Researchers will investigate how immune response cells, called dendritic cells, function and the role they play in the development of life-threatening bacterial infections in foals.
Researchers will investigate if macrophages, a type of white blood cell that forms in response to infection or injury, influence the effectiveness of stem cell therapy in horses.
Researchers will evaluate the ability of two agents to improve immune responses against Rhodococcus equi pneumonia in young foals.
Researchers will investigate whether intravenous magnesium sulfate can reverse airway constriction in asthma-like disease of horses.
Researchers will investigate the effectiveness of the drug misoprostol in treating inflammation in horses.
Researchers will build a new reference genome sequence for the domestic horse, which will provide an important tool for mapping genes that cause equine diseases.
Researchers will investigate the link between persistent organic pollutants in the environment and the development of equine metabolic syndrome.
