Researchers will determine if stem cells from horse bone marrow can reduce bacterial biofilm formation and associated inflammation that cause treatment failure and tissue damage in horses with orthopedic infections.

Researchers will quantify how horses adapt muscle function and limb and upper body movements to cope with lameness, providing a greater understanding of clinical signs that can guide assessment and earlier intervention.

Researchers will collect preliminary bench-top data on a novel oncolytic therapy for equine sarcoid tumors using a genetically modified virus that infects and breaks down cancer cells but not normal cells.

Researchers will investigate the effect of a commonly administered intravenous fluid, called hydroxyethyl starch, in horses undergoing surgery for colic, specifically looking at microcirculation, blood pressure and cardiac output.

Researchers will study the immune response in the intestine of horses undergoing colic surgery, focusing on a common complication called postoperative ileus.

Researchers will study whether changes to gastrointestinal (gut) motility in horses are associated with post-travel colic and use this new information to improve management recommendations for the care of transported horses.

Researchers will develop an educational training program for Spanish-speaking horse owners in Colombia to improve early recognition of colic, knowledge of risk factors and appropriate treatment when access to veterinary services is limited.

This study is part of our fellowship program, established to support early career research scientists. The Fellow will study the role of signaling cells in inflammatory processes associated with postoperative ileus, a life-threating complication of colic surgery.

Researchers are searching for biomarkers to help identify horses at higher risk for surgical colic complications.

In this pilot study, researchers will develop a big data model to learn more about drivers of avian cholera outbreaks.