Research Portfolio
We invite you to learn about the Foundation's research grants. The search feature and the table below represent the Foundation's complete research portfolio. You may search the complete list of grants by status (open/active or closed/inactive), research program area, and disease.
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Title |
Institution |
Investigator |
Status |
Research Program Area |
| 03076: The Effect of Overweight and Obesity on Adult Stem Cell Function for Regenerative Therapies in Dogs | University of Tennessee | Nora Springer, DVM | Open | Musculoskeletal Conditions and Disease |
| 03100-A: The Use of Artificial Intelligence and Computed Tomography Image Features to Predict Sentinel Lymph Node Metastasis in Dogs with Oral Tumours | Ontario Veterinary College | Christopher Pinard, DVM | Open | Oncology |
| 03069: Optimizing GBLUP and Machine Learning Genomic Breeding Values for Health and Performance Traits in Working Dogs | Cornell University | Heather Huson, PhD | Open | General Canine Health |
| 03083-A: Investigation into the Prevalence and Clinical Significance of Vector-borne Pathogen Coinfections in a Population of Trypanosoma cruzi-infected Dogs from Texas | North Carolina State University | Gregory K Wilkerson, DVM, PhD | Open | Immunology and Infectious Disease |
| 03059: Comparison of Sedated Respiratory-Gated Computed Tomography (CT) to Anesthetized Inspiratory:Expiratory Breath Hold CT in Dogs | University of Missouri | Carol R. Reinero, DVM, PhD | Open | Lung and Respiratory Disease |
| 03068-A: AGILE (AGility Innovations Leveraging Electronics) - An Initial Study of Technology for Quantifying Canine Agility-specific Activity | The Ohio State University | Arielle Pechette Markley, DVM | Open | Musculoskeletal Conditions and Disease |
| 03055: Evaluating Reproductive Diseases in vitro with a 3D Canine Endometrial Organoid Model | Colorado State University | Fiona Hollinshead, BVSc, PhD | Open | Reproductive Conditions |
| 03077-A: Cooling Strategies During Exertional Hyperthermia | University of Pennsylvania | Cynthia Otto, DVM, PhD | Open | General Canine Health |
| 02992-A: Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping for Dogs with Lung Tumors | University of Guelph | Michelle Oblak, DVM, DVSc | Open | Oncology |
| 03048-A: Thoracoscopic-Guided Autologous Blood Injection for Treatment of Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax | North Carolina State University | Valery Scharf, DVM, MS | Open | Lung and Respiratory Disease |
| 03039: Prognostic Biomarkers for the Development of Drug Resistance in Dogs with Idiopathic Epilepsy | Université de Montréal | Thomas Parmentier, DVM, PhD | Open | Epilepsy Initiative |
| 03040: Identification of Novel Epilepsy Genes in Dogs | The Folkhälsan Institute of Genetics | Hannes T. Lohi, PhD | Open | Epilepsy Initiative |
| 03045-A: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Diagnosis of Dog Sperm Morphology | University of Pennsylvania | Leonardo Brito, DVM, PhD | Open | Reproductive Conditions |
| 03036-A: Mapping Microstructural Myelin and Axonal Damage in Dogs with Idiopathic Epilepsy using Diffusion MRI and Tract-Based Spatial Statistics | Cornell University | Philippa Johnson, BVSc | Open | Epilepsy Initiative |
| 03020: Novel Biomarker and Therapeutic Target for Chronic Kidney Disease in Dogs | University of Florida | Autumn Harris, DVM, Andrew Specht, DVM, and Kristen Cooke, DVM | Open | Kidney & Urological Disease |
