Researchers will study if toxic heavy metals are associated with increased risk of health challenges in aging dogs, including cognitive decline, hearing loss and visual decline.

Researchers will study age-associated inflammation associated with diseases in aging dogs.

Researchers will study the aging process, including genetically programmed aging “clocks” and anti-aging strategies, in a well-studied population of retired sled dogs.

Researchers will conduct a clinical trial to assess if exercise can reduce frailty and improve health span of frail, elderly dogs.

Researchers will study how inflammatory bowel disease progresses into feline intestinal lymphoma, a much-needed step toward the development of better preventives, diagnostics and therapies.

Researchers will study the genetics behind the development of feline tooth resorption, a painful condition in which the body breaks down and reabsorbs teeth.

Researchers will use state-of-the-art gene editing techniques to identify genes that influence growth and progression of oral squamous cell carcinoma tumors in cats.

Researchers will analyze owner-reported dementia behaviors in senior cats and look for correlating clinical signs of brain degeneration.

Researchers will explore first steps toward the development of an mRNA vaccine for feline infectious peritonitis, a deadly coronavirus in cats.

Researchers will develop and assess the efficacy of a novel vaccine to help combat overpopulation of free-roaming, community cats.