current studies
In 2008, Morris Animal Foundation will fund about 120 new and continuing studies for dogs, cats, horses, llamas/alpacas, and wildlife as well as 30 veterinary student projects.
We also have numerous studies nearing completion. You can search our current study database by species and/or disease to learn more about the studies we are funding in the areas you care most about. The results will also show you whether a study is available for sponsorship.
INSTRUCTIONS - Select a division from the left column, a disease or disorder from the middle column, and a study ID number from the right column.
D07CA-065: “The Canine Epigenome: Examination of Genomic Methylation in Canine Lymphoma”
principal investigator: Dr. Steven E. Suter, North Carolina State University
needs sponsorship
The Pepper Memorial Classic Fund in Memory of Lin's Silver Pepper, Lin & Greg Battaglia, MDT-Agility Ability; Australian Shepherd Health and Genetics Institute, Inc.
year: 1 of 1: $35,640.00
Canine lymphoma is one of the most common tumors in dogs. Though initially dogs respond well to treatment, the disease has a dismal overall cure rate of less than 10 percent. Dogs usually die due to a recurrence of the disease that is resistant to conventional chemotherapeutic drugs. Using a new technology called epigenomic research, researchers hope to begin to understand how two resistance genes are regulated. This project will shed new light on the development of acquired resistance, which is the main reason that dogs with lymphoma cannot be cured.
