---
title: 'Episode 201: Ashley Kalinauskas - How Torigen is Innovating Veterinary Oncology With Immunotherapy'
type: 'episode'
url: 'https://doc.social/episodes/episode-201-ashley-kalinauskas-how-torigen-is-innovating-veterinary-oncology-with-immunotherapy'
show: 'People of Pathology Podcast'
show_url: 'https://doc.social/podcasts/people-of-pathology-podcast'
published: '2025-03-31'
audio: 'https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/rm9pa66v7drqf3sa/Ashley_Kalinauskasbtq3x.mp3'
---

# Episode 201: Ashley Kalinauskas - How Torigen is Innovating Veterinary Oncology With Immunotherapy

My guest today is Ashley Kalinauskas, CEO of Torigen Pharmaceuticals. What we discuss with Ashley: How her graduate research at Notre Dame led to the founding of Torigen Pharmaceuticals. Their approach provides an alternative to chemotherap…

## Summary

My guest today is Ashley Kalinauskas, CEO of Torigen Pharmaceuticals.

What we discuss with Ashley:

- How her graduate research at Notre Dame led to the founding of Torigen Pharmaceuticals.

- Their approach provides an alternative to chemotherapy by using immunotherapy.

- The company aims to make cancer treatment more accessible and affordable for pet owners.

- Promising results have been seen in aggressive cancers like hemangiosarcoma.

- How Torigen is utilizing digital pathology with the Concentriq platform to improve cancer diagnostics.

- Torigen is conducting research into additional applications, including equine and exotic animal cancers.

- Studying spontaneous cancer in pets provides valuable insights for human oncology research.

- Veterinary immunotherapy advancements have the potential to influence human cancer treatments.

- Immunotherapy is playing an increasingly important role in both veterinary and human medicine.

Links for this episode:

[Pathologists' Assistant Shadowing Network](https://www.linkedin.com/groups/14605997/)

[Health Podcast Network](https://healthpodcastnetwork.com/)

[ LabVine Learning](http://bit.ly/labvine)

[Dress A Med scrubs](https://dressamed.com/?rfsn=5044297.cb03eb&utm_source=refersion&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=5044297.cb03eb)

[Digital Pathology Club](https://digitalpathology.club/digital-pathology-beginners-guide-notification?am_id=dennis985)

[Torigen Pharmaceuticals ](https://www.torigen.com/)

[_Evaluation of an autologous cancer vaccine for the treatment of metastatic canine hemangiosarcoma: a preliminary study_](https://bmcvetres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12917-020-02675-y)

[New Hope For Pets In The Fight Against Cancer: Fast, Accurate Diagnoses From Torigen Pharmaceuticals And Proscia](https://proscia.com/press-releases/new-hope-for-pets-in-the-fight-against-cancer-fast-accurate-diagnoses-from-torigen-pharmaceuticals-and-proscia/)

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