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Awards > archive 2003

Your Foundation Donations at Work:

Update: total of $633,461 awarded as of July 2003

Yichun Sun, PhD, University of Tennessee, Memphis “Controlled Release of Enrofloxacin in Mice”

Benjamin J. Weigler, DVM, MPH, PhD, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Ctr. “Evidence-based Statistical Models for Determining Appropriate Sample Size in Rodent Disease Surveillance Programs with Microisolator Housing”
Henry and Lois Foster Grant - Abigail L. Smith, MPH, PhD, Jackson Laboratory “Effects of Housing Density on FVB/J and NOD/LtJ Mice”

In 2004 PUBLISHED: Smith AL, SL Mabus, JD Stockwell, and C Muir. 2004. Effects of housing density and floor space on C57BL/6J Mice. Comp Med. 54:656-663.
In 2004 PUBLISHED: Mabus SL, AL Smith, JD Stockwell and C Muir. 2004. Effects of housing density and cage type on young adult C57BL/6J mice. In: The Development of Science-Based Guidelines for Laboratory Animal Care: Proceedings of the November 2003 International Workshop. The National Academies Press, Washington, DC, pp.107-113.
In 2005 PUBLISHED: Smith AL, SL Mabus, C Muir and Y Woo. 2005. Effect of housing density and cage floor space on three strains of young adult inbred mice. Comp Med 55:356-364.

Grant made with AAALAC, International assistance - Ravi J. Tolwani, DVM, PhD, Stanford University “Quantitative Effects of Group Housing, Environmental Enrichment and Exercise on Gene Expression and Structural Plasticity in the Mouse Hippocampus”
Grant made with AALAS assistance - Peter C. Smith, DVM, Yale University “Evaluating the Accuracy and Sensitivity of Bedding Transfer”

ER Griffin Research Foundation Grant Benjamin J. Weigler, DVM, MPH, PhD, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center “A Controlled and Retrospective Population-based Survey of Zoonotic Disease Occurrence among Laboratory Animal Workers in the Untied States”
- In 2005: as a REPRINT at the ACLAM Forum In 2005: PUBLISHED Weigler BJ, Di Giacomo RF, Alexander S. A national survey of laboratory animal workers concerning occupational risks for zoonotic diseases. Comparative Medicine 2005;55:183-191.
- In 2004: PRESENTED as a Special Topic Lecture. 55th AALAS Annual Meeting, Tampa, FL, Oct. 17-21.
- In 2005: PRESENTED at The Elizabeth R. Griffin Research Foundation Lecture (Invited Talk). 48th Annual Conference of the American Biological Safety Association, Vancouver, B.C., Canada, Oct. 23-26.