Past Fund recipients
2021
Richard R. Sim & Kelly Flaminio
Evaluation of the diagnostic performance of inflammatory biomarkers in Northwestern pond turtles (Actinemys marmorata) with fungal-associated shell disease.
Olivia Petritz & Caitlin Hepps Keeney
Prevalence of atypical Brucella species in captive amphibians: A pilot study.
Melissa J. Joblon & Charles J. Innis
Pharmacokinetics of amikacin following multiple intramuscular injections in Kemp’s ridley sea turtles (Lepidochelys kempii).
Laura Adamovicz & Matthew C. Allender
The Effect of Methodology on Protein Electrophoresis in Eastern and Ornate Box Turtles (Terrapene spp.): Agarose Gel Electrophoresis vs. Capillary Zone Electrophoresis.
2020
Ms. Annabelle Vigneault
Toxicology study of ketoprofen on bearded dragons (Pogona vitticeps).
Dr. Laura A. B. Aguilar
Effect of positioning on coelomic radiography and description of normal coelomic CT anatomy in lizards using the green iguana (Iguana iguana) as a model.
Dr. Krista Keller & Dr. Laura Adamovicz
Inhibitory Effects of Thrombocyte-Leukocyte Rich Plasma (TLRP) on Nannizziopsis guarroi.
Dr. Christoph Mans
Effects of dietary protein source and quantity on postprandial plasma uric acid levels in inland bearded dragons (Pogona vitticeps).
Mr. Benjamin Holt
Variation in the peptide profiles and the cutaneous microbiomes of Plethodontid salamanders
2019
Ms. Lauren Augustine and Mr. David Powell
Evaluating housing parameters and their effects on snake welfare
Ms. Maya Kummrow and Ms. Gaby Mastromanaco
Pilotstudy: Evaluation of the seasonality of the male and female reproductive cycle in Aldabra Giant tortoises (Geochelone gigantea) in a zoological institution in the northern hemisphere
Mr. Sean M. Perry and Mr. Mark A. Mitchell
Preventing carapacial fossilization: Establishing short term and long term semen storage in chelonians
Drs. Brooke Burkhalter, Mark Martindale, David Duffy, Terry Norton and Ms. Catherine Eastman
Pharmacokinetics of Mebendazole in Green Sea Turtles (Chelonia mydas)
Drs. Julie A. Balko, Craig A. Hams and Kate M. Bailey
Physiologic parameters and anesthetic recovery time using desflurane or isoflurane with 21% oxygen or 100% oxygen in the green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas)
2018
Drs. Justin Perrault, Annie Page-Karjian, and Charles Manire, Loggerhead Marinelife Center
Health Assessments of Gopher Tortoises
Dr. Christoph Mans and Tatiana Ferreira, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Lidocaine and Bupivicaine for Spinal Anesthesia in Bearded Dragons
Mr. Tim Korpita, McKenzie Lab, Colorado University, Boulder
Anti-Chytrid Amphibian Probiotics
2017
Dr. Charles J. Innis
Pharmacokinetics of Oxytetracycline after multiple SC doses during clinical use in sea turtles
Drs. Anke Stohr, Sabine Öfner, Rachel E Marschang, and Karina Mathes
Pilot study for the establishment of reference values for the detection of Thyroid Diseases in Tortoises & turtles
Dr. Kenneth J. Conley and Sabine Schoppe
Histopathologic evaluation of Palawan Forest Turtles confiscated from the illegal wildlife trade
2016
Bonnie Gatson
Cardiovascular effects of intramuscular epinephrine used to hasten recovery time from isoflurane anesthesia in American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis)
Cojean O., MV (Presented at the 2017 ARAV Annual Conference
Evaluation of carotenoid assimilation in leopard geckos (Eublepharis macularius)
Christoph Mans (Presented at the 2017 ARAV Annual Conference
Monitoring Osmolarity and Plasma Analytes in Pogona vitticeps During Fluid Administration
2015
Jim Wellehan
Determining the glomerular filtration rate in bearded dragons (Pogona vitticeps) using contrast-enhanced computed tomography and plasma clearance of iohexol
Sarah Alexander
harmacokinetics of Itraconazole and Voriconazole in Tuatara (Sphenodon punctuates)