Monthly Award Information
November
| Month | PI Name | Sponsor | Project Title | Total |
| Nov 2024 | Al Nadaf, Sami | Arizona State University | The VACCS (Vaccination Against Canine Cancer Study) Trial: A randomized, blinded, placebo-controlled field study to determine the efficacy and safety of a multivalent DNA and peptide based vaccine to prevent spontaneous neoplasia in dogs | $82,007 |
| Nov 2024 | Barker, Christopher | Colorado State University | West Nile virus control through mosquitocidal avian bloodmeals | $124,594 |
| Nov 2024 | Smith, Woutrina | United States Agency for International Development (USAID) | One Health Workforce: Next Generation | $5,858,001 |
| Nov 2024 | McCowan, Brenda | NIH National Institutes of Health Office of the Director | Proactive Management to Improve Laboratory Macaque Breeding Colony Health and Well-being | $750,637 |
| Nov 2024 | Vapniarsky Arzi, Natalia | University of Utah | Endovascular blood pressure targeting in cardiac arrest, a translational research study | $45,696 |
| Nov 2024 | Fritz, Heather | California Department of Food and Agriculture | Investigating Alternative Methods for Regression Analysis for MIC Data of Bacterial Bovine Respiratory Disease Pathogens | $48,241 |
| Nov 2024 | Segarra, Amelie | University of Massachusetts System | Whole animal New Approach Methodologies for predicting developmental effects of air pollutant mixtures | $114,418 |
| Nov 2024 | Bird, Brian | Coalition For Epidemic Preparedness Innovations | Clinical Development of | $497,799 |
| Nov 2024 | Bird, Brian | Coalition For Epidemic Preparedness Innovations | Clinical Development of | $494,601 |
| Nov 2024 | Westropp, Joellen | UC San Francisco | Learners to LeAders in benign Urology, benign Nephrology, and non-Cancer Hematology | $19,401 |
| Nov 2024 | Anthony, Simon | USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS) | The Bat Cave: Viral Diversity and the Factors Driving Cross-species Transmission | $100,000 |
| Nov 2024 | Payne, Michael | California Dairy Research Foundation | CDQAP 2024: Environmental, Animal Care, and Food Safety Outreach | $13,119 |
| Nov 2024 | Silva del Rio, Noelia | California Department of Food and Agriculture | Dual not Duel: Evaluating the Impact of Methanogenic Inhibitors Co-fed with Alternative Feed Additives on Lactating Dairy Cows and Dairy Cow Manure under California Dairy Management Practices | $1,494,118 |
| Nov 2024 | Hill, Ashley | Colorado State University | National Animal Health Laboratory Network Support Funding | $870,175 |
| Nov 2024 | Thomasy, Sara | University of Pennsylvania | Unlocking Corneal Endothelial Regeneration: Novel Therapeutic Strategies for Fuchs Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy | $286,181 |
| Nov 2024 | Johnson, Christine | Marine Mammal Commission | Forecasting the ecology and epidemiology of avian influenza viruses in marine mammals | $59,990 |
| Nov 2024 | Reagan, Krystle | Everycat Health Foundation Inc. | Evaluation of nirmatrelvir/ritonavir (Paxlovid) as a treatment for naturally occurring effusive FIP | $75,543 |
| Nov 2024 | Pusterla, Nicola | Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. | Investigation of the shedding of equine rotavirus B in mare and foal pairs during theperipartum period | $15,000 |
| Nov 2024 | Goldschmidt, Stephanie | Morris Animal Foundation | Efficacy of Mepivacaine vs Bupivacaine in Preventing Nociception During Surgical Extractions in Canine and Feline Patients with Chronic Oral Inflammation | $5,500 |
| Nov 2024 | Sanchez-Migallon Guzman, David | Harrison Avian Research and Conservation Collaborative | ANALGESIC EFFECT OF PHYTOCANNABINOIDS IN ORANGE-WINGED AMAZON PARROTS (AMAZONA AMAZONICA) | $14,962 |
October
| Month | PI Name | Sponsor | Project Title | Total |
| Oct 2024 | Morrison, Amy | University of Notre Dame (incl GEM) | New Tools for Vector Control in Malaria | $29,439 |
| Oct 2024 | Chen, Xinbin | NIH National Cancer Institute (NCI) | UC Davis Comparative Oncology Training Program | $124,734 |
| Oct 2024 | Rumbeiha, Wilson | NIH National Institute of General Medical Science (NIGMS) | ToxMSDT: An Innovative Toxicology Pathway mentoring program targeting underrepresented STEM students | $478,676 |
