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A Healthier Tomorrow for Animals

     

    2009 Grant Recipients

    2009 Winners

    Sana Ahmend
    Dog Bites: An Assessment of Veterinary and Pediatric Professionals Understanding, Attitudes, and Practice
    University of Pennsylvania

    Chelsea Anderson
    Pathogenic and Etiologic Mechanisms of Rehabilitation Management Factors Contributing to Clostridium Difficile Clinical Disease in Neonatal and Juvenile harbor Seals
    Michigan State University

    Johnattan Arango
    A Biomechanical Evaluation of the Contribution of Drop Wires to the Stiffness of Single Ring Circular Fixator Constructs
    University of Florida

    Mehnaz Aziz
    Feasibility Study on Using Non-Surgical Sterilization as a Means of Street Dog Population Control in Kathmandu, Nepal
    Tufts University

    Dionne Benson
    Examination of Improvement in Equine Lameness after Diagnostic Blocks: Comparing Subjective to Objective Estimates
    University of Minnesota

    Derek Calhoon
    Comparison of Expert Versus Computer Detection of Pulmonary Nodules During CT in Dogs
    Cornell University

    Ryan Centini
    Determining the Role of UV Radiation Damage in Heritable Equine Regional Dermal Asthenia (HERDA)
    Mississippi State University

    Rachael Cohen
    Determination of Allelic Frequencies of Degenerative Myelopathy in Dogs
    University of Missouri

    Kourtney Cone
    Risk of Leptospirosis in Terrestrial Wildlife: A Measure of Ecosystem Health
    University of Illinois

    Katherine Cummings
    Equine Motor Neuron Disease: Function of Motor Neuron Glutamate Receptors
    Michigan State University

    Jennifer Darby
    Gap Junctional Intercellular Communication of Normal, Dysplastic, and Neoplastic Feline Mammary Tissues
    Kansas State University

    Jorge Diaz
    Effect of the GnRH Antagonist, Acyline, on Domestic Cat Pregnancy
    National University of La Plata

    Lizette Durand
    Generation of Antibodies to Study Marine Turtle Fibropapillomatosis
    University of Pennsylvania

    Laura Eberlein
    Genomic Sequencing of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Pseudintermedius from Canine Pyoderma
    University of Tennessee

    Jennifer Eberly
    Health Assessment of Feral Burro Population of St. John, USVI
    Virginia Tech

    Chelsie Estey
    The Potential Resistance of Sea Lice on Farmed Atlantic Salmon to the Anti-Ectoparasitic Drug, Emamectin Benzoate (SLICE®)
    University of Prince Edward Island

    Claire Fellman
    Identification of Cyclosporine Targets in Activated Canine T Cells and Evaluation of the Pharmacodynamics of Cyclosporine-Mediated Immunosuppression in the Dog
    Mississippi State University

    Kristen Flaggs
    Monitoring Gonadotropins in Przewalski's Mares (Equus ferus przewalskii) using Noninvasive Techniques
    Virginia Tech

    Angela Fusello
    Characterization of the DNA Damage Response Pathway in Canine Lymphoma and Assessment of PARP1 Inhibitors as Novel Chemotherapeutic Agents
    University of Pennsylvania

    Nicole Giguere
    Common Causes of Injury and Illness in Police Dogs: Improving Health and Welfare Through Analysis of Risk
    Western University of Health Sciences

    Jenessa Gjeltema
    Assessment of PAH Contamination in Puerto Rican Crested Toad Breeding Pool Using SPMD Technology
    North Carolina State University

    Viviana Gonzalez
    Frequency of Antibodies Against Leptospira Interrogans in Primates From Fam. Cebidae, in Two Zoos of Colombia
    Universidad de La Salle

    Claudia Guerrero
    Use of Transfer Factor as Complement in Medical Treatments to Improve Immune Response in Dolphin Calves (Tursiops truncatus)
    Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico

    Sumeet Gupta
    Comparison of Vitamin D Levels in Captive Asian Elephants in the United States Living in Various Latitudes
    The Ohio State University

    Lindsey Hedges
    Evaluating the Benefits of Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy in Dogs
    Purdue University

    Chris Hencken
    Comparison of Hematology and Plasma Biochemistry of Free-ranging Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnakes and Eastern Fox Snakes in
    Michigan and Captive Snakes
    Michigan State University

    Melinda Himler
    Thyroid Hormone Concentrations in Critically Ill Foals
    The Ohio State University

    Janis Hooge
    Detection of Tick-Borne Pathogens in Grant's Gazelle: Using Molecular Techniques to Gain Basic Health Knowledge About an Important Antelope
    Massey University

    Christina Howard
    The Development of a Tissue Culture Model for the Investigation of Equine Gastrointestinal Disease
    North Carolina State University

    Michelle Hubin
    The Pharmacokinetics of Piroxicam in Horses
    Kansas State University

