1. Congratulations to Dr. Charles Long, on the funding of his Formula Animal Health (FAH) research proposal entitled “Novel anti-TNF-alpha therapy to improve Equine performance and quality of life”. Great to see high-quality submissions reaping reward.
  2. Congratulations to Dr. Jay Ramadoss, PI on the submission of an NIH R21 entitled “A Novel Treatment Strategy for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders”
  3. Congratulations to Dr. Ivan Ivanov, Co-PI on the submission of an NIH R01 entitled “Gut microbial modulation of plasma metabolomic and proteomic signatures of lignan exposure in humans”
  4. Congratulations to Dr. Annie Newell-Fugate, PI on the submission of an Association of Zoos and Aquariums application entitled “The effects of season, disease status, and diet on semen traits and development of a semen cryopreservation protocol in the endangered Chacoan peccary (Catagonus wagneri)”
  5. Congratulations to Dr. Annie Newell-Fugate, PI on the submission of an Association of Zoos and Aquariums application entitled “Assessment of a protocol for the collection and analysis of cutaneous swabs and scrapings from male Common hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibious) for the determination of androgen and glucocorticoid concentrations”

Congratulations and thank you to all grant submitting research-intensive faculty. VTPP will not increase funding, without the continued submission of high quality, competitive applications. Please keep up the great efforts! Calendar year 2018, submissions 13