Researchers will investigate the role of a genetic mutation found in about one third of dogs diagnosed with hemangiosarcoma, in an effort to find new therapies for dogs affected by this aggressive and highly metastatic cancer.
Researchers will study the feasibility of using molecules called microRNAs as an early detection tool for hemangiosarcoma, an often-fatal cancer in dogs.
Researchers will use a technique called single-cell RNA sequencing to identify surface markers specific to canine hemangiosarcoma cells as a first step toward the development of a more effective and precise therapy.
Researchers will study whether genetic exposures influence onset and age-of-onset for the most commonly acquired urinary incontinence in dogs, urethral sphincter mechanism incompetence.