New HBLB Veterinary Science Research and Education Awards that started in 2023
The Horserace Betting Levy Board (HBLB) veterinary science and education 2023 programme included the following:
(TBA = Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association; RF = The Racing Foundation; GLCT = The Gerald Leigh Charitable Trust; BEBF = British European Breeders’ Fund)
Major Projects |
Institution |
Project Title |
Funding Partners |
Dr Yu-Mei Chang
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Royal Veterinary College (RVC) |
Harnessing deep learning methods for improved fracture detection in Thoroughbreds
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Dr Cristina Esteves |
Edinburgh |
Exploring novel stem cell tools to combat equine infection - towards the reduction of antibiotic usage and antimicrobial resistance |
RF |
Dr Valentina Pietro |
Birmingham |
Equine concussion has risks to horse and rider – how salivary microRNAs might help diagnosis |
RF |
Prof Chris Proudman |
Surrey |
Next Generation Probiotics - 'Omics-based Identification of candidate bacteria |
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Dr Scott Roberts |
RVC |
A periosteal cell therapy for the treatment of equine osteochondritis dissecans |
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Dr Chavaunne Thorpe |
RVC
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Defining the contribution of microvascular cells to tendon health and ageing |
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Prof Michael Tildesley |
Warwick |
Adaptive modelling for emerging equine vector borne viruses |
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Small Projects |
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Dr Dagmar Berner |
RVC |
Exploring inertial sensing technology to quantify gait symmetry in Thoroughbred foals before and after corrective trimming for angular limb deformities |
GLCT |
Dr Colin Butter |
Lincoln |
Validation and development of molecular tools to identify specific equine strongyle species and associated anthelmintic resistance markers |
TBA/GLCT |
Dr Anna Karagianni |
Edinburgh |
Applying novel-omic approaches to investigate equine airway immunity |
GLCT |
Prof Mandy Peffers |
Liverpool |
Can MSC-derived extracellular vesicles rescue the joint phenotype in an advanced 3D in vitro model of equine osteoarthritis? |
GLCT |
Dr Ashley Roberts |
Lincoln |
Can peptides derived from Equine Herpesvirus-1 proteins act as competitive inhibitors of viral replication by blocking essential protein-protein interactions? |
TBA/BEBF |
Dr Camilla Scott |
Rossdales |
Prevalence of acute infectious and persistent breeding induced endometritis in UK Thoroughbred mares post cover |
TBA/GLCT |
Research Scholarships |
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Dr Alistair Brown |
Newcastle |
Drug discovery targeting horse respiratory pathogens Antibacterial agents and new targets to treat bronchopneumonia in foals |
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Dr Debbie Guest |
RVC |
Tendon Inflammation; Epigenetics; and Regenerative Medicine Do horse tendon cells become primed to inflammation? |
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Clinical Scholarship |
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Prof Bruce McGorum |
Edinburgh |
Multi-omics investigation of the >30kDa putative causal neurotoxin present in serum/plasma from horses with acute equine grass sickness. |
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