PET TRUST RESEARCH COMPETITION
Winter 2014
In the Winter 2014 competition, 19 proposals were received. Of that total 11 were approved for
funding. $184,406 in research funds were allocated as follows:
Dr. Dorothee Bienzle, Pathobiology
Kidney Injury Molecule-1 Assay in Cats
$29,350
Dr. Shauna Blois, Clinical Studies
The effects of pre-storage leukoreduction on inflammation induced by blood transfusion in critically ill
dogs
$11,385
Dr. Byram Bridle, Pathobiology
Assessment of canine melanoma samples from the Ontario Veterinary College Companion Animal
Tumour Bank for expression of antigens that can be targeted with an oncolytic cancer vaccine
$11,593
Dr. Claire Jardine, Pathobiology
Canine distemper virus strains circulating in dogs and wildlife in Ontario
$22,677
Dr. Tony Ogg, Clinical Studies
Evaluating the association between aspirin and clopidogrel metabolite levels in blood and platelet
function in healthy cats receiving commonly prescribed anti-platelet medications
$8,500
Dr. Ameet Singh, Clinical Studies
Effect of warmed carbon dioxide for pneumoperitoneum during laparoscopy in healthy, mature dogs
$18,153
Dr. Alex Valverde, Clinical Studies
Evaluation of the antihistaminic effects of diphenhydramine in dogs undergoing excision of mast cell
tumours
$9,582
Dr. Adronie Verbrugghe, Clinical Studies
Prevalence of thiamine deficiency and response to subcutaneous repletion during critical illness in dogs
and cats
$31,457
Dr. Geoff Wood, Pathobiology
Autophagy as a chemotherapy sensitizer in canine osteosarcoma
$18,500
Dr. Darren Wood, Pathobiology
Assessment of diagnostic and prognostic utility of microRNA in blood of dogs with lymphoma
$14,539
Dr. Scott Weese, Pathobiology
Use of microbiota analysis to reduce morbidity and mortality in ornamental saltwater fish
$8,670