Health Related Research and Grants

Supported by the American Bloodhound Club through the Canine Health Foundation

(2000 - 2014)

• 2014 Abnormalities in the Stomach's Ability to Contract Predisposes Large-Breed Dogs to Bloat.
  Michigan State University.
• 2014 Evaluating the Complex Genetic Basis of Bloat.
  Tufts University.
• 2013-2014 Genetic Analysis of Familial Glaucoma in the Basset Hound.
  University of Iowa.
• 2010-2012 DNA Bloat Initiative.
  Collaborative effort with eight university research institutions.
• 2010-2012 Measurement of Minimal Residual Disease Using Real Time PCR In Canine Lymphoma.
  Colorado State University.
• 2010-2011 Canine Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma: Characterization and Prognostic Value of Canine Stem Cells.
  University of Minnesota.
• 2009-2010 SNP Association Mapping for Canine Epilepsy.
  University of Minnesota.
• 2008-2010 The Mapping and Characterization of Canine Epilepsy Loci.
  University of Missouri.
• 2007-2009 Molecular Analysis of Contributory Factors of Osteoarthritis in Canine Hip Dysplasia.
  University of Missouri.
• 2007-2008 Heritable and Sporadic Genetic Lesions in Canine Lymphoma and Osteosarcoma.
  University of Minnesota.
• 2006-2007 Heritable and Sporadic Genetic Lesions in Canine Lymphoma and Osteosarcoma.
  North Carolina State University.
• 2005-2006 Candidate Markers for Canine Epilepsy in Beagles and Other Breeds.
  University of Minnesota and the Royal Veterinary College in London, England.
• 2005-2007 Canine Epilepsy: Determining the Mode of Inheritance, Mapping the Genes, and Developing a Linkage Test.
  University of Missouri.
• 2003-2005 Clinical and Immunological Outcomes in Dogs with Osteosarcoma Treated with Intratumoral Interleukin-12 Microspheres.
  University of Wisconsin.
• 2002-2003 Heritable and Sporadic Genetic Lesions in Canine Lymphoma and Osteosarcoma.
  University of Colorado Cancer Research Center.
• 2002-2003 Molecular Analysis of Contributory Factors of Osteoarthritis in Canine Hip Dysplasia.
  University of Missouri.
• 2000-2002 A Prospective Study of Morphometric, Genetic & Dietary Risk Factors for Bloat in Dogs.
  Purdue University.

For more information on Canine Health Foundation and health research, go to: http://www.akcchf.org/research/