Researchers will study differences between cat and dog gastrointestinal physiology and use this information to help improve medication selection and dosing for cats.
Researchers will identify potential disease-causing genetic mutations associated with equine pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction, also known as equine Cushing’s disease, a condition that can cause endocrine disease in horses, ponies and donkeys.
Researchers will determine if dogs with pulmonary hypertension have an increased ability to form clots within the lungs, contributing to more severe disease.
Researchers will develop a canine airway cell culture model to study viruses associated with canine infectious respiratory disease, also known as kennel cough, and a potential new adjunct therapy.
Researchers will use serum samples from dogs enrolled in the Golden Retriever Lifetime Study to look for early markers of lymphoma before overt disease.
Researchers will investigate how the immune system impacts the development of the pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction and determine if antioxidant treatments might slow or prevent this hormonal disorder in horses and ponies.