| Oct 2024 | Statham, James | DoI Bureau of Land Management (BLM) | CA CESU DNA Metabarcoding tools for the endangered Blunt Nose Leopard Lizard | $40,001 |
| Oct 2024 | Lein, Pamela | NIH National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) | Molecular and Cellular Basis of PCB Developmental Neurotoxicity | $21,619 |
| Oct 2024 | McCowan, Brenda | NIH National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD) | Effects of Altering Social Connectedness on Health | $62,005 |
| Oct 2024 | Li, Xunde | PHS Food and Drug Administration (FDA) | Enhancing NARMS surveillance of antibiotic resistance in retail foods in Hawaii | $190,001 |
| Oct 2024 | Li, Xunde | PHS Food and Drug Administration (FDA) | Extending NARMS surveillance of antibiotic resistance in retail foods in California | $190,001 |
| Oct 2024 | Busch, Roselle | Iowa State University | Systems-based integrated approach to demonstrating, promoting and enhancing the sustainability of dairy goat production in the United States | $57,220 |
| Oct 2024 | Thomasy, Sara | NIH National Eye Institute (NEI) | Advancing novel therapies for optic neuropathy with a nonhuman primate model | $39,755 |
| Oct 2024 | Lein, Pamela | NIH National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke (NINDS) | UC Davis CounterACT Center of Excellence: Developing Therapeutic Strategies for Mitigating the Chronic Neurological Consequences of Acute Organophosphate Intoxication | $2,770,046 |
| Oct 2024 | Lein, Pamela | NIH National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke (NINDS) | UC Davis CounterACT Center of Excellence: Developing Therapeutic Strategies for Mitigating the Chronic Neurological Consequences of Acute Organophosphate Intoxication | $88,497 |
| Oct 2024 | Lein, Pamela | NIH National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke (NINDS) | UC Davis CounterACT Center of Excellence: Developing Therapeutic Strategies for Mitigating the Chronic Neurological Consequences of Acute Organophosphate Intoxication | $88,497 |
| Oct 2024 | Saeij, Jeroen | NIH National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) | Restriction of Toxoplasma growth in human cells. | $61,755 |
| Oct 2024 | Bird, Brian | USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS) | 58-3022-2-024: Ecological Investigations of Emerging High-consequence Zoonotic Viruses at High-priority Livestock, Wildlife, and Human Interfaces | $400,000 |
| Oct 2024 | Evans, Tierra | NIH/Miscellaneous Agencies & Departments | Advancing One Health Data Capture at the Point of Zoonotic Spillover in the Congo Basin Forest Perimeter | $150,055 |
| Oct 2024 | Martinez Lopez, Beatriz | UC San Francisco | University of California Launching Future Leaders in Global Health Research Training Program | $21,450 |
| Oct 2024 | Coffey, Lark | NIH National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) | Adaptation of Mayaro virus to urban mosquitoes | $20,115 |
| Oct 2024 | Atwill, Edward | PHS Food and Drug Administration (FDA) | Cooperative Agreement to Support the Western Center for Food Safety | $1,800,001 |
| Oct 2024 | Miller, Lisa | NIH National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) | Impact of Wildfire Smoke on Lung Injury | $433,950 |
| Oct 2024 | Miller, Chris | Coalition For Epidemic Preparedness Innovations | BPCoV2 VLP-forming mRNA Vaccine: Broadly Protective SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine | $39,830 |
| Oct 2024 | Choo, Katherine | Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research | Evaluation of Chromogenic Gram Positive and Gram Negative Agar for Identification of Milk Pathogens from Lactating Dairy Cows | $10,000 |
| Oct 2024 | Peña-Lévano, Luis | University of Georgia | Labor Demands and Hiring Practices of Southern Cattle-Dairy Farmers Under H-2A Program's Current Guidelines and Proposed Modifications | $38,377 |
| Oct 2024 | Shapiro, Karen | NIH National Institute of General Medical Science (NIGMS) | Environmental forces shape the ecology of virulent parasites in coastal ecosystems | $663,306 |
