Improving Stem Cell Treatment Success
Researchers will manipulate the expression of immune markers on stem cells to develop safer and more effective therapies for horses with musculoskeletal injuries.
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Determining Optimal Antibiotic Dosing for Septic Foals
Researchers will determine the optimal intravenous and intra-articular dosing protocol for amikacin, an antibiotic used to treat bacterial infections in foals.
Finding Solutions for Spindly Leg Syndrome in Amphibians
Researchers will look at causes and potential remedies for spindly leg syndrome, a common developmental disorder associated with captive rearing of amphibians.
Assessing Chronic Pain in Osteoarthritic Cats to Improve Treatments
Researchers will investigate novel methods of measuring chronic pain hypersensitivity in cats with osteoarthritis and other degenerative joint diseases to improve diagnostic and treatment strategies.
Filling in Gaps in the Horse Genome Related to Tendon Health
Researchers will fill in missing information in the horse genome associated with tendon health and aging.
Creating a New Tool to Study Wound Healing
Researchers will develop a novel model to study limb wound-healing and skinhealing complications in horses.
Assessing Orthopedic Disease Risk in Young Horses
Researchers will study biomechanical forces in different horse gaits as well as genetic risk factors associated with the development of osteochondrosis (OC) in Standardbred horses, a breed with high prevalence of OC lesions.