Baker Institute for Animal Health

DEDICATED TO THE STUDY OF VETERINARY INFECTIOUS DISEASES, IMMUNOLOGY, CANCER, REPRODUCTION, GENOMICS AND EPIGENOMICS

2021 Grants

Douglas F. Antczak lab

Zweig Memorial Fund
Horse Genome Project Workshop at Cornell
Role: PI

Charles G. Danko Lab

NIH (National Human Genome Research Institute)
Mapping RNA Polymerase in Tissue Samples with ChRO-seq
Role: PI

NIH (National Human Genome Research Institute)
Evolution of Chromatin Architecture and Transcriptional Regulation in Mammals
Role: PI

University of California (NIH/NIDKK flow-through)
Defining Alpha-Cell Proglucagon Processing For Type 2 Diabetes Treatment
Role: Consortium PI

NIH (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
Identification and Functional Validation of Human Infertility Alleles
Role: Co-I

NIH (National Institute of Aging)
Genetic and Epigenetic Determinants of Longevity
Role: Co-I

NIH (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
Spermatogenic Gene Regulation and Infertility
Role: Co-I

Office of the Vice Provost for Research
Understanding the Effects of SARS-CoV-2 on Host Transcription
Role: Multi-PI

University of Washington (NIH / NIAID flow-through)
Role of the Prostaglandin D2 Receptor CRTH2 in Helminth-Induced Type 2 Inflammation in the Intestine
Role: Co-I

Laura B. Goodman Lab

Cornell Feline Health Center
Are Commercial Natural Diets Putting Cats and Owners at Risk from “Superbugs”?
Role: PI

US Food and Drug Administration
Capacity for Carb WGS Surveillance at Cornell
Role: PI

US Food and Drug Administration
Studies on Antimicrobial Resistance in Bacteria of Veterinary Importance
Role: Co-PI

US Food and Drug Administration
Lab-Supported Antimicrobial Stewardship at the Cornell University Hospital for Animals
Role: PI

US Food and Drug Administration
Assessment of Zoonotic Risk of Emerging Infections in Companion Animals
Role: PI

University of Georgia (USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service flow-through)
United Front to Develop Harmonized NGS Training and Procedures to Increase the Capabilities and Capacity of National Animal Health Laboratory Network (NAHLN) laboratories in Response to Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)
Role: Consortium PI

USDA / Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Enhancing the National Animal Health Laboratory Network (NAHLN) Diagnostic Capability and Emerging Disease Preparedness through Next-Generation Sequencing
Role: Co-PI

John T. and Jane A. Wiederhold Foundation
Molecular Epidemiologic Approaches to Characterize Transmission of Zoonotic Pathogens and Emergence of Antimicrobial Resistance among Wildlife Patients
Role: Co-PI

John S. L. Parker Lab

Cornell Feline Health Center
Role of Feline Calicivirus Infection in Cats with Naturally-Occurring Feline Chronic Gingivostomatitis
Role: Co-PI

NIH (Office of the Director)
Graduate Training Program in Comparative Medicine
Role: PI

NIH (National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Disease)
Droplet-Assisted RNA Targeting by Single-Cell Sequencing to Dissect the Single-Cell Heterogeneity of RNA Virus Infection
Role: Co-I

NIH (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
Short Term Training for Student in the Health Professions
Role: PI

Colin R. Parrish Lab

Cornell Feline Health Center
Antigenic and Genetic Variation of Feline Panleukopenia Virus and Vaccine Immunity
Role: PI

NIH (National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Disease)
Structural Controls of Functional Receptor and Antibody Binding to Viral Capsids
Role: PI

Simon Frueh (Parrish Lab)

Morris Animal Foundation Fellowship
Analysis of Canine Parvovirus Antigenic Variation, Host Antibodies, and Constraints on Viral Evolution and Vaccine Protection
Role: Fellow

Luis M. Schang Lab

University of Maryland-Baltimore County (NIH / NIAID flow-through)
Fleximers Against SARS CoV-2
Role: Consortium PI

NIH (National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Disease)
Chromatin Dynamics in the Regulation of Herpes Simplex Virus 1 Gene Expression
Role: PI

Office of the Vice Provost for Research
Understanding the Effects of SARS-CoV-2 on Host Transcription
Role: Multi-PI

Alexander J. Travis Lab

NIH (National Institute of Child Health & Human Development)
Membrane Lipid Regulation of Calcium Channels in Sperm
Role: PI

Gerlinde R. Van de Walle Lab

Cornell Feline Health Center
Characterize MicroRNAs with a Potential Role in Feline Mammary Cancer Pathogenesis
Role: PI

Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research
A Novel Platform Technology for Biologicals with Antimicrobial and Regenerative Properties Based on the Stem Cell Repertoire of Secreted Biomolecules
Role: PI

Halomine Inc.
Mouse Wound Healing Model-Routing Product Testing Agreement
Role: PI

Joy E. Tomlinson (Van de Walle Lab)

NIH (National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases) Career Development Award
Comparative Animal Models of Viral Hepatitis
Role: PI