Congratulations 2024 Resident Grant Award Recipients!

The ACVO Vision for Animals Foundation (VAF) is pleased to announce the 2024 Resident Grant Award recipients.  Award winners will receive a combined total of $37,500.  Grantees are:

Albert D’Agostino, DVM, University of Missouri, $7,500
The Effects of Age on the Canine Tear Proteome

Sonja Ing, DVM, Iowa State University, $7,500
Novel Treatment of Bovine Infectious Keratitis in Bovine Corneas using Ultraviolet-C (UVC) Light

Kazu Oikawa, DVM, PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison, $7,500
Evaluating a Novel Topical EP2 Receptor Agonist as a Treatment for Feline Glaucoma

Allison H. Shannon, DVM, University of California-Davis, $7,500
Effects of phacoemulsification and diabetes mellitus on corneal endothelial health in dogs

Emily K. Tucker-Retter, DVM, PhD, North Carolina State University, $7,500
Pilot Study: Prognostic value of VEP and RNFL thickness in dogs with acute optic neuritis

Thank you to the Grants Committee (see list of members below) and to all of the ABVO residents who submitted proposals this year.

ACVO Vision for Animals Foundation Grants Committee Members:  Drs. Becky Telle and Gina Newbold, Chairs; Drs. Chris Alling, Braidee Foote,  Maggie Jinks, Kelly Knickelbein, Andrew Lewin,  Elizabeth Lutz, Sami Pederson, Lionel Sebbag,  Colleen Sheridan, Alex Sigmund, Kyle Tofflemire