Personal profile
Biography
I have graduated from University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Poland in 2009. Subsequently I worked in private practice. In 2010 I have started PhD at Michigan State University, College of Veterinary Medicine. During my PhD I was studying immunomodulatory properties of feline mesenchymal stem cells and their clinical application in chronic feline idiopathic cystitis. In 2016 I relocated to R(D)SVS to start a clinical lecturership position, which combines work in small animal internal medicine with research on identifying novel approaches to cancer immunotherapy. My research interests also include therapeutic use of stem cells in companion animals, use of next generation sequencing to identify disease causing genetic variants and pathways involved in disease pathogenesis in companion animals. In 2016 I was awarded an AVMA/AVMF Young Investigator Award for work on immunomodulatory properties of feline mesenchymal stem cells. In 2017 I was awarded an ABCD and Boeringher Ingelheim Young Scientist Award.
Research Interests
Cancer immunotherapy, therapeutic use of mesenchymal stem cells, immunology, personalized medicine, use of next generation sequencing to identify disease causing variants and pathways
Current Research Interests
My current research interests include studying the role of immune checkpoints in canine and feline cancer and inflammatory disease. I am also intereted in interactions between innate and adaptive immune system in cancer patients.
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Evaluation of immunomodulatory properties of feline mesenchymal stem cells and their clinical application in treatment of feline chronic idiopathic cystitis , Michigan State University
2010 → 2016
Lekarz weterynarii (DVM), University of Warmia and Mazury
2004 → 2009
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Feline Alimentary Lymphomas: Established Concepts and an Underexplored Molecular Landscape
Szafron, L. A., Parys, M., Parys, M. & Szafron, L. M., 16 Feb 2026, In: Current issues in molecular biology. 48, 2, p. 1-20 20 p., 218.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Heterogeneous DNA methylation and gene expression patterns underly metabolic plasticity in canine astrocytoma-derived stem-like cells
Toedebusch, R. G., Hwang, C.-I., Syed-Quadri, S., Aboud, O., Woolard, K. D., York, D., Parys, M., Dickinson, P., Meyers, F., McPherson, J. D. & Toedebusch, C. M., 2026, In: Frontiers in Oncology. 15, p. 1-15 15 p., 1690414.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Towards Canine Immunotherapy Models: Monoclonal Antibodies with Redox Regulated Epitopes Targeting TIM3 Attenuate Galectin-9 Binding : Monoclonal Antibodies Targeting TIM3 for use in Canine Immunotherapy Models
Brydon, J., Krejcir, R., Zavadil-Kokas, F., Kuncova, Z., Sousan, S., Pflughaupt, R. L., Thomson, J. R., Davies, P., Senior, E., Wood, G. A., Ball, K. L., Saliba, D., Argyle, D. J., Vojtesek, B., Hupp, T. & Parys, M., 15 Dec 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Analytical Biochemistry.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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DoggifAI: A transformer based approach for antibody caninisation
Grabarczyk, D., Kocikowski, M., Parys, M., Houston, D. R., Hupp, T., Alfaro, J. A. & Cohen, S. B., 1 Dec 2025, In: ImmunoInformatics. 20, p. 1-17 17 p., 100064.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Barking up the right tree: Immune checkpoint signatures of human and dog cancers
Kocikowski, M., Yébenes Mayordomo, M., Alfaro, J. & Parys, M., Aug 2025, In: PLoS Computational Biology. 21, 8, p. 1-30 30 p., e1013270.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Activities
- 3 Oral presentation
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A simplified and accurate CT-volumetry method for the canine liver
Israeliantz Gunz, N. (Speaker), Lodzinska, J. (Contributor), Woods, G. A. (Contributor), Pontes, J. (Contributor), Parys, M. (Contributor) & Schwarz, T. (Contributor)
17 Sept 2020Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Dynamic 4D-CTEU is a reliable technique to investigate ureteral ectopia in dogs
Longo, M. (Speaker), Bommer, N. (Contributor), Parys, M. (Contributor), Thierry, F. (Contributor), Bouvard, J. (Contributor), Perez Accino Salgado, J. (Contributor) & Schwarz, T. (Contributor)
1 Nov 2019Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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CT features of feline lipiduria and renal cortical lipid deposition
Schwarz, T. (Speaker), Shorten, E. (Contributor), Longo, M. (Contributor), Saunders, J. (Contributor), Gennace, M. (Contributor), Gunn-Moore, D. (Contributor) & Parys, M. (Contributor)
1 Nov 2019Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
Projects
- 17 Finished
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Genome-wide CRISPR knockout screening to identify molecular vulnerabilities in feline oral squamous cell carcinoma
Parkinson, N. (Principal Investigator) & Parys, M. (Co-investigator)
1/01/23 → 31/12/25
Project: Research
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T-cell receptor rearrangements as a potential diagnostic tool in feline infectious peritonitis
Malbon, A. (Principal Investigator), Connelley, T. (Co-investigator) & Parys, M. (Co-investigator)
1/01/23 → 31/01/24
Project: Research
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Acute phase protein and micro RNA signatures for the diagnosis and prognosis of feline infectious peritonitis
Gunn-Moore, D. (Principal Investigator), Malbon, A. (Co-investigator) & Parys, M. (Co-investigator)
Petsavers, British Small Animal Veterinary Association
1/07/22 → 30/09/24
Project: Research
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Feasibility study into mass spectrometric analysis of effusions as a tool in the diagnosis and understanding of feline infectious peritonitis
Malbon, A. (Principal Investigator), Gunn-Moore, D. (Co-investigator) & Parys, M. (Co-investigator)
1/01/22 → 31/12/22
Project: Research
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Feasibility study into mass spectrometric analysis of effusions as a tool in the diagnosis and understanding of feline infectious peritonitis
Malbon, A. (Principal Investigator), Gunn-Moore, D. (Co-investigator) & Parys, M. (Co-investigator)
1/01/22 → 31/12/22
Project: Research