AKC Canine Health Foundation awards research grant to study bloatJune 12, 2017The AKC Canine Health Foundation (CHF) awarded a new research grant to Michael Harkey, Ph.D., of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center to study the genetics of gastric dilatation volvulus (GDV) and its association with specific genes of the immune system and gut bacteria.
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AKC Foundation awards $200,000 for tick researchDecember 21, 2016The American Kennel Club Canine Health Foundation in Raleigh, N.C., handed out its first round of Tick-Borne Disease Initiative Grants, totaling more than $200,000, to researchers at five organizations.