| Oct 2024 | McSorley, Stephen | NIH National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) | Vaccine induction of Salmonella-specific Th1 memory cells | $225,839 |
| Oct 2024 | Pitesky, Maurice | USDA National Institute for Food and Agriculture (NIFA) | Development of a mobile app in targeted California and Oregon counties for pre and post disaster planning | $118,945 |
| Oct 2024 | Soto Martinez, Esteban | Phycovax LLC | Multivalent Oral Vaccine Development against Lactococcosis Disease in Rainbow Trout Using Diatom-Based Technology | $239,419 |
| Oct 2024 | Soto Martinez, Esteban | USDA National Institute for Food and Agriculture (NIFA) | Multi-strategic approach for the management of piscine lactococcosis in U.S. aquaculture using experimental studies and modeling tools | $306,292 |
| Oct 2024 | Crossley, Beate | USDA National Institute for Food and Agriculture (NIFA) | NAHLN: CA 2024-25 | $250,000 |
| Oct 2024 | Sacks, Benjamin | DoI National Park Service | Sierra Nevada red fox surveys in Sequoia Kings Canyon National Park | $33,019 |
| Oct 2024 | Tell, Lisa | USDA National Institute for Food and Agriculture (NIFA) | Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank (FARAD) 2024-2026 | $758,000 |
| Oct 2024 | Reardon, Colin | NIH National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) | Neuroimmune control of lung inflammation | $350,000 |
| Oct 2024 | Knych, Heather | American Veterinary Medical Foundation | ACVCP Veterinary Pharmacology Student Fellowship | $10,000 |
September
| Month | PI Name | Sponsor | Project Title | Total |
| Sept 2024 | Kuroda, Marcelo | University of Florida | eCD4-Ig for preventing and treating obstetric HIV infection | $545,885 |
| Sept 2024 | Okello, Emmanuel | Iowa State University | Improving Antimicrobial Resistance Science Communication Education for Veterinary Students | $44,724 |
| Sept 2024 | Soares de Lima, Fabio | USDA National Institute for Food and Agriculture (NIFA) | Integrating host and microbial genomics and machine learning to predict metritis cure and reduce antimicrobial use in dairy cows | $900,000 |
| Sept 2024 | Van Winkle, Laura | NIH National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) | Pulmonary pathophysiologic mechanisms of Chloropicrin and Phosgene | $483,000 |
| Sept 2024 | Pitesky, Maurice | USDA National Institute for Food and Agriculture (NIFA) | Fostering Next-Gen Poultry Vets at High School via Gamification & Discussion of a Documentary in an Under-Represented Area of California | $249,807 |
| Sept 2024 | Maier, Gabriele | Oregon State University | Mitigating Risks Towards a Secure Beef Supply in Western States | $14,800 |
| Sept 2024 | Rebhun, Robert | Guidehouse LLC | COTC033: Repurposing Vaccine Immunity to Treat Cancers. Validation in Canine Patients. | $10 |
| Sept 2024 | Westropp, Joellen | Zoetis | Comparison of the performance of VetScan for urine sediment evaluation compared to laboratory microscopy of urine specimens from cats and dogs | $58,414 |
| Sept 2024 | Johnson, Christine | National Science Foundation (NSF) | PIPP Phase II: Theme 1: Center for Transdisciplinary Innovation for Insight into Pandemic Threats | $2,800,000 |
| Sept 2024 | Ashley, Elizabeth | UC Sea Grant College Program | Using model-based inferences to characterize the trajectory and conservation impact of highly pathogenic avian influenza in Pacific marine ecosystems | $62,475 |
| Sept 2024 | Sacks, Benjamin | USDA Forest Service (USFS) | Genomic sequencing of mesocarnivores to support conservation and forest management | $50,000 |
| Sept 2024 | Sacks, Benjamin | USDA Forest Service (USFS) | Genomic sequencing of mesocarnivores to support conservation and forest management | $27,000 |
| Sept 2024 | Sacks, Benjamin | USDA Forest Service (USFS) | Sierra Nevada red fox project | $21,599 |
August
| Month | PI Name | Sponsor | Project Title | Total |
| Aug 2024 | McCowan, Brenda | NIH National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD) | Effects of Altering Social Connectedness on Health | $338,848 |
| Aug 2024 | Poppenga, Robert | PHS Food and Drug Administration (FDA) | Leveraging Unique Capabilities and Capacities for Chemical Analyses of Diverse Food and Feed Matrices in Support of an Integrated Food Safety System | $384,998 |
