Recipients

2010

Awardee Title
Candice Brinkmeyer-Langford Assessing gene expression and clinical changes due to bisphenol A exposure in a mouse model
Kirill Grushin Circadian regulation of nitric oxide and L-type calcium channels in cardiomyocytes
Jan Janecka Evolution, phylogeography, and population structure of snow leopards in Central Asia
Gang Li The identification and evolutionary analysis of the Major Urine protein in Felida
Dhruva Kumar Mishra Role of DNA methylation in Canine Lymphoma
Nandina Paria Identification, characterization, and functional analysis of microRNAs expressed in normal equine reproductive tissues (testis and ovary)
Liheng Shi Functional studies of Hypoxia and Hypoxia Inducible Factors in retinal cone photoreceptors
Andrew Steelman The role of the Tim-3/Galectin-9 pathway in miroglial activation and demyelination
Meighan Daly Isolation and characterization of cancer stem-like cells in common canine tumors
Tennille Lamon Impact of surface protein on EIAV virulence
Gina Lungu Cancer stem cells differentiation as a novel therapeutic approach to glioblastoma
Leo Njongmeta Development of a Novel Porcine Reproductive Respiratory Syndrome virus cross-protective vaccine
Sankar Prasad Chaki Role of Nck in the expression and activation of matrix metalloproteinases in vascular endothelial cells
Gayathri Chadalapaka CDODA-Me, a Glycyrrhetinic acid derivative decreases Sp transcription factors and stem cell subpopulations in pancreatic cancer cells
Ranjeet Dongaonkar Lymphatic Adaptation Due to Partial Lymphatic Obstruction
Vandana Sarin Role of Integrins in Modulation of Cardiac Myocyte Contractility in Murine Model of Exercise Training
Paulette Suchodolski Development of a transgenic mouse model to evaluate epigenetic programming during in vitro embryo culture
Kim Tessanne Development of a transgenic porcine model with Tetracycline inducible follistatin expression

2011

Awardee Title
Pranab Das Identification and expression analysis of Psuedoautosomal Region (PAR) genes in pig
Samantha Steelman Characterization of changes in the serum proteome during equine laminitis
Bryan White The role of Sphingosine-1-Phosphate in placentome endothelial cell invasion
Angela Bordin Immunogenicity of enteral administration of electron-beam irradiated Rhodococcus equiin foals
Sarah Black Examining of neurological deficits in Angelman Syndrome mice by expression of UBE3A isoforms in the hippocampus
Richard Laughlin Survival niches and strategies of Salmonella enterica typhimurium during acute infection in the bovine ileum
Aijun Sun Generation of a recombinant Marek’s disease virus with tagged Meq oncoprotein
Sharla Birch Establishing brain MRI as a screening tool for the identification of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders in an ovine translational model
Indira Jutooru Inhibition of STAT3 in pancreatic cancer cells by betulinic acid (BA) is through downregulation of Sp transcription factors

2012

Awardee Title
Beatriz Garcia The role of protein kinase A and calcium-calmodulin signaling in the regulation of hyperactivated motility of equine sperm
Jessica Harrington Development of an oral vaccine against Salmonella enterica Typhimurium
Amanda Taylor Accuracy, diagnostic yield, and safety of framels stereotactic brain biopsy in dogs
Ence Yang Evolutionary genomics of antifungal resistance in Apergillus fumigatus
Guoquing Zhuang MiR-150 Suppresses MLL-AF9 leukemia through targeting multiple oncogenes
Johanna Elfenbein Evaluation of candidate genes in Salmonella enterica serotype Typhimurium required for survival during intestinal inflammation
Randi Gold Comparison of mecA and SCCmec type Staphylococcus pseudointermedius carriage in healthy and diseased dogs
Haili Zhang The role of collagens and their receptors on the Cryptosporidium parvum infection