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Edward J. Dick

Researcher at Texas Biomedical Research Institute

Publications -  144
Citations -  3218

Edward J. Dick is an academic researcher from Texas Biomedical Research Institute. The author has contributed to research in topics: Baboon & Esophagus. The author has an hindex of 25, co-authored 134 publications receiving 2396 citations. Previous affiliations of Edward J. Dick include Wilford Hall Medical Center.

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Spontaneous heart disease in the adult chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes)

TL;DR: A high incidence of heart disease, especially idiopathic cardiomyopathy (IC) is seen in chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes), and this data points to a need to investigate further the mechanisms behind this high incidence.
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Neoplasia in the Chimpanzee (Pan spp.)

TL;DR: Chimpanzees have over 98% genomic sequence homology with humans and may have a similar host response to malignancy, which is valuable to individuals caring for and using them for research.
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Spontaneous neoplasia in the baboon (Papio spp.)

TL;DR: A large number of cases of spontaneous neoplasia in non‐human primates have been diagnosed with central giant cell granuloma, a type of brain tumour that is difficult to treat with conventional chemotherapy.