| Aug 2024 | Kuroda, Marcelo | University of Florida | AAV-mediated delivery of eCD4-Ig for prevention and treatment of perinatal HIV infection | $530,139 |
| Aug 2024 | Badley, Jessie | NIH National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke (NINDS) | Investigating the cellular and molecular mechanisms of lower-chlorinated polychlorinated biphenyl developmental neurotoxicity | $41,568 |
| Aug 2024 | Finno, Carrie | Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation, Inc. | Validation of Biomarkers for Equine Neurodegeneration | $42,619 |
| Aug 2024 | Hisey, Erin | NIH National Eye Institute (NEI) | Redefining the factors that determine tear film stability to develop novel therapeutics for evaporative dry eye disease | $41,568 |
| Aug 2024 | Coffey, Lark | NIH National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) | Collaborative cross mice as a new model for diverse human outcomes of St. Louis encephalitis virus disease | $199,187 |
| Aug 2024 | Lein, Pamela | NIH National Institute on Aging (NIA) | Traffic-related air pollution exacerbates AD-relevant phenotypes in a genetically susceptible rat model via neuroinflammatory mechanism(s) | $768,902 |
| Aug 2024 | Lein, Pamela | NIH National Institute on Aging (NIA) | Traffic-related air pollution exacerbates AD-relevant phenotypes in a genetically susceptible rat model via neuroinflammatory mechanism(s) | $71,377 |
| Aug 2024 | Ji, Hong | American Lung Association | Targeting epigenetic mechanisms to fight against particulate matter-induced lung inflammation | $150,000 |
| Aug 2024 | Spriet, Mathieu | American College of Veterinary Radiology | Evaluation of a 68Ga-Bisphosphonate agent as an alternative to 18F-NaF for PET imaging in horses. | $9,000 |
| Aug 2024 | Gallardo, Rodrigo | USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) | FY24 D3 CA UCDavis Avian | $315,000 |
| Aug 2024 | Filliquist, Barbro | Gallant Pet, Inc. | Pilot Safety and Effectiveness Study of Uterine-derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells (UMSCs) in Dogs with Osteoarthritis (OA) | $81,351 |
| Aug 2024 | Figueroa, Francisco | Friedreich's Ataxia Research Alliance | NRF2 and MAO-Ai therapy to improve cardiac health and prevent arrhythmias in Friedreich's ataxia | $50,000 |
July
| Month | PI Name | Sponsor | Project Title | Total |
| July 2024 | Cummings, Bethany | NIH National Institute of General Medical Science (NIGMS) | UC Davis DVM/PhD Medical Scientist Training Program | $11,295 |
| July 2024 | Cossaboon, Jennifer | NIH/Miscellaneous Agencies & Departments | Mechanisms of ovarian endocrine disruption at single-cell resolution | $53,931 |
| July 2024 | Evans, Tierra | NIH National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) | Investigation of sarbecovirus exposure patterns and development of pan-SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibody responses in high-risk cohorts (COVID 19) | $1 |
| July 2024 | Van Winkle, Laura | NIH National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) | Advanced Training in Environmental Health Sciences | $49,001 |
| July 2024 | Rebhun, Robert | NIH National Cancer Institute (NCI) | Clinical, molecular, and immune characterization of naturally occurring osteosarcoma in dogs | $558,072 |
| July 2024 | Osburn, Bennie | USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) | Workforce development in on-farm biosecurity through work-based learning for community college students | $498,985 |
| July 2024 | Bain, Melissa | Association of Pet Dog Trainers Foundation (APDT Foundation) | Incidence, determinants and effects of performing canine behavioraleuthanasia among veterinarians in Sacramento, California | $2,500 |
| July 2024 | Jimenez, Daniela | The Kennel Club Charitable Trust | Characterization of canine glioma to improve patient outcomes | $20,000 |
| July 2024 | Kol, Amir | Israel On Campus Coalition | JCAC Educational Seminar Series | $3,000 |
| July 2024 | Gallardo, Rodrigo | California Department of Food and Agriculture | UC Davis Poultry Position | $91,785 |
