Rapid Response funding to determine risk of Portuguese Water Dogs with frequent exposure to freshwater developing canine schistosomiasis as a result of exposure to heterobilharzia americana (HA). The concern that the dogs of the PWD breed have at least as much risk as the general population of dogs based on other prevalence work across the country. However, there was reason to believe that there may be even more risk in the PWDs who participate in water trials as their practice and competitions are held in freshwater sources.
Funded Research
- Protective Role for Insulin-like Growth Factor 1 (IGF-1) in Canine Cognitive Dysfunction
- Combining Therapies to Improve Osteosarcoma Treatment
- Mitochondrial Dysfunction and mtDNA Mutations in Canine Hemangiosarcoma: Novel Biomarkers for Early Diagnosis and Personalized Therapy
- A combined sensor approach to examine volatile organic compounds as potential markers of canine hemangiosarcoma
- Engineering a monoclonal antibody therapy for canine mast cell tumors
- Canine Sports Medicine & Rehabilitation Residency Program-UPENN
- The prevalence of Heterobilharzia americana in Portuguese water dogs in the United States
- Building a Portuguese Water Dog Reference Genome to Unlock Breed-Specific Health Insights
- Studying Hemangiosarcoma Subtypes and Treatment Response
- Antiparasitic Treatment of Trypanosoma cruzi-infected Dogs Across Different Stages of Disease for Clinical Cardiac Improvements – the 100-dog Study