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Grants Awarded
2006
Dr. Jill Beech: Evaluation of Endogenous Alpha MSH Concentrations at Different Seasons and in Response to TRH in Normal Horses and Those with Pituitary Hyperplasia
Dr. Mary Beth Callan: Evaluation of canine platelet cryopreservation methods
Dr. Nicholas Frank: Improved diagnosis and monitoring of equine endocrine disorders
Dr. Stephanie Kottler: Prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus and MRSA carriage in three populations
This study is sponsored in partnership with 
Dr. Cheryl A. London: "Investigating the Biologic Activity of Gemcitabine in Canine Osteosarcoma"
Study sponsored in partnership with the Chase Away K9 Cancer Campaign and the Sacramento Valley Dog Fanciers Association.
Dr. Ramiro Toribio: "Endocrine dysregulation in foal sepsis: the role of arginine vasopressin in neonatal septicemia and foal survival"
Recipient of the Dr. Mary Rose Paradis Multi-Center Grant
Dr. Jeff W. Tyler: Efficacy of serum transfusions in reducing mortality in dairy heifer calves
Extended Multi-Year Projects:
Dr. Michelle Barton and Dr. Kelsey Hart: "Relative Adrenal Insufficiency in Critically Ill Neonatal Foals"
Dr. Michael Davis: "Mechanism of Exercise-Induced Airway Immunosuppression in Horses"
Study sponsored in partnership with
Dr. Todd C. Holbrook: "Indicators of Cardiac Damage in Rattlesnake Envenomated Horses"
2005
Thirteen outstanding proposals were received in response to the ACVIM Foundation's 2005 Call for Proposals. Sufficient funding was available to support six projects in addition to extending two of the previous year's grants. We congratulate the following 2005 Grantees:
Dr. Michael Davis: Efficacy of Famotidine for the Prevention of Stress-Induced Gastric Ulcers.
Dr. Michael Davis: Mechanism of Exercise-Induced Airway Immunosuppression in Horses.
This study is sponsored in partnership with .
Dr. Janice Sojka: A Novel Method to Diagnose Equine Pituitary Dysfunction Using Domperidone.
Dr. Michelle Barton and Dr. Kelsey Hart (Resident): Relative Adrenal Insufficiency in Critically Ill Neonatal Foals.
Dr. Todd C. Holbrook: Indicators of Cardiac Damage in Rattlesnake Envenomated Horses.
Dr. Melissa Mazan: Stable Dust, Oxidative Stress, and Inflammatory Airway Disease in Horses.
Extended Multi-Year Projects:
Dr. Buechner-Maxwell: Relationship between Surfactant Dysfunction and severity of disease in RAO-affected horses.
Dr. David Panciera: Effect of Hypothyroidism on reproduction in the female dog.
2004
Thirty-two proposals were received in response to the ACVIM Foundation's 2004 Call for Proposals, and sufficient funding was available to support six projects in addition to extending one of the previous year's projects.
Dr. Guillermo Couto: Mechanism of postoperative bleeding in retired racing greyhounds.
Dr. Michael Kent: Ondansetron's effect on emesis in dogs treated with half body irradiation.
Dr. Mark Kittleson: Magnetic resonance imaging in boxers with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy.
Dr. Charles MacAllister: Force Plate Phenylbutazone and Flunixin therapy in horses.
Dr. Buechner-Maxwell: Relationship between Surfactant Dysfunction and severity of disease in RAO-affected horses.
Dr. David Panciera: Effect of Hypothyroidism on reproduction in the female dog.
Extended multi-year project:
Dr. Robert G. Sherding and Dr. Jeannette S. Messer (Resident): PCR Using Universal Bacterial Primers for Diagnosis of Canine Septicemia.
2003
Nineteen proposals were received in response to the ACVIM Foundation's 2003 Call for Proposals, and sufficient funding was available to support five projects in addition to extending three of the previous year's projects.
Again, thanks to the ad hoc proposal reviewers, and congratulations to the following successful investigators:
Dr. John M. Kruger: Real-Time RT-PCR-Based Detection of the Prevalence of Feline Calicivirus Urinary Tract Infections in Cats with Idiopathic Cystitis.
Dr. Sheila McGuirk: Early Detection of Dairy Calf Pneumonia Using a Respiratory Scoring System.
Dr. Kathryn M. Meurs and Dr. Ryan D. Baumwart (Resident): A Doppler Echocardiographic Study of Canine Right Ventricular Function.
Dr. Michael O'Grady and Dr. Regan Williams (Resident): Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation in Dogs: Atrioventricular Node Ablation.
Dr. Robert G. Sherding and Dr. Jeannette S. Messer (Resident): PCR Using Universal Bacterial Primers for Diagnosis of Canine Septicemia.
Extended Multi-year Projects:
Dr. Brett Dolente: Efficacy of low molecular weight heparin for treatment of DIC in horses with acute colitis.
Dr. Timothy Fan: Evaluating the effect of pamidronate with bone resorption markers and dual energy X-ray absorptiometry in canine osteosarcoma.
Dr. Fréderic Gaschen and Dr. Nicole Luckschander (Resident): Evaluation of markers of disease activity in the blood of dogs with IBD.
2002
Twenty-four excellent proposals were received in response to the ACVIM Foundation's first Call for Proposals in 2002, and sufficient funding was available to support six projects.
Many thanks to the reviewers who assisted in the selection process, and congratulations to the following investigators, whose proposals were selected:
Dr. Brett Dolente: Efficacy of low molecular weight heparin for treatment of DIC in horses with acute colitis.
Dr. Timothy Fan: Evaluating the effect of pamidronate with bone resorption markers and dual energy X-ray absorptiometry in canine osteosarcoma.
Dr. Fréderic Gaschen and Dr. Nicole Luckschander (Resident): Evaluation of markers of disease activity in the blood of dogs with IBD.
Dr. Carol Norris: Systemic endocrine and immune effects of an inhalant steroid in cats.
Dr. David Ruslander and Dr. David Proulx (Resident): Epidermal growth factor receptor expression in canine epithelial neoplasms.
Dr. Douglas Thamm: In vitro effects of N-acetylcysteine against canine hemangiosarcoma.