    Sanne Hugen
    mRNA Expression Profiling of Copper Associated Chronic Hepatitis in the Labrador Retriever
    Utrecht University

    Gordon Hui
    Construction of Functional Genomics Infrastructure to Facilitate the Development of Genetic Diagnostics for Assessing Relevant Phenotypes in Wild Avian Species
    Western University of Health Sciences

    Gina Johnson
    Molecular Epidemiology and Spatial Analysis of Avian Mycobacteriosis in North American Zoological Collections
    Western University of Health Sciences

    Anna Keo
    Effect of Alternative and Complementary Treatments on Dogs with Osteoarthritis of the Hip or Stifle
    University of Tennessee

    Meghan Kilgore
    Association of CTLA-4 Polymorphisms with IMHA in Dogs
    Auburn University

    Yvonne Kline
    Characterization of Members of the CYP3A Family in Raptors
    University of California/Davis

    Mark Madsen
    Vector Identification for Leishmania Infantum Infection in American Foxhound Dogs
    Iowa State University

    Yolanda Markley
    Reproductive and Stress Endocrinology
    Tuskegee University

    Chelsey Miller
    Role of alternative NSAIDs in repair of acid-injured stomach in dogs
    North Carolina State University

    Anna Mills
    Serologic Screening for Antibodies to Rickettesia Species in Cats and Oppossums
    Western University of Health Sciences

    Ashley Mitek
    The Effects of Detomidine Sedation during Pulmonary Function Testing in Horses
    University of Illinois

    Zachary Neumann
    Investigating Phospholipase D2 Expressions in Canine Osteosarcoma
    University of Illinois

     Peter Noel
    Detection of Bicarbonate Loading in Racehorses
    Purdue University

    Alexandra O'Keefe
    Studies on Immune-Mediated Hemolytic Anemia Focusing on American Cocker Spaniels
    University of Pennsylvania

    Ayeley Okine
    Enrichment and Modified Feeding Schedule as Treatment for Destructive Chewing In Rabbits
    Cornell University

    Christina Osborne
    Evaluation of Platelet Size Heterogeneity and Beta1-Tubulin Gene and Amino Acid Sequences in Big Cats and Domestic Cats
    Auburn University

    Cynthia Page
    Investigating Leatherback Sea Turtle Nesting Success
    The University of Georgia

    Julia Paul
    he Pharmacokinetics and Antinociceptive Effects of Nalbuphine in Dogs
    Kansas State University

    Andrea Quesada
    Osteogenic Differentiation of Marrow and Adipose Tissue Derived Equine Mesenchymal Stem Cells
    The University of Georgia

    Christine Reggiardo
    Antitumor Effects of Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors in Feline Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma Cell Lines Grown in Three-dimensional Culture
    The Ohio State University

    Stephanie Salyer
    Molecular Epidemiology of Zoonotic Crytospridiosis in Humans, Primates, and Livestock from Western Uganda
    University of Wisconsin

    Beulah Sherwood
    The Behavioral and Physiological Effects of Animal Shelter Housing on Pit Bull Terrier Breeds
    Cornell University

    Jeff Skaggs
    Development of an Actinobacillus equuli Vaccine for Pregnant Mares
    Oklahoma State University

    Tracy Smith
    The Importance of Physical Rehabilitation in the Recovery From Spinal Cord Injury
    University of Calgary Veterinary Medicine

    Courtney Smith
    Immunohistochemical Characterization of Intestinal Endocrine Cells in Neonatal and Adult Alpacas and Llamas
    Oregon State University

    Chelsea Sonius
    Investigation of the Association Between FVRCP Vaccination Grown on Crandell Rees Kidney Cell Lines and Chronic Renal Disease in Cats
    Colorado State University

    Lindsay Starkey
    Characterization of Diversity of Hepatozoon spp. in Coyotes
    Oklahoma State University

    Dana Tedesco
    Avian Ventriculus Koilin as a Predictor of Disease: a Retrospective Study
    Michigan State University

    Christina Terry
    PECAM-1 in Cats with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
    University of California/Davis

    Kirsten Thomas
    Measuring the Effect of Human Interaction and Feeding on Green Sea Turtles (Chelonia mydas) in Barbados
    Ross University

    Alex Tinson
    Investigating Effective Methods of Student Learning in Cardiac Auscultation
    Murdoch University

    Taylor Towns
    Identification of Critical Illness-related Corticosteroid Insufficiency in Adult Horses
    Auburn University

    Marike Visser
    Role of Efflux Inhibitor Pump in Multidrug Resistance of Canine and Feline Pathogenic E. coli
    Auburn University

    Heather Wallace
    Etiologic Investigation and Epidemiology of a Protracted Respiratory Outbreak in Shelter Dogs
    Oklahoma State University

    Chiahsin Young
    Anti-Cancer Activity of Metformin Against a Panel of Canine Cancer Cell Lines
    Colorado State University


    Posted by MAFon January 24, 2010.

    Categories: Animal health, Veterinary students

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