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New Grantees Announced
2008/2009 Cycle Grantees
Our congratulations to our newest grant recipients! With this cycle we have now awarded over $1 million dollars! We are also awarding a record number of grants this cycle (twenty) and a record number of dollars ($364,226). Thank you for helping us make history.
To all the investigators, good luck with your projects and thank you for you for helping us build healthier lives for animals.
Resident Projects:
08-05R Equine. Attenuation of Endotoxemia with a Ketamine Continuous Rate Infusion. Dr. David Wong and Dr. Cody Alcott -$13,500.00 (1-year grant).
08-06R Equine. Effects of clinical endotoxemia on glucose metabolism in horses. Dr. Nicholas Frank and Dr. Fiamma Gomez -$12,440.00 (1-year grant).
08-55R Canine (SAIM). Comprehensive Evaluation of the Pharmacodynamics of Cyclosporine in the Dog. Dr. Andrew Mackin, Dr. Todd Archer, and Dr. Kari Lunsford -$12,500.00 (1-year grant).
Multi-Center Projects:
08-08 Multi Equine. Effect of Gallium on Fecal Shedding of R. equi and Salmonella in Mares. Dr. Benjamin Buchanan -$20,000 (1-year grant).
Neurology Multi-Center Project, Sponsored by Bush Veterinary Neurology Service:
08-22D Canine. Biochemical Markers of Prognosis in Canine Traumatic Brain Injury. Dr. Curtis Dewey - $19,874 (2-year grant).
Feline Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Projects, Sponsored by the Estate of Brian C. Pohanka:
08-28HCM Feline. Selective /f Current Inhibition in Cats with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. Dr. Karsten Schober and Dr. John Bonagura - $70,189 (2-year grant).
08-30HCM Feline. Evaluation of four candidate genes for feline hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Dr. Kathryn Meurs -$9,535.00 (1-year grant).
Canine Oncology Projects, Sponsored by the Chase Away K9 Cancer Campaign:
08-34D Canine. Efficacy of Vitamin D (Calcitriol) for Treatment of Canine Mast Cell Tumors. Dr. Kenneth Rassnick - $19,878.00 (2-year grant).
08-36D Canine. Preclinical Evaluation of Two-Photon-Targeted Photodynamic Therapy Triads. Dr. Antonella Borgatti-Jeffreys -$14,769.00 (1-year grant).
08-24D Canine (Neurology). Matrix Metalloproteinase-2 and -9 and Cathepsin-B in Canine Meningiomas. Dr. Christopher Mariani -$11,524 (2-year grant).
Diplomate Projects:
08-09D Equine. Brainstem auditory evoked response in the foal 1 day to 6 months old. Dr. Joanne Parent and Dr. Laureline Lecoq -$15,000.00 (1-year grant).
08-12D Equine. Validation of proteomic diagnosis of recurrent airway obstruction. Dr. Laurent Couetil - $26,476 total (2-year grant).
>08-15D Equine. Bacterial translocation in horses with strangulating small intestinal lesions. Dr. Samuel Hurcombe -$12,307 total (1-year grant).
08-17D Camelid. Real Time Continuous Interstitial Glucose Monitoring in Neonatal Camelids. Dr. Brett Tennent-Brown and Dr. Amy Koenig - $4,624 total (1-year grant).
08-23D Canine (Neurology). Diazepam Pharmacokinetics with Nasal Drop and Atomized Nasal Administration. Dr. Christopher Mariani -$7,849 total (1-year grant).
08-41D Zoonotic/Human (SAIM). Isolation and Molecular Characterization of Bartonella Species from Sick Humans. Dr. Edward Breitschwerdt -$19,969 total (1-year grant).
08-46D Canine (SAIM). Fosfomycin for treatment of MDR-Escherichia coli urinary tract infection in dogs. Dr. Dawn Boothe -$29,980 (2-year grant).
08-49D Canine (SAIM). Evaluating aldosterone secretory capacity & effect of hyperadrenocorticism therapy. Dr. Ellen Behrend -$16,474 (2-year grant).
08-51D Canine (SAIM). Effect of Sensor Location on Performance of an Interstitial Glucose Monitor. Dr. Amy Koenig -$14,251 total (1-year grant).
08-53D Canine (SAIM). CIV Seroprevalence among Household Dogs in Colorado. Dr. Gabriele Landolt and Dr. Katherine Lunn -$13,106 total (1-year grant)
