College of Veterinary Medicine - Cornell University

Harry M. Zweig Memorial Fund for Equine Research Awards 1999-2012

 

1999	2002	2005	2008	2011
2000	2003	2006	2009	2012
2001	2004	2007	2010	2013

 

1999  Harry M. Zweig Memorial Fund for Equine Research Awards

• Horse Genome Project
  Douglas F. Antczak
• Endoproteases of Sarcocystis Neurona
  Stephen C. Barr
• Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis: Isolation of Potential Agents from Wildlife
  Dwight D. Bowman
• New Field Diagnosis Modality for Upper Airway Obstructions in Horses
  Normand G. Ducharme
• Growth Factor Gene Therapy Approaches to Equine Cartilage Repair
  Alan J. Nixon

2000 Harry M. Zweig Memorial Fund for Equine Research Awards

• Exercise-Induced Immunosuppression: A Cause of Illness and Vaccine Failtures in Racehorses?
  Dorothy M. Ainsworth
• Horse Genome Project
  Douglas F. Antczak
• Cloning of L. interrogans serovar pomona type Kennewicki Immunogen Genes
  Yung-Fu Chang
• Spectro-temporal Signature for Identification of Upper Airway Abnormalities in Exercising Horses
  Normand G. Ducharme
• Ionic Basis of Repolarization in Equine Heart: Relevance to Atrial Fibrillation and Acquired LQTS
  Robert F. Gilmour
• Back Motion in Horses During Different Gaits: Effects of Back Injuiries
  Kevin K. Haussler
• Growth Factor Gene Therapy Approaches to Equine Cartilage Repair
  Alan J. Nixon

2001 Harry M. Zweig Memorial Fund for Equine Research Awards

• Attenuating Exercise-Induced Immuno-suppression in Athletic Horses
  Dorothy M. Ainsworth
• Horse Genome Project
  Douglas F. Antczak
• Equine Leptospirosis: Part I. Vaccination Against Equine Leptospirosis in a Hamster Model
  Yung-Fu Chang
• Equine Lyme Disease: Antibiotic Treatment of B. burgdorferi Persistent Infection
  Yung-Fu Chang
• Vertebral Movements and Applied Forces During Spinal Manipulative Therapy in Horses: A randomized Controlled Study
  Kevin K. Haussler
• Growth Factor Gene Therapy Condrocyte Transplantation for Equine Cartilage Repair
  Alan J. Nixon

2002 Harry M. Zweig Memorial Fund for Equine Research Awards

• Influence of an Underlying Immune Environment on the Subsequent IgG Isotype Reponse to a Foreign Antigen
  Dorothy M. Ainsworth
• Horse Genome Project
  Douglas F. Antczak
• Design of a Training and Therapeutic “DDSP” Collar to Prevent Dorsal Displacement of the Soft Palate
  Norm G. Ducharme and J. Brett Woodie
• Are ERG K+ Channels in Equine GI Smooth Muscle Molecular Targets for Prokinetic Drugs?
  Robert F. Gilmour and J. Brett Woodie
• Detection of WNV Antibodies and Discrimination Between Vaccinated and Infected Horses
  Amy Glaser
• Effects of Iso-Caloric Diets Differing in Sweetness or Lactic Acid Production on Cribbing
  Katherine A. Houpt
• Growth Factor Gene Enhanced Chondrocyte Function Using Adeno-Associated Viral Vectors
  Alan J. Nixon
• Hormonal Function in Mares Suffering from Mare Reproductive Loss Syndrome (MRLS)
  Dietrich Volkmann

