Dr. Jayme Looper
Associate Professor
Veterinary Clinical Sciences (VCS)
(225) 578-9600

Teaching Interests:
Radiation therapy, palliative cancer treatments and quality of life assessments, electronic medical records management.

Research Interests:
Stereotactic radiation therapy techniques, Palliative radiation therapy.

 Awards & Honors:
  • 2020 Dean's Teacher Merit Honor Roll
  • 2020 VTH Service of the Year Award
  • 2019 Dean's Teacher Merit Honor Roll
  • 2018 Dean's Teacher Merit Honor Roll
  • 2017 Dean's Teacher Merit Honor Roll
 Education:
  • Diplomate American College of Veterinary Radiology (Radiation Oncology)
  • Other North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine
  • Other University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine
  • DVM Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine
  • BS Texas A&M University
 Grants:
  • Exploring abscopal effects in canine nasal tumors via fine needle aspirate of draining lymph nodes, VCS CORP, $3,950.00
  • Effect of amantadine on quality of life in chronic feline cancer pain, International Veterinary Academy of Pain Management, $5,000.00
  • Examining the Efficacy of CM101 as a Primary and/or Adjuvant Agent in the Treatment of Canine Solid Tumors, Pilot Study, Tumor End, $137,160.00
  • Sodium Channel Blockade with Electromagnetic Stimulation for Cancer Therapy: A Safety Study in Dogs and Cats, Oleander Medical Technologies, $38,881.00
  • A multicenter VRTOG study examining the efficacy of toceranib phosphate (PALLADIA) as a primary and/or adjuvant agent in the treatment of canine nasal carcinoma, Zoetis,
  • Pac-1, Radiation Therapy, and Temozolamide for dogs with nonresectable gliomas, Vanquish Oncology,
 Publications:
Journal Article, Academic Journal:
  • Everything You Wanted To Know About Space Radiation But Were Afraid To Ask, Chancellor, Jeffrey; Nowadly, Craig; Williams, Jacqueline; Aunon-Chancellor, Serena; Chesal, Megan; Looper, Jayme; Newhauser, Wayne, 2021, Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part C , Volume: 39, Number: 2, Pages: 113-128
  • Elevated serum substance P during simian varicella virus infection in rhesus macaques: implications for chronic inflammation and adverse cerebrovascular events, Bubak, Andrew; Traina-Dorge, Vicki; Como, Christina ; Feia, Brittany; Pearce, Catherine; Doyle-Meyers, Laura; Das, Arpita; Looper, Jayme; Mahaligam, Ravi; Nagel, Maria, 2020, Journal of Neurovirology , Number: 26, Pages: 945-951
  • Tristetraprolin Overexpression in Non-hematopoietic Cells Protects Against Acute Lung Injury in Mice., Choudhary, I; Vo, T; Bathula, C; Lamichhane, R; Lewis, B; Looper, Jayme; Jeyaseelan, Samithamby; Blackshear, P; Saini, Yogesh; Patial, Sonika, 2020, Frontiers in immunology , Volume: 11, Pages: 2164
  • Response and outcome of radiation therapy in macroscopic canine plasma cell tumors, Elliot, James; Looper, Jayme; Keyerleber, Michelle; Turek, Michelle; Blackwood, Laura; Henry, Joshua; Geiger, Tracy , 2020, Veterinary and Comparative Oncology , Pages: 9
  • Multimodality Treatment Including Oncept for Canine Oral Melanoma: A Retrospective Analysis of 131 Dogs, Turek, Michelle; Ladue, Tracy ; Looper, Jayme; Nagata, Koichi; Shiomitsu, Kejiro; Keyerleber, Michele; Buchholz, Julia; Geiger, Tracy; Hetzel, Scott, 2020, Veterinary Radiology and Ultrasound
  • Treatment of exuberant granulation tissue in an umbrella cockatoo (Cacatua alba) with strontium radiation, Rockwell, Kelly; Looper, Jayme; Boudreaux, Bonnie; Tully, Thomas, 2020, Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery , Volume: 34, Number: 1, Pages: 78-82
  • What is your diagnosis: protozoal pneumonia in a dog, Pesses, Nancy; Stewart, Mathew; Looper, Jayme; Fout, Lauren; Sasaki, Emi; Wilson, Leslie, 2020, Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association , Volume: 256, Number: 5, Pages: 545-547
  • Computed Tomography Characteristics of Nasal Chondrosarcoma in 12 Dogs, Jania, Rachel; Boudreaux, Bonnie; Langohr, Ingeborg; Looper, Jayme; Rademacher, Nathalie, 2019, Journal of Small Animal Practice , Volume: 60, Number: 11, Pages: 678-682
  • Canine Myxosarcomas, a Retrospective Analysis of 32 Dogs (2003-2018), Iwaki, Yoshimi; Lindley, Stephanie; Smith, Annette; Curran, Kaitlin; Looper, Jayme, 2019, BMC Veterinary Research
  • Synergistic and targeted therapy with a procaspase-3 activator and temozolomide extends survival in glioma rodent models and is feasible for the treatment of canine malignant glioma patients., Joshi, Avadhut; Botham, Rachel; Schlein, Lisa; Roth, Howard; Mongraviti, Antonella; Borodovsy, Alexandra; Tyler, Betty; Joslyn, Steve; Looper, Jayme; Podell, Michael; Fan, Timothy; Hergenrother, Paul; Riggins, Gregory, 2017, Oncotarget
  • Response rate and duration associated with a 4Gy 5 fraction palliative radiation protocol., McDonald, C; Looper, Jayme; Greene, S, 2012, Veterinary radiology & ultrasound : the official journal of the American College of Veterinary Radiology and the International Veterinary Radiology Association , Volume: 53, Number: 3, Pages: 358-64
Book, Textbook Chapter:
  • Adenocarcinoma, Nasal, Looper, Jayme, 2021, Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
  • Adenocarcinoma, Nasal, Looper, Jayme, 2015, Publisher: Blackwell's Five Minute Veterinary Consult: Canine and Feline, Pages: 2
Scientific Abstract:
  • Radiation Therapy for Canine and Feline Plasma Cell Neoplasia, Elliot, James; Looper, Jayme; Keyerleber, Michele ; Turek, Michelle; Geiger, Tracy , 2019
  • Treatment of exuberant granulation tissue in an umbrella cockatoo (Cacatua alba) with strontium radiation, Rockwell, Kelly; Looper, Jayme; Boudreaux, Bonnie; Tully, Thomas, 2019
  • Treatment of exuberant granulation tissue in an umbrella cockatoo (cacatua alba) with strontium radiation, Rockwell, Kelly ; Looper, Jayme; Tully, Thomas; Boudreaux, Bonnie, 2019
  • INVESTIGATING NQO1 AS A RADIATION INDUCIBLE ENZYME IN OSTEOTROPIC NEOPLASMS AND TARGETED THERAPY WITH THE NOVEL DRUG DEOXYNYBOQUINONE: O05, Lundberg, Alycen; Pondenis, Holly; Byrum, Mark; Wycislo, Katie; Parkinson, Elizabeth ; Looper, Jayme; Fredrickson, Richard; Hergenrother, Paul; Fan, Timothy, 2015
Journal Article, Public or Trade Journal:
  • Canine and Feline Nasal Tumors, Neumann, Zach; Looper, Jayme, 2011