Research Projects Funded between May 1 and November13, 2000
Bovine
Equine
General
Small
Animal
BOVINE
Morin DE, Constable PD.
Upjohn Company, $20,000, Efficacy of Ceftiofur Hydrochloride
for Treatment of Experimentally-Induced Coliform Mastitis in Dairy Cows
Singer RS. Illinois
Council for Food and Agriculture Research (C-FAR) Internal, $133,000,
Influence of Bovine Viral Diarrhea on Cattle Production in Illinois
Singer RS. U.S.
Department of Agriculture, $33,693, A Quantitative Risk Analysis
on the Movement of Animal Pathogens through the Import or Export of
Infected Animals
Singer RS, Kitron UD,
Ward MP. USDA/National Research Initiative, $300,000, Methods
for Regionalization and Risk Mapping: Orbivirus Epidemiology as a Model
Singer RS, Salyers AA.
USDA/National Research Initiative, $1,391,326, Epidemiology and
Ecology of Antibiotic Resistance Determinants on Dairy Farms
Singer RS, Scherba G,
Wallace RL, Ehrhart EJ, Munoz-Zanzi C, Hietala S, Thurmond M. Illinois
Department of Agriculture/Cattle, $10,250, Diagnosis of Bovine Viral
Diarrhea Persistent Infection in Illinois Cattle
Singer RS, Wallace RL,
Smith RD, Mackie RI, Salyers AA. Illinois C-FAR External,
$100,000, Antibiotic Resistance in Dairy Herds: Assessment of the Risk
to Food Safety
EQUINE
Constable PD. USDA/CSREES,
$87,790, The Mechanism of Fumonisin Mycotoxicosis in Horses
Hutchens D, Paul AJ,
Firkins LD, Wallace RL. Merial, $134,810, A Study to Confirm
the Efficacy of an Ivermectin + Praziquantel Oral Paste and Noninterference
of the Active Compounds against Cestodes and Nematodes in Horses.
Paul AJ, Hutchens D,
Firkins LD, Wallace RL. Pfizer Inc., $138,138, Evaluation
of the Therapeutic Efficacy of Pyrantel Tartrate at 2.64 mg/kg administered
for 28 days for the Treatment and Control of Naturally-Acquired Infections
of Anoplocephala spp. of Horses
Paul AJ, Hutchens D.
Merial, $44,639, Trial to Confirm the Efficacy of an Ivermectin-Praziquantel
Oral Paste Against Cestodes and Nematodes in Horses Under Field Conditions
Paul AJ, Hutchens D.
Pfizer Inc., $101,075, Pilot Study to Estimate Days of Treatment
Needed to Establish Efficacy of Pyrantel Tartrate at 2.64 mg/kg Administered
Daily for the Treatment and Control of Naturally-acquired Infections
of Anoplocephala spp. of Horses

GENERAL
Clarkson RB. National
Institutes of Health (NIH)/Fogarty, $28,288, DNP in Char Suspensions:
Surface Science & Oximetry
Clarkson RB, Belford
RL. NIH/Dartmouth, $150,107, Measurement of PO2 in Tissues
in Vivo and in Vitro (Carbon-based Sensors for In-Vivo EPR Oximetry)
Cooke PS. NIH, $149,568,
Mechanism of Estrogen Action in Uterus and Vagina
Dikanov S. National
Science Foundation, $48,750, Structure-function Relationship in
Hyperthermostable, Archael Rieske-type Proteins
Docampo R. World
Health Organization, $40,000, Phosphate and Carbohydrate Metabolism
in T. brucei
Docampo R, Isaacson RE,
Moreno SN. Illinois C-FAR Internal, $23,000, Conference on
New and Re-emerging Infectious Diseases
Guyer CL. NIH,
$72,788, Proposed Rat Model of Olivopontocerebellar Atrophy
Hess RA, Beasley VR,
Cooke PS, Schantz SL. NIH, $221,343, Research Training Program
in Environmental Toxicology
Hoyer LL. NIH,
$111,849, ALS Gene Family of Candida albicans
Kakoma I. Food
and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations, $6,000, Professional
Development in Microbiology and Immunology
Li J. NIH,
$191,333, Tryptophan Metabolism in Mosquitoes
Lichtensteiger CA, Vimr
ER. USDA/Animal Health & Disease, $24,445, Host-Consensus
Colonization Genes of Salmonella
McAllister MM, Paul AJ,
Firkins LD, Segre M. USDA/National Research Initiative, $200,000,
Demonstrating Key Aspects of Infection & Immunity to Neospora caninum
in Cattle and Dogs
Schaeffer DJ. Federal
Aviation Administration, $34,879, Assessment of Wildlife Strike
Risk to Airframes and Engines
Schantz SL. Centers
for Disease Control, $176,620, Human Health Effects of PCB Exposure
from Contaminated Fish (Longitudinal Assessment of Neuropsychological
& Thyroid Function in Aging Great Lakes Fisheaters)
Schantz SL. Environmental
Protection Agency, $83,643, Development Effects of Fish-Borne Toxicants
in the Rat (Subcontract with Health Research, Inc. - 966-01)
Solter PF. Campus
Research Board, $19,064, Development of Rapid Nonradioactive Natriuretic
Peptide Assays as Clinical Tests of Heart Disease in Veterinary Species
Tripathy DN. Maine
Biological Labs, $161,036, Construction of Live Attenuated Infectious
Laryngotracheitis Virus Vaccines
Vimr ER. NIH,
$163,962, Regulation of the (Poly) Sialic Acid Virulence Factor
Wallig MA. American
Institute for Cancer Research, $140,502, Synergy Between Two Phyto
Chemicals in Cruciferous Vegetables in the Prevention of Cancer
SMALL ANIMAL
Johnson AL, Singer RS.
Carolwood Corp., $32,940, Efficacy of Methyl-Sulfonyl-Methane
(MSM) for the Treatment of Osteoarthritis in Dogs
Kitchell BE. A.G.
Bayer, $83,970, Molecular Studies of Canine Matrix Metalloproteinase
Expression
Kneller SK, Grimm J.
American College of Veterinary Radiology, $4,998, The Effect
of a Combination of Medetomidine, Butorphanol, and Atropine on Glomerular
Filtration Rate in Dogs
Messick JB, Kitchell
BE. Morris Animal Foundation, $6,807, Significance of the
Multidrug Resistance (Mdr-1) Gene Expression in Canine Lymphoma
Oyama MA, Sisson DD.
Morris Animal Foundation, $18,690, The Effect of Beta-Adrenergic
Blockade in Dogs with Dilated Cardiomyopathy
Paul AJ, Hutchens D.
A.G. Bayer, $77,488, Evaluation of the Safety of Imidoctoprid/Moxidectin
Topical Solution in Heartworm-positive dogs