| 03031: Tolerability and Clinical Efficacy of Acetazolamide for Treatment of Hypochloremia in Canine Congestive Heart Failure | University of Florida | Darcy B. Adin, DVM, MS | Open | Cardiology |
| 03026: Evaluation of the Efficacy of Antioxidant Treatment on Active Kidney Damage and Oxidative Stress | The Koret School of Veterinary Medicine | Gilad Segev, DVM and Hilla Chen, DVM | Open | Kidney & Urological Disease |
| 03021: Judicious Antibiotic Use in Cases of Canine Pyelonephritis | University of Montreal | Marilyn Dunn, DVM, MS | Open | Kidney & Urological Disease |
| 03032-MOU: Early Detection of Canine Osteosarcoma | University of Minnesota | Jamie Modiano, VMD, PhD | Open | Oncology - Osteosarcoma |
| 02986: Catechol O-Methyltransferase as a Molecular Drug Target in Heartworm | University of Illinois | William Witola, BVetMEd, PhD | Open | Cardiology, Immunology and Infectious Disease |
| 02998: Whole-Exome and Transcriptome Sequencing of Canine Small Cell B Cell Lymphoma and Comparative Analysis to Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma | Colorado State University | Anne Avery, DVM, PhD | Open | Oncology - Lymphoma |
| 03017: Molecular Characterization of Canine Soft Tissue Sarcomas Using Spatially Defined Proteomics and Transcriptomics | University of Zurich | Enni Markkanen, Dr. med. vet., Dr. sc. nat. | Open | Oncology |
| 03015: The Immune and Molecular Landscape of Canine Osteosarcoma at the Single-Cell Level | University of Minnesota | Jaime F Modiano, VMD, PhD | Open | Oncology - Osteosarcoma |
| 03003: Suppression of Extracellular Glutamate Efflux & mGluR1 Signaling to Impede Canine Hemangiosarcoma Cell Growth | University of Illinois | Timothy Fan, DVM, PhD | Open | Oncology - Hemangiosarcoma |
| 03000: Characterizing the Immunomodulatory Response of Histotripsy in Canine Osteosarcoma | Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine | Joanne Tuohy, DVM, PhD | Open | Oncology - Osteosarcoma |
| 03011: A GD3 Nano-scaled Liposomal Cancer Vaccine Clinical Trial for Canine Hemangiosarcoma | University of Florida | Rowan Milner, BVSc, MMedVet, PhD, Keijiro Shiomitsu, DVM, and Sandra Bechtel, DVM | Open | Oncology - Hemangiosarcoma |
| 02991-A: Investigating Extracellular Crosstalk Between Canine Osteosarcoma and Macrophages | North Carolina State University | Erika Gruber, DVM, PhD | Open | Oncology - Osteosarcoma |
| 02999: Evaluating Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Quantifying Histotripsy Ablation in Canine Osteosarcoma | Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine | Joanne Tuohy, DVM, PhD | Open | Oncology - Osteosarcoma |
| 03019: Evaluation of a Targeted Anti αvβ3 Integrin Near-InfraRed (NIR-) Dye for Controlled Resection of Naturally Occurring Soft Tissue Sarcomas in Dogs | University of Zurich | Mirja Nolff, Dr. med. vet., DVM | Open | Oncology - Osteosarcoma, Oncology |
| 03007: Chimeric BiTE-redirected Anti-viral T Cells for Fratricide of Minimal Residual Disease in T-cell Malignancies | North Carolina State University | Paul Hess, DVM, PhD | Open | Oncology - Lymphoma |
| 03009: Evaluating Accuracy for Identification of Sentinel Lymph Nodes in Dogs with Cutaneous MCT: A Comparison | University of Florida | Judith Bertran, DVM, MS and Natalie Worden, DVM | Open | Oncology |
| 03030-A: Evaluation of Serum C-reactive Protein as a Noninvasive Biomarker of Inflammation and Disease Severity in Dogs with Gallbladder Mucocele | Tufts University | Cynthia Leveille-Webster, DVM | Open | Hepatic Disease |
| 02966: Corneal Cross-linking as Treatment for Corneal Ulceration - “Using Light to Save Sight” | University of Zurich | Simon Pot, DVM | Open | Ophthalmology |
