Determined not to lose his beloved dog Rosie to cancer, Paul Conyngham reached out to UNSW’s Ramaciotti Centre for Genomics, harnessing AI and genomic sequencing in a quest for a cure.
Right now, seven-year-old Rosie, a staffy-cross-shar pei, is as frisky and energetic as ever, but owner Paul Conyngham knows that’s not guaranteed to last much longer.
Rosie's cancer, a type of Mast Cell Cancer relatively common in dogs, is incurable using conventional treatments.
She has had multiple surgeries, chemotherapy, and immunotherapy but all that’s done is slow the disease.
The vets estimate she could have between one and six months left and say there isn’t anything more they can do.
But Paul isn't ready to give in.
He works as an AI consultant and entrepreneur and he’s determined to save Rosie, leveraging all his expertise in data science and artificial intelligence.