University of Prince Edward Island, Atlantic Veterinary College

AVC Researchers Receive Over $758,000 in CIHR Funding
 

Two professors at AVC recently received substantial funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) for their research programs in animal and human health. 

Over the next four years, Dr. Laurie McDuffee, professor of equine surgery, will receive over $431,000 to continue her research in a cell-based strategy to promote bone healing. The research model investigates bone fractures in horses using harvested bone cells to promote proper healing. The equine model simulates some problems that occur in human bone healing. The long term goal of the research is to establish methods to enhance bone healing in both horses and humans. 

Dr. Alastair Cribb, professor of clinical pharmacology and holder of a Canadian Research Chair position, will receive over $327,000 in the next three years, representing nine years of continuous funding by CIHR. This funding will aid Dr. Cribb in his research to understand why certain animals or people have adverse drug reactions to various drugs and chemicals. By looking at both the chemical and genetic aspects, Dr. Cribb is investigating how drugs and chemicals damage the liver and kidneys, so that safer drugs can be developed and better assessments made of the risk of chemical exposure.