Researchers will generate a map of the biological networks of gut microbiota and metabolic pathways associated with diabetes mellitus to help inform the discovery of new treatments.

Researchers will look for a shared genetic origin of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, the most diagnosed feline heart disease, across breeds and mixed breeds.

Researchers will develop a highly sensitive test to diagnose Bartonella bacteria, associated with a wide spectrum of debilitating diseases in cats and other species.