Health Studies

The Flat-Coated Retriever Foundation has supported various health studies over the years. Below is a listing of those studies and the differing levels of support. Click on the study for more detailed information.

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Project Status:

open

Date Approved:

11/09/2005

Amount:

$9,400.00

Researcher:

FCRSA

Description:

Flat-coated Retriever health database project

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Project Status:

open

Date Approved:

12/19/2005

Amount:

$5,000.00

Researcher:

Breen - North Carolina State University

Description:

Heritable and Sporadic Genetic Lesions in Canine Lymphoma

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Project Status:

open

Date Approved:

01/30/2006

Amount:

$1,700.00

Researcher:

Kisseberth - Ohio State University

Description:

MicroRNAs and Canine Lymphoma

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Project Status:

open

Date Approved:

3/21/2006

Amount:

$1,000.00

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Description:

Financial support for AHT blood collection

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Project Status:

open

Date Approved:

3/21/2006

Amount:

$5,000.00

Researcher:

Dr. Kerstin Lindblad-Toh, Dr. Chieko Azuma - Broad Institute/Tufts University

Description:

Mapping Genes Associated with Canine Hemangiosarcom

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Project Status:

open

Date Approved:

12/15/2006

Amount:

$1,000.00

Researcher:

Ted Valli, DVM - University of Illinois

Description:

A Collaborative Study by Veterinary Oncologists, Pathologists abd Diagnostic Laboratories to enhance the detection diagnosis and treatement of canine Lymphoma

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Project Status:

open

Date Approved:

12/15/2006

Amount:

$2,500.00

Researcher:

William Kisseberth - Ohio State University

Description:

MicroRNA Profiling and MicroRNA-Based Treatment of Canine Cancers

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Project Status:

open

Date Approved:

2008-05-09

Amount:

$5,000.00

Researcher:

Matthew Breen PhD - North Carolina State University

Description:

The Prognostic Significance of Chromosome Aneuploidy in Canine Lymphoma

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Project Status:

open

Date Approved:

2008-05-09

Amount:

$5,000.00

Researcher:

Matthew Breen PhD & Jaime Modiano VMD PhD - North Carolina State University/University of Minnesota

Description:

Heritable and Sporadic Genetic Lesions in Canine Osteosarcoma

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Project Status:

open

Date Approved:

2008-05-09

Amount:

$3,000.00

Researcher:

Cheryl London DMV, PhD - Ohio State University

Description:

Investigating the Role of STAT3 Activation on Canine Osteosarcoma

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Project Status:

open

Date Approved:

2008-05-09

Amount:

$20,000.00

Researcher:

Elaine Ostrander PhD, Catherine Andre PhD - NHGRI/NIH & CNRS

Description:

Positional Cloning of Two Genes for Malignant Histiocytosis(MH) in the Bernese Mountain Dog

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Project Status:

open

Date Approved:

2008-05-09

Amount:

$3,000.00

Researcher:

Cheryl London DMV, PhD - Ohio State University

Description:

Characterization and Modulation of Canine Mast Cell Derived Eicosanoids

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Project Status:

open

Date Approved:

2008-05-09

Amount:

$20,000.00

Researcher:

Jaime Modiano VMD PhD - University of Colorado

Description:

Innovative Molecular Targets for Prevention and Treatment of Canine Hemangiosarcoma

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Project Status:

open

Date Approved:

2008-12-18

Amount:

$5,000.00

Researcher:

Nicola Mason, BVetMed, DACVIM, PhD - University of Pennsylvania

Description:

Immune Targeting of Canine Hemangiosarcoma Using a Canine Derived Single Chain Antibody Approach

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Project Status:

open

Date Approved:

2008-12-18

Amount:

$2,500.00

Researcher:

Chieko Azuma, DVM, PhD, DACVR - Tufts University

Description:

Identifying Mutations in Genes Associated with Canine Hemangiosarcoma

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Project Status:

open

Date Approved:

2008-12-18

Amount:

$5,000.00

Researcher:

Timothy D. O'Brien DVM, PhD - University of Minnesota

Description:

