SCIENTIFIC TITLE: Spatial epidemiology for wildlife health and conflict mitigation at the wildlife-livestock interface in a sub-Saharan savannah START DATE: Spring 2025 PROJECTED DURATION: 2 years SUMMARY: Researchers will study...

SCIENTIFIC TITLE: Genomic characterization of Herpesviruses and their pathogenic variants in trafficked Neotropical primates START DATE: Spring 2025 PROJECTED DURATION: 2 years SUMMARY: Researchers will study genetic information on the...

SCIENTIFIC TITLE: Shifting Diets and Diseases in Polar Bears (Project Bear Health) START DATE: Spring 2025 PROJECTED DURATION: 2 years SUMMARY: Researchers will study how climate change induced diet and...

SCIENTIFIC TITLE: Establishing a Baird’s tapir (Tapirus bairdii) population health surveillance program through a collaborative system in Costa Rica START DATE: Spring 2025 PROJECTED DURATION: 2 years SUMMARY: Researchers will...

SUMMARY: Researchers will fill gaps in our knowledge of the feline genome (DNA sequence). THE PROBLEM:The analysis of complete genomes from cats has proven instrumental in the diagnosis and treatment...

SUMMARY: Researchers will investigate the incidence of “staggering disease” occurrence in the United States. THE PROBLEM: In May of 2023, a sick mountain lion was reported to Colorado Parks and...

SUMMARY: Researchers will investigate the antibiotic prescription practices of veterinarians treating upper respiratory infections in cats. THE PROBLEM:Antibiotics are vital for treating bacterial infections in cats, but they can cause...

SUMMARY: Researchers will investigate the use of pluripotent stem cells to generate red blood cells suitable for transfusion. THE PROBLEM:Red blood cell (RBC) transfusions are a vital treatment for animals...