Current Projects
New HBLB Veterinary Science Research and Education Awards starting in 2024
The first two projects below are part funded by The Racing Foundation
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Major Projects |
Institution |
Project Title |
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Prof Mandy Peffers |
Liverpool |
Development of an equine protein atlas to understand age-related diseases |
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Prof Pablo Murcia |
Glasgow |
Identifying outbreak-associated traits in equine influenza viruses |
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Ms Amie Wilson |
Liverpool |
Cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers of equine herpesvirus myeloencephalopathy |
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Prof Jose Vazquez- Boland |
Edinburgh |
Macrolide (multidrug)-resistant Rhodococcus equi (MDR-RE): tools for enhanced surveillance and rational control |
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Dr Debbie Guest |
RVC |
Integrating multi-omics to reveal the genetic risks underlying catastrophic fracture |
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Prof Jonathan Elliott |
RVC |
The role of the anti-inflammatory mediator, adiponectin in protecting against SIRS-induced organ damage with particular reference to sepsis-related laminitis |
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Small Projects |
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Dr Ashley Roberts |
Lincoln |
Development of rapid stable-side tests to distinguish Equine herpesvirus, equine influenza and Streptococcus equi infections |
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Dr Sonia Gonzalez-Medina |
Nottingham |
Evaluation of acyl-carnitine profiling as a new tool to detect poor performance in Thoroughbreds |
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Dr Charlotte Maile |
Surrey |
Targeting mitochondrial dysfunction as a novel therapeutic target in Thoroughbred horses with recurrent exertional rhabdomyolysis (RER) |
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Dr Alison Talbot |
Liverpool |
Computed Tomographic evaluation of the percentage of tongue fat and angles of the soft palate and depth of the basihyoid bone in Thoroughbred racehorses in training that have dorsal displacement of the soft palate |
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Research Scholarship |
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Prof Jane Hodgkinson |
Liverpool |
Identifying challenges and opportunities for sustainable parasite control in Thoroughbreds |