Jessica Beck, DVM, PhD, DACVP

Jessica Beck is a doctor of veterinary medicine graduate of the University of Georgia (DVM). She completed her postgraduate clinical residency training in anatomic pathology at Purdue University as part of NCI’s Comparative Biomedical Scientist Training Program. Her dissertation research focused on p53 and its isoforms and was completed within NCI’s Laboratory of Human Carcinogenesis leading to a Ph.D. in comparative pathobiology. Dr. Beck received several awards during her training including the Dennis Sikes Award in Experimental Pathology, an ACVP’s Young Investigator Award, and Overall Program Prize from Cornell’s Veterinary Leadership Program. She is board certified in Anatomic Pathology by the American College of Veterinary Pathologists (Diplomate, ACVP). She joined the Comparative Oncology Program (COP) in 2021 where she supports canine clinical trials within the Comparative Oncology Trials Consortium (COTC) and oversees scientific research within the COP laboratory. Ongoing research within the COP is supported through multiple mechanisms including U01, CCR FLEX, and Director’s Challenge awards.