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Current Projects

New HBLB Veterinary Science Research and Education Awards starting in 2025

Major Projects

Institution

Project Title

Laura Peachey

Bristol

Next-generation diagnostics to combat multidrug-resistant cyathostomins in TBs      

Kristien Verheyen

 RVC

Epidemiology of injuries in Thoroughbreds in training 

Janet Daly

Nottingham

Antibody-based immunotherapies for equine viral disease  

Research Scholarships

 

  

Chris Proudman 

Surrey

Retirement benefits for racehorses: understanding and supporting gut health in retirement 

April Lawson

Liverpool

Equine Antimicrobial use and resistance in UK breeding TBs and neonates  

Clinical Scholarships

   

Chris Proudman 

Surrey

Is EIPH in racehorses associated with an altered respiratory microbiome?  

Post-Doctorate Fellowships  

 

 

Victoria Scott  

Glasgow

Equine Internal medicine,gastric disease, intestinal microbiome, stress & welfare 

Jack Pilgrim

Liverpool

Enhancing UK’s preparedness for mosquito-borne disease in horses 

Small Projects

   

James Anderson  

Liverpool

Metabolomic Profiling of Osteoarthritic Equine Cartilage of Differing Severities using 1H Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy and Mass Spectrometry

Haley Chidlow NEH Vitamin D Status of Thoroughbred Racehorses in the United Kingdom
James Anderson Liverpool ELISA development and production for an uncharacterised synovial fluid protein to enable early osteoarthritis diagnosis in the horse
Emily Floyd Rossdales Blood culture for non-invasive diagnosis of Rhodococcus equi pneumonia in foals: a pilot study
Alastair Wilson Exeter Inbreeding depression in thoroughbred racehorses
Ashley Roberts Lincoln Mapping Equine Herpesvirus Gene Promoters To Enable Multivalent Recombinant Vaccine Development Against Other Equine Viruses
Rachel Davis  RVC Enhancing the quality of learning in equine surgical residencies as a means of mitigating against burnout and workforce attrition
Last Updated: 09 July 2025