2003 Harry M. Zweig Memorial Fund for Equine Research Awards

• Airway Epithelial Cell Contributions to the Immunopathogenesis of Heaves Preliminary Investigations
  Dorothy Ainsworth
• Horse Genome Project: Functional Genomics of the Equine Immune System
  Douglas Antczak
• Laryngeal Hemiplegia: Do We Have the Wrong Treatment?
  Norm G. Ducharme and J. Brett Woodie
• The Establishment of Equine Embryonic Stem Cell Lines
  Lisa Fortier
• Growth Factor Gene Enhanced Cartilage Repair Using Adeno-associated Viral Vectors
  Alan J. Nixon
• The Importance of Equine Herpesvirus Type 1 Glycoproteins for Replication, Virulence and Vaccine Efficacy
  Nikolaus Osterrieder
• The Role of Cecal Histamine in the Pathogenesis of Acute, Alimentary Laminitis
  J. Brett Woodie and Brad Njaa

2004 Harry M. Zweig Memorial Fund for Equine Research Awards

• The Role of the Pulmonary Macrophages in Initiating the Inflammatory Response of Recurrent Airway
  Dorothy Ainsworth
• Horse Genome Project: Functional Genomics of the Equine Immune System
  Douglas Antczak
• Management of Horses with Partial Paralysis of the Left Arytenoid Cartilage
  Norm Ducharme
• The Effect of CpG-oilgodeoxynucleotides in the Foal's Immune System
  Julia Flaminio
• Final Verification of Equine Embryonic Stem Cell Lines
  Lisa Fortier
• Gene Enhanced Cartilage Repair Using Multimodal IGF-1 and IL-1 Receptor Antagonist Therapy
  Alan Nixon
• Equine Herpesvirus Type 1 as a Vector to Immunize Against West Nile Virus and Equine Influenza Virus in Horses
  Nikolaus Osterrieder
• Equine Herpesvirus Type1 Virulence and Vaccine Efficacy
  Nikolaus Osterrieder
• An Immunohistochemical Study of Cyclooxygenase-2 Expression in Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Equine Cornea
  Kenneth Rassnick

2005 Harry M. Zweig Memorial Fund for Equine Research Awards

• The Role of the Pulmonary Macrophages in Initiating the Inflammatory Response of Recurrent Airway Obstructions (year 2)
  Dorothy Ainsworth
• Horse Genome Project: Functional Genomics of the Equine Immune System (year 2)
  Douglas Antczak
• The Effect of CpG-oilgodeoxynucleotides in the Foal's Immune System (year 2)
  Julia Flaminio
• Equine Herpesvirus Type1 Virulence and Vaccine Efficacy (year 2)
  Nikolaus Osterrieder
• Virulence Factors of Serovar Pomona and Vaccine Development (year 1 of 2 year reques)
  Yung-Fu Chang
• Enhanced Joint Function Through Targeted RNA Interference (year 1 of 2 year request)
  Alan Nixon
• Media and Molecular Pathways Conducive to Stallion Sperm Capacitation and Mobility Hyperactivation (year 1 of 2 year request)
  Sylvia Bedford-Guaus
• Role of IgE in Skin Hypersensitivities of the Horse
  Bettina Wagner
• Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) Treatment for Tendonitis and Suspensory Ligament Desmitis
  Lisa Fortier

2006 Harry M. Zweig Memorial Fund for Equine Research Awards

• Horse Genome Project: Functional Genomics Through Equine Microarrays (year 1 of 2 year request)
  Douglas Antczak
• Media and Molecular Pathways Conducive to Stallion Sperm Capacitation and Mobility Hyperactivation (year 2)
  Sylvia Bedford-Guaus
• Virulence Factors of Serovar Pomona and Vaccine Development (year 2)
  Yung-Fu Chang
• How Does the Immune System of the Foal Fight Against Rhodococcus equi Infection? (year 1 of 2 year request)
  Julia Flaminio
• Characteristics of Stem Cells Derived from Bone Marrow Aspirate, Adipose Tissue and Muscle
  Lisa Fortier
• Enhanced Joint Function Through Targeted RNA Interference (year 2)
  Alan Nixon
• Equine Herpesvirus Type1 Virulence and Vaccine Efficacy (year 1 of 2 year request)
  Nikolaus Osterrieder
• IgE and IgG(T) Antibodies in Allergy of the Horse (year 1 of 2 year request)
  Bettina Wagner