Canine Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma: Characterization and Prognostic Value of Cancer Stem Cells

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Project Status:

open

Date Approved:

2008-12-18

Amount:

$2,500.00

Researcher:

Steven W. Dow, DVM, PhD - Colorado State University

Description:

Liposomal BisphosphonateTherapy for Malignant Histiocytosis

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Project Status:

open

Date Approved:

2008-12-18

Amount:

$2,500.00

Researcher:

Susan E. Lana, DVM, DACVIM - Colorado State University

Description:

Measurement of Minimal Residual Disease Using Real Time PCR in Canine Lymphoma

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Project Status:

open

Date Approved:

2009-10-21

Amount:

$10,000.00

Researcher:

Dr. Steven W. Dow, DVM PhD - Colorado State University

Description:

Liposomal Bisphophonate Therapy for Malignant Histiocytosis

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Project Status:

open

Date Approved:

2009-10-21

Amount:

$500.00

Researcher:

Dr. Kimberly A. Selting, D.V.M. - University of Missouri

Description:

Comparison of Percentage of T Regulatory Cells in Dogs with Spontaneously Occurring Lymphoma Following Oral versus Intravenous Cyclophosphamide

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Project Status:

open

Date Approved:

2009-10-21

Amount:

$500.00

Researcher:

Dr. Kimberly Weber, D.V.M. - University of Illinois

Description:

Expression of Vascular Endothelial Markers in Canine Hemangiosarcoma and Their Use in Diagnostic Cytology Using Immunocytochemistry

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Project Status:

open

Date Approved:

2009-10-21

Amount:

$2,500.00

Researcher:

Dr. Don Bellgrau, Ph.D. - ApopLogic Pharmaceuticals, LLC

Description:

Evaluation of Efficacy of Fasaret in Dogs with Osteosarcoma

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Project Status:

open

Date Approved:

2009-10-21

Amount:

$500.00

Researcher:

Dr. Cristina Gobello, DVM - National University of La Plata

Description:

Grant 01241-A: Detection of DNA Damage in Response to Cooling Storage in Canine Spermatozoa Using Single-Cell Gel Electrophoresis (Comet Assay)

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Project Status:

open

Date Approved:

2009-10-21

Amount:

$10,000.00

Researcher:

Jaime Modiano VMD PhD - University of Colorado

Description:

Innovative Molecular Targets for Prevention and Treatment of Canine Hemangiosarcoma

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Project Status:

open

Date Approved:

2009-10-21

Amount:

$10,000.00

Researcher:

Dr. Michael Kent - University of California, Davis

Description:

Grant No. DK06CA-005 | Treatment of canine lymphoma with liposome encapsulated doxorubicin bound to a high affinity ligand

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Project Status:

open

Date Approved:

2010-03-08

Amount:

$3,000.00

Researcher:

Dr. Kelly D. Mitchell - University of Guelph, Canada

Description:

Clinical Trial of IMHA Treatments

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Project Status:

open

Date Approved:

2010-03-08

Amount:

$3,000.00

Researcher:

Dr. Tracy Stokol - Cornell University

Description:

Determining causes of abnormal clotting

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Project Status:

open

Date Approved:

2010-03-08

Amount:

$3,000.00

Researcher:

Dr. Cheryl London - Ohio State University

Description:

Studying how mast cells become malignant

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Project Status:

open

Date Approved:

2010-03-08

Amount:

$3,000.00

Researcher:

Dr. Timothy M. Fan - University of Illinois

Description:

Targeted delivery of chemotherapy to fight bone cancer

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Project Status:

open

Date Approved:

2010-03-08

Amount:

$2,500.00

Researcher:

Kerstin Lindblad-Toh, PhD - Broad Institute

Description:

Mutation detection and functional analysis of multiple loci for osteosarcoma

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Project Status:

open

Date Approved:

2010-03-08

Amount:

$2,500.00

Researcher:

Steven Dow DVM PhD - Colorado State University

Description:

Lipsomal Bisphosphonate Therapy for Malignant Histiocytosis

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Project Status:

open

Date Approved:

2010-12-09

Amount:

$25,000.00

Researcher:

Dr. Elaine Ostrander, PhD - National Human Genome Research Institute

Description:

Positional Cloning of Histiocytic Sarcoma (HS) in the Bernese Mountain Dog (BMD) and Flat Coated Retriever (Part A - See also 01410B)

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Project Status:

open

Date Approved:

2010-12-09

Amount:

$10,000.00

Researcher:

Dr. Jaime F Modiano, VMD PhD - University of Minnesota

Description:

Mechanistic Relationship of IL-8 in Cell Proliferation and Survival of Canine Hemangiosarcoma

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Project Status:

open

Date Approved:

2010-12-09

Amount:

$2,500.00

Researcher:

Dr. Steven W. Dow, DVM PhD - Colorado State University

Description:

Treatment with Liposomal Clodronate to Restore Tumor Sensitivity to Chemotherapy in Malignant Histiocytosis

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Project Status:

open

Date Approved:

2010-12-09

Amount:

$2,500.00

Researcher:

Dr. Nicola J Mason, BVetMed, PhD - University of Pennsylvania

Description:

Identification and Characterization of a Canine Derived Single Chain Antibody that Binds and Neutralizes Canine VEGF

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Project Status:

open

Date Approved:

2010-12-09

Amount:

$2,000.00

Researcher:

Julie Ellerhorst

Description:

Targetting iNOS in Canine Oral Melanoma

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Project Status:

open

Date Approved:

2010-12-09

Amount:

$2,000.00

Researcher:

Dr. Douglas H Thamm, VMD - Colorado State University

Description:

c-Kit Mutation and Localization Status as Response Predictors in Canine Mast Cell Tumors Treated with Toceranib or Vinblastine: A Response-Adaptive Randomized Trial

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Project Status:

open

Date Approved:

2010-12-09

Amount:

$10,000.00

Researcher:

Drs. Jaime F. Modiano, Matthew Breen and Kerstin Lindblad-Toh - North Carolina State University, University of Minnesota and Uppsala University, Sweden

Description:

MADGiC: Making Advanced Discoveries in Golden Cancers

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Project Status:

open

Date Approved:

2010-12-09

Amount:

$3,000.00

Researcher:

Dr Cheryl London - Ohio State University

Description:

Studying how mast cell tumors become malignant

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Project Status:

open

Date Approved:

2011-08-30

Amount:

$10,000.00

Researcher:

Drs. Jaime F. Modiano, Matthew Breen and Kerstin Lindblad-Toh - North Carolina State University, University of Minnesota and Uppsala University, Sweden

Description:

MADGiC: Making Advanced Discoveries in Golden Cancers

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Project Status:

open

Date Approved:

2011-08-30

Amount:

$3,000.00

Researcher:

Dr Cheryl London - Ohio State University

Description:

Studying how mast cell tumors become malignant

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Project Status:

open

Date Approved:

2011-08-30

Amount:

$5,000.00

Researcher:

Dr. Barbara Biller

Description:

Evaluating a novel drug for lymphoma

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Project Status:

open

Date Approved:

2011-12-27

Amount:

$10,000.00

Researcher:

Dr. Matthew Breen, PhD - North Carolina State University

Description:

High-Resolution Cytogenetic Analysis of Histiocytic Malignancies and Development of a Targeted Assay to Screen for Expression Level Changes

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Project Status:

open

Date Approved:

2011-12-27

Amount:

$5,000.00

Researcher:

Dr. Carl Walkley - St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research

Description:

Defining New Therapeutic Approaches for Osteosarcoma through Genome Wide Screening and Comparative Oncology

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Project Status:

open

Date Approved:

2011-12-27

Amount:

$2,500.00

Researcher:

Dr. Douglas H Thamm, VMD - Colorado State University

Description:

Evaluation of GS-9219 in Canine Cutaneous Lymphoma

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Project Status:

open

Date Approved:

2011-12-27

Amount:

$2,500.00

Researcher:

Dr. Stephen A Johnston, PhD - Arizona State University

Description:

Serum Antibody Reactivity Profiling for Canine Lymphoma Detection and Monitoring

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