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The American Veterinary Medical Foundation (AVMF) is the charitable arm of the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), one of the oldest and largest veterinary medical organizations in the world.
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Through the AVMF, your generous gifts help support the charitable care of injured or abandoned animals; disaster relief efforts; education; and research to help prevent, diagnose, and treat animal diseases.
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2021-2022 VPRF/AVMF Pharmacology Research Grant

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The American Veterinary Medical Foundation (AVMF) and the Veterinary Pharmacology Research Foundation (VPRF) have partnered to fund research grants with a focus on veterinary pharmacology. This funding supports research projects designed to improve the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases in animals. Clinicians and scientists with an interest in veterinary pharmacology are eligible to serve as Principal Investigators.

Congratulations to the 2021-2022 VPRF/AVMF pharmacology research grant recipients!

Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine

Megan Grobman, DVM, MS, DACVIM (SAIM), PhD

Research title: The impact of single-dose trazodone administration on endogenous adrenocorticotropic hormone (eACTH) and serum cortisol concentrations in healthy dogs.

Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences

Sarah A. Hamer, MS, PhD, DVM, DACVPM (epi)

Research title: Assessing treatment efficacy of benznidazole for curing Trypanosoma cruzi infection and improving clinical outcome in client-owned, naturally-infected dogs with Chagas disease.