| 02980: Canine Systemic Insecticides as a Novel Intervention to Protect Dogs from Triatomine Insect Vectors of Chagas Disease | Texas A&M AgriLife Research | Sarah A Hamer, DVM, PhD | Open | Immunology and Infectious Disease |
| 03028-A: Characterizing Immunohistopathology and Serum Immunoglobulin G in Immune-Mediated Chronic Hepatitis Dogs | Colorado State University | Sarah Shropshire, DVM, PhD | Open | Hepatic Disease |
| 02981: Genome-wide Identification and Characterization of Peptide Epitopes from Ehrlichia canis and Anaplasma platys with Potential to be Used as Vaccine Candidates | University of Tennessee | Sreekumari Rajeev, BVSc, PhD | Open | Tick-Borne Disease Initiative |
| 02983: Enhanced Detection and Characterization of Spotted Fever Group Rickettsia Species in Dogs and Ticks with Focus on a Novel Rickettsia Species Infecting Clinically Ill Dogs in the U.S. | North Carolina State University | Barbara Qurollo, DVM, MS | Open | Tick-Borne Disease Initiative , Immunology and Infectious Disease |
| 02987: It’s All In The Genes: The Mutational Landscape of Acute Myeloid Leukemia in Dogs | Cornell University | Tracy Stokol, BVSc, PhD | Open | Blood Disorders, Oncology |
| 02988: Plasminogen-activator Inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) and Impaired Fibrinolysis in Immune-Mediated Hemolytic Anemia | Cornell University and University of Minnesota | Tracy Stokol, BVSc, PhD and Steven Friedenberg, DVM, PhD | Open | Blood Disorders |
| 02946: Towards Curative Outcomes in Canine Hemangiosarcoma | Ethos Discovery | Chand Khanna, DVM, PhD | Open | Oncology - Hemangiosarcoma |
| 02952: Genetics of X-linked Progressive Retinal Atrophy in Greyhounds | University of California, Davis | Sara Thomasy, DVM, PhD | Open | Ophthalmology |
| 02963: Genetics of Glaucoma in the Entlebucher Mountain Dog | University of Wisconsin | Gillian J. McLellan, BVMS, PhD | Open | Ophthalmology |
| 02955: Towards Precision Medicine for Canine Cardiac Disease: A Genomic and Machine-Learning Approach to Prediction of Risk and Outcomes in Canine Myxomatous Mitral Valve Disease | Royal Veterinary College, University of London | Lucy Davison, VetMB, PhD | Open | Cardiology |
| 02959: Genetic Basis of non-HSF4 Hereditary Cataracts in a Family of Miniature American Shepherds | Purdue University | Kari Ekenstedt, DVM, PhD | Open | Ophthalmology |
| 02978-A: Babesia Species in Thrombocytopenic Dogs in the Upper Midwest, USA | University of Wisconsin, Madison | Erin W. Lashnits, DVM, PhD | Open | Tick-Borne Disease Initiative |
| 02912: Adoptive Natural Killer (NK) Cell Immunotherapy for Canine Lymphoma | The Ohio State University | William Kisseberth, DVM, PhD | Open | Oncology - Lymphoma |
| 02942: Genome-wide Molecular Interrogation of Canine Hemangiosarcoma | Cornell University | Scott Coonrod, PhD | Open | Oncology - Hemangiosarcoma |
| 02931: Assessment of Frequency of Seizures and Antiseizure Drug (ASD) Efficacy by Electroencephalography (EEG) for Dogs with Epilepsy | University of Guelph | Fiona James, DVM, MS | Open | Epilepsy Initiative |
| 02948-A: Effect of Glycemic Control on the Onset of Cataract Development in Diabetic Dogs | The Koret School of Veterinary Medicine, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem | Michal Mazaki-Tovi, DVM | Open | Ophthalmology, Endocrinology |
| 02943-MOU: Identification of Genetic Risk Factors in Degenerative Myelopathy in German Shepherd Dogs | Broad Institute | Kerstin Lindblad-Toh, PhD | Open | Neurology |
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