Research Projects funded between February 1 and April 30, 2003
General
Bovine
Canine
Equine

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GENERAL

Bagchi IC. Population Council, Center for Biomedical Research, $77,404, A Novel Progesterone Receptor Modulator Released from a Vaginal Ring for Contraception.

Bagchi IC. Campus Research Board, $6,000, Identification of Protein Targets of ERG1, An Estrogen-Induced Gene During Early Pregnancy.

Eurell TE. Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc., Triage and Treatment of Laser Eye Injury on the Modern Battlefield.

Maddox CW. Campus Research Board, $2,000, Optimizing Molecular Methods for Discriminating between Bacterial Isolates Capable of Food Borne Illness.

Hoyer LL. Campus Research Board, $7,053, Molecular Biology of Candida Albicans Estrogen Response.

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BOVINE

Stewart MC. The Arthritis Foundation, $100,000, Molecular Reconstitution of Articular Chondrocyte Proliferation.

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CANINE

Fan TM. Morris Animal Foundation, $7,500, Canine Mast Cell Tumors: Correlating Serine Proteases with Metastatic Potential.

Griffon D. AO Vet Centre, $12,045, Evaluation of Chitosan Scaffolds for In Vitro Amplification of Canine Chondrocytes and Cartilage Engineering.

Griffon D. Campus Research Board, $16,650, Effect of a Dynamic Culture Technique on Mesenchymal Cell Distribution and Differentiation within 3-Dimensional Matrices.

Kitchell BE. Campus Research Board, $5,549, Telomerase Inhibition in a Canine Tumor Model System.

Kitchell BE. Campus Research Board, $5,550, The Role of Superoxide Dismutases in the Chemoresistance of Malignant Melanoma.

Paul AJ. Fort Dodge Laboratory, $44,900, Clinical Observations from the Administration of ProHeart 12 (Moxidectin Canine Sustained Release Injectable) in Ivermectin-Sensitive Dogs.

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EQUINE

Goetz TE. Illinois Department of Agriculture, $10,000, Does Furosemide Enhance Athletic Performance of Racehorses?