Research Support

Animal health research is crucial to the future of veterinary medicine. The AVMF devotes its efforts to raising financial support for research projects that will help lead to improved prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of prevalent, life-threatening diseases in animals.

Your donations support advancements in the health and well-being of animals!

Donate for Research

(Use AVMF Code: RESEARCH)

AVMF Research Grant for Pain Management in Dogs

The American Veterinary Medical Foundation has announced a request for proposals focused on the management of pain originating from osteoarthritis or other diseases prevalent in older dogs. Funding is made possible through a bequest from the estate of Susan I. Maylahn.

Applications accepted September 15 through November 15 (11:59 p.m. Central time). Click here to enter the AVMF Grants portal.

2017 Grant Recipient

Dr. Butch KuKanich, Kansas State University

"Development of an abuse resistant analgesic for dogs with moderate to severe pain"

For Researchers - Pharmacology Research Grants Available

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 will supports research projects designed to improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases in animals. Clinicians and scientists with an interest in veterinary pharmacology are eligible to serve as Principal Investigators.

Two types of grants will be awarded if there is adequate quality of submissions:
• Veterinary Pharmacology proposals for up to $30,000
• Dr. Brian Riviere Memorial Veterinary Pharmacokinetic proposals for up to $15,000

Click here to enter the AVMF Grants portal. Application deadline is 11:59 p.m. (Central time) on September 15. No applications will be accepted or revised after the deadline.

2017 Grant Recipients

Veterinary Pharmacology Research Grant: Dr. Derek Foster, North Carolina State University, "Continuous sampling of the bovine udder by ultrafiltration to assess the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of intramammary ceftiofur"

Veterinary Pharmacokinetic Research Grant: Dr. Duncan Lascelles, North Carolina State University, "The pharmacokinetics of gabapentin in cats by three routes of administration"

Early Investigator Awards – Graduate veterinarians pursuing advanced research training through doctoral or post-doctoral programs are invited to compete for an AVMF-sponsored Early Investigator Award.

Congratulations to the recipients of the 2018 Early Investigator Awards:

	First Place: Dr. Amanda Ziegler		Second Place: Dr. Elizabeth Moore
	Third Place: Dr. Mirilia Takada

Visit the new AVMA Animal Health Studies Database (AAHSD)! Veterinarians and animal owners may search the database to find studies that might be relevant to their patient or pet, either for a particular condition or even to provide health data or a sample from a normal animal.

AVMA/AVMF 2^nd Opportunity Research Scholarships – The program provides support for students who have previously conducted a summer research project and are seeking to gain a second summer of research experience.

Congratulations to the recipients of the 2018 AVMA/AVMF 2^nd Opportunity Research Scholarships:

Ashley Hopkins, Purdue University

In vitro study of the safety and efficacy of novel isonitrile compounds for treatment of drug resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius

Logan K. Weyand, Washington State University

Fatal pneumonia in bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) lambs: the critical role of Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae carrier ewes

Paxton Parker, University of Tennessee

Acute and subacute effects of a synthetic kisspeptin analog on serum concentrations of luteinizing hormone, follicle stimulating hormone, and testosterone in prepubertal bull calves.

Zoe Williams, Michigan State University

Proteomic and Transcriptomic Profiling of Warmblood Horses with Myofibrillar Myopathy

Keira Sztukowski, Colorado State University

Use of FDG-PET/CT to characterize hyperactivity in the brain of FIV-infected cats as a model for HIV neurotoxicity

AVMF/Winn Feline Foundation Research Award

MERIAL/NIH RESEARCH VETERINARY SCHOLARS SYMPOSIUM – The AVMF provides support of the symposium including presentation of the following AVMA Excellence in Veterinary Medicine Research Awards: AVMF/Winn Feline Foundation Research Award, AVMA Lifetime Excellence in Research Award, and the AVMA Clinical Research Award.

Congratulations to the recipient of the 2018 AVMF/Winn Feline Foundation Research Award:

Dr. Philip Fox, Animal Medical Center, New York, NY