Researchers are looking at changes in gut bacteria that stimulate the immune system in dogs with inflammatory bowel disease to help identify novel ways to diagnose and treat this disease.

Advanced glycation ends (AGEs) are proteins or lipids that bond to sugar molecules. These diet-related biomarkers are thought to be associated with aging and many degenerative diseases in people, including...

Researchers will identify parasitic fungi preying on Madagascar's amphibian populations, including where the fungi occur on the island and which amphibian species are more susceptible to fungal disease outbreaks.

Researchers will develop new training strategies for working dogs using non-food items to reward performance to help reduce overweight/obesity issues and resulting health issues in these animals.

Researchers will study antibiotic resistance in dogs with recurrent urinary tract infections caused by E. coli, as well as gut microbiota responses to antibiotics in dogs with and without multidrug-resistant e. coli strains, to help inform antibiotic use.

Researchers will study how changes in the gut’s microbial composition may contribute to chronic intestinal disorders and associated inflammation in dogs and if dietary supplements can help alleviate clinical signs for these patients.

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.

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.