Researchers will measure changes in circulating cancerous T-cells in dogs with lymphoma to gauge chemotherapy drug resistance and tailor treatments for individual patients with this aggressive and common cancer.
Researchers will investigate the prevalence and disease impact of canine circovirus in dogs.
Researchers will explore drug treatments that target a genetic mutation associated with bladder cancer in dogs.
Researchers will assess how well specific chemotherapy drugs work as an adjunct therapy for dogs recovering from bone cancer surgery.
Researchers will investigate the efficacy of a new pain relief option, the transdermal lidocaine patch, for dogs that undergo surgery.
Researchers will investigate how Staphylococcus pseudintermedius, a common cause of bacterial skin and postoperative infections in dogs, forms groups of bacteria that stick to surfaces, such as catheters and orthopedic metal implants, making infections difficult to treat.
By studying how platelets and bacteria interact when dogs with serious infections develop blood poisoning, the research fellow will gain information that will improve treatment.
