This fellowship study investigates how incorporating cooked dry bean powders into a canine kibble diet alters inflammation and metabolism and thereby reduces the risk of obesity and potentially of cancer.

This study will use high throughput DNA sequencing methods to characterize the bacteria found on mammalian companion animals and their human household members, with an emphasis on methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus species.

This study investigates the therapeutic relevance of targeting the Wnt signaling pathways in canine malignant melanoma.

This pilot study will determine the dose and schedule of rapamycin, a promising new adjunct cancer drug.

This study investigates better postsurgical pain-management strategies for dogs after castration.

This study investigates the effectiveness of three blood purification techniques in removing metaldehyde from canine blood.

This study will evaluate whether an oral probiotic protects the gastrointestinal tract from the toxic effects of a chemotherapy drug regimen for dogs.

This fellowship will characterize cardiomyopathy in Golden Retrievers and identify genes that contribute to phenotypic severity, which should improve detection and treatment of cardiomyopathy.

This fellowship investigates mechanisms and methods for detecting kidney injury in dogs with chronic kidney disease.