2007 Harry M. Zweig Memorial Fund for Equine Research Awards

• Horse Genome Project: Functional Genomics Through Equine Microarrays (year 2)
  Douglas Antczak
• How Does the Immune System of the Foal Fight Against Rhodococcus equi Infection? (year 2)
  Julia Flaminio
• Equine Herpesvirus Type1 Virulence and Vaccine Efficacy (year 2)
  Nikolaus Osterrieder
• IgE and IgG(T) Antibodies in Allergy of the Horse (year 2)
  Bettina Wagner
• Joint Repair Through Targeted RNA Interference and Anabolic Gene Induction (1 year)
  Alan Nixon
• Flavonoids Inhibit Inflammatory Mediator Production by Pulmonary Mononuclear Cells Exposed to Haydust (1 year)
  Dorothy Ainsworth
• Steps Toward Novel Treatment of Laryngeal Hemiplegia: What is Really Happening to the Airflow and Local Forces? (1 year)
  Norm Ducharme
• Defining the Cause of Thrombosis in Equine Inflammatory Disease: Role of Tissue Factor - A New Diagnostic Approach? (1 year)
  Tracy Stokol
• Emergence and Establishment of Influenza Virus in Equines (year 1)
  Gary Whittaker

2008 Harry M. Zweig Memorial Fund for Equine Research Awards

• Modeling Equine Pulmonary Disorders in Vitro: Epithelial-Derived Proteins and Inflammatory Airway Diseases (1 year)
  Dorothy Ainsworth
• Vaccination Against Equine Leptospirosis (year 1)
  Yung-Fu Chang
• Factors Affecting Airway Stability of Horse Exercise: A Combined Neuroanatomical, Clinical and Engineering Methodology (year 1)
  Normand Ducharme and Jeremy Rawlinson
• The Phagocyte Response Against R. Equi in Foals (year 1)
  Julia Flaminio and Ute Schwab
• Characteristics of Stem Cells Derived from Bone Marrow Aspirates, Adipose Tissue and Muscles (1 year)
  Lisa Fortier
• Indices of Intra-Abdominal Fibrilolysis in Colic Foals: Pathogenic and Prognostic Markers (year 1)
  Susan Fubini
• Pro-Inflammatory Cytokine Targets in Joint Disease and Check-Points for Gene Inhibition (year 1)
  Alan Nixon
• Genomic Profiling of Osteochondritis Dissecans Using an Equine Whole Transcript Exon Array (year 1)
  Alan Nixon
• Therapy and Prevention of Equine Herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1)-Induced Disease (year 1)
  Gilliam Perkins and Nikolaus Osterrieder
• Characterization of Equine Phospholipase C Zeta (PLC Zeta) as it Relates to Stallion Fertility (1 year)
  Mark Roberson and Sylvia Bedford-Guaus
• Emergence and Establishment of Influenza Virus in Equines (year 2)
  Gary Whittaker

