2025 Grants Awarded
Claire Card, Bsc, DVM, PhD & Josefina Ghersa, DVM
$5,000, Characterization of Equine Trophoblastic Vesicles
Giovanna D. Catandi, DVM, PhD, DACT & Lorenzo Segabinazzi, DVM, MS, PhD; Dale E. Kelley, DVM, MS, PhD, DACT; Amber Hampton, DVM, MS
$5,000, Safety and Potential Effects of Intraovarian Autologous PRP Injection in Mares
Camilo Hernandez-Alves, DVM, PhD, DACT, Luisa Ramirez-Agamez, DVM, PhD and Charles C. Love, DVM, PhD, DACT
$4,983.08, Expression of Proteins Related to Sperm-Oocyte Interaction in Stallions
Jennifer Koziol, DVM, MS, DACT & Colin Palmer, DVM, MVSc, DACT
$2,400, Survey of Bovine Semen Evaluation Methods Employed by Veterinarians
Christopher Premanandan, DVM, PhD, DACVP, DACT & Joshua M. Trumble, DVM
$5,000, Characterization of Uterine Lesions in Relation to Fertility Status in the Canine
Jennifer L. Sones, PhD, DVM, DACT & Kalie Beckers, PhD, DVM
$4,200, Anerobic Bacteria and Antibiotic Resistance Genes in the Equine Uterus
2024 Grants Awarded
Dr. Fiona Hollinshead (Colorado State University)
$4,718, Bovine fetal sex determination via blood sample
Dr. Hannah Maxwell (Auburn University)
$2,800, Relating Inhibin A to follicle count and ICSI-derived blastocyst rate
Dr. Hayley Moore (Auburn University)
$2,378, AMH, follicle count and ICSI outcomes in mares receiving a propriety drug
Dr. Patricia Xavier (University of Georgia)
$4,931, IZUMO1 Expression in the reproductive tract of the Stallion
2023 Grants Awarded
Dr. Samantha McCarter (Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine)
$4,500, Comparing milk composition and puppy growth of overweight and lean bitches
Dr. Brian Whitlock (University of Tennessee)
$4,986, Effect of Compound 6 on the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis of cows
Dr. Patricia Xavier (University of Georgia)
$4,922, Role of IZUMO1 and sperm bound anti-sperm antibodies in bovine IVF success
2022 Grants Awarded
Dr. Leonardo Brito (University of Pennsylvania - New Bolton Center)
$5,000, Deep machine learning for evaluation of bull sperm morphology
Dr. Jamie L. Stewart (Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine)
$10,000, Assessing Postoperative Pain in Pigs After Celiotomy or Laparoscopic Spay
2021 Grants Awarded
Dr. Jessica Cowley (Auburn University)
$4,980, Evaluation of the effect of antibiotics in embryo collection media
Dr. Pouya Dini (University of California-Davis)
$5,000, Equine in vivo-matured oocytes as a guide to understand in vitro maturation
Dr. Candace Lyman (Auburn University)
$5,000, The use of progesterone and estradiol in transvaginal aspiration of oocytes
2020 Grants Awarded
Dr. Mariana Diel de Amorim (Cornell University)
$5,000, Prostaglandin E During Pregnancy Recognition in Mares
Dr. Viviane Cristine Leite Gomes (Louisiana State University)
$5,000, Kisspeptins as Pro-apoptotic Mediators during Equine Endometrial Cup Demise
Dr. Maria Fernanda Lopez Rodriguez
$6,265, Equine Thyroid Dysfunction and Thyroid Stimulating Hormone Levels in Horses
2019 Grants Awarded
Dr. Alvaro Garcia-Guerra (The Ohio State University)
$4,360, Effect of anogenital distance on age at onset of puberty in beef heifers
Dr. Jamie L. Stewart (Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine)
$6,593, Efficacy of deslorelin acetate on induction of ovulation in does
2018 Grants Awarded
Dr. Soon Heon Cheong (Cornell University)
$5,000, Treatment Response for Equine Fungal Endometritis
Dr. Mohammad Ibrahim (University of Georgia)
$5,000, Evaluation of mare endometrial cytology using the novel cytotape technique
Dr. Aime Johnson (Auburn University)
$1,300, Effect of platelet rich plasma on quality and longevity of semen in stallions
Dr. Kristina Lu (Hagyard Equine Medical Institute)
$4,250, Transrectal ultrasonography of the pregnant mare cervix: correlating cervical dimensions with combined thickness of the uterus and placenta (CTUP) and pregnancy outcome
2017 Grants Awarded
Dr. Natalie Fraser (The University of Queensland)
$5,000, Evaluation of cytokine and chemokine profile of the equine seminal plasma
Dr. Meghann Laura Haase-Berglund (Red Dog Veterinary Relief Services, LLC)
$2,057, Histologic Evaluation of Parovarian Nodules in the Cat
Dr. Jennifer Koziol (Purdue University)
$5,000, Description of the preputial microbiota of bulls using 16s r-DNA profiling
2016 Grant Awarded
Dr. Jessica Rush (Auburn University)
$4,357, Histologic Comparison of the Penile and Preputial Epithelium of Young vs. Mature Bulls
2015 Grants Awarded
Dr. Maria Ferrer (University of Georgia)
$4,945, Accuracy of circulating cell-free fetal DNA-based fetal sexing in mares
Dr. Robyn Wilborn (Auburn University)
$4,934, Comparison of canine serum progesterone concentration measured by radioimmunoassay (RIA), chemiluminesence (CLIA), and enzyme-linked fluorescent assay (ELFA)
2014 Grant Awarded
Dr. Jennifer Koziol (Auburn University)
$4,850, In vitro efficacy of anti-protozoal compounds against Tritrichomonas foetus
2013 Grants Awarded
Dr. Chance Armstrong (Auburn University)
$5,000, Utilizing a polymerase chain reaction to test bovine semen and pre-seminal fluid for the presence of Tritrichomonas foetus
Dr. Maria Schnobrich (Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital)
$3,840, Relationship between early embryonic loss and serum Amyloid A in mares
2012 Grant Awarded
Dr. Andrew Lovelady (Auburn University)
$5,403, Chronic nature of infection with Tritrichomonas foetus in naturally infected bulls
