedebusch founded and directsthe UC Davis Comparative Brain Tumor Program (hyperlink to website), a collaborative initiative that brings together veterinarians, physicians, and braintumor scientists. This program fosters cross-disciplinary communication and problem-solving at the interface of research and patient care, creating acomparative framework that accelerates translational discoveries and therapeutic breakthroughs for brain tumor patients across species.