Researchers will investigate if macrophages, a type of white blood cell that forms in response to infection or injury, influence the effectiveness of stem cell therapy in horses.

Researchers will evaluate the ability of two agents to improve immune responses against Rhodococcus equi pneumonia in young foals.

Researchers will investigate whether intravenous magnesium sulfate can reverse airway constriction in asthma-like disease of horses.

Researchers will validate genetic mutations that may increase the risk of developing osteochondrosis, a developmental orthopedic disease commonly diagnosed in young horses.

The research fellow will evaluate whether stem cells and regenerative therapies can be used for treating horses with brain and spinal cord diseases.

Researchers will investigate whether novel cancer-causing viruses are found in cats with compromised immune systems.

Researchers will develop a novel cell culture model that will be used to test vaccination and therapeutic approaches to protect cats from common respiratory viruses, such as feline herpesvirus.

Researchers will investigate a simple, safe and cost-effective anesthetic technique for reducing abdominal pain in cats that undergo spay surgery.

Researchers will develop advanced DNA-based techniques for characterizing feline soft-tissue sarcomas, which may help veterinarians provide a more comprehensive diagnosis and improve their ability to choose the most appropriate clinical management strategies for these cancers.

Researchers will investigate a new treatment for feline oral cancers, using small molecular inhibitors.