2009 Harry M. Zweig Memorial Fund for Equine Research Awards

• Deciphering the Mechanism of Equine Inflammatory Airway Disease in vitro (1 year)
  Dorothy Ainsworth
• Expression Microarrays and Equine Placental Development (2 years)
  Douglas Antczak
• Further Characterization of the Specific Activity and Ultrastructural Localization of Phospholipase C Zeta in Fertile and Subfertile Stallions (2 years)
  Sylvia Bedford-Guaus and Mark Roberson
• The Phagocyte Response Against R equi in Foals (Year 2)
  Julia Flaminio
• The Role of Telomerase and Small G-Proteins in Senescence of Articular Chondrocytes (1 year)
  Lisa Fortier
• Indices of Intra-Abdominal Fibrinolysis in Colic Foals: Pathogenic and Prognostic Markers (Year 2)
  Susan Fubini
• Genomic Profiling of Osteochondritis Dissecans Using an Equine Whole Transcript Exon Array (Year 2)
  Alan Nixon
• Pro-Inflammatory Cytokine Targets in Joint Disease as Check-Points for Gene Inhibition (Year 2)
  Alan Nixon
• Immunization Against Strangles Using a Vectored Equine Herpesvirus Vaccine (1 year)
  Gillian Perkins and Klaus Osterrieder
• Therapy and Prevention of Equine Herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) Induced Disease(Year 2)
  Gillian Perkins
• Factors Affecting Airway Stability at Exercise: A Combined Neuroanatomical, Clinical and Engineering Methodology (Year 2)
  Jeremy Rawlinson and Norm Ducharme
• Analysis of the Innate Immune Response to EHV-1 Infection (2 years)
  Bettina Wagner

2010 Harry M. Zweig Memorial Fund for Equine Research Awards

• Expression Microarrays and Equine Placental Development (year 2)
  Douglas Antczak
• Further Characterization of the Specific Activity and Ultrastructural Localization of Phospholipase C Zeta in Fertile and Subfertile Stallions (year 2)
  Sylvia Bedford-Guaus and Mark Roberson
• Tissue Engineered Cartilage in the Equine Airway (1 year)
  Norm Ducharme and Jeremy Rawlinson
• Optimization of Platelet Rich Plasma Components for the Treatment of Tendonitis (2 years)
  Lisa Fortier
• Controlled Postponement of Ovulation by Progestagen Treatment (1 year)
  Robert Gilbert
• Generation of a Molecular Resource to Identify Gene Mutations Causing Inherited Equine Sterility and Infertility (1 year)
  Vicki Meyers-Wallen
• Targeted Delivery of Stem Cells for Pro-Inflammatory Cytokine Suppression in Arthritic Joints (2 years)
  Alan Nixon
• Analysis of the Innate Immune Response to EHV-1 Infection (year 2)
  Bettina Wagner
  

2011 Harry M. Zweig Memorial Fund for Equine Research Awards

• The Genetic Basis for Recurrent Laryngeal Neuropathy (RLN) in Thoroughbreds (2 years)
  Dorothy Ainsworth
• Diagnosis of Poor Performance in Racehorses (2 years)
  Jonathan Cheetham
• Targeting Platelets as a New Treatment Strategy for Endotoxemia (1 year)
  Thomas Divers
• Determining Anti-Nociceptive and Matrix Restorative Mechanisms of Platelet Rich Plasma in Osteoarthritis (1 year)
  Lisa Fortier
• Innate Immune Mechanisms and T-Cell Responses to Equine Herpesvirus Type 1 in Latently Infected and Naïve Horses (2 years)
  Bettina Wagner
  
  

2012 Harry M. Zweig Memorial Fund for Equine Research Award

• Identification of the Optimal Biologic to Enhance Endogenous Stem Cell Recruitment and Homing for Facilitated Musculoskeletal Tissue Regeneration (2 years)
  Principal Investigator:  Lisa Fortier
• Detection of Spirochetes, Rickettsia, and other Bacteria and Parasitic Protozoa (often vector borne) that Cause Fevers of Unknown Origin in Horses and in Horse-Associated Ticks in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, and Great Lakes Regions (1 year)
  Principal Investigator: Linda Mittel
• Recruiting The Stem Cell Niche for Equine Cartilage Repair (1 year)
  Principal Investigator:  Alan Nixon
  
• The Role of Platelets in the Pathogenesis of Equid Herpes Virus Type-1 Infection (2 years)
  Principal Investigator:  Tracy Stokol
• A Novel Strategy to Boost Antibody Production to EHV-1 in Neonates (2 years)
  Principal Investigator:  Bettina Wagner