Past Studies

Since our early days, DCAF has worked with the AKC Canine Health Foundation to fund research of importance to Dalmatians and their owners. A list of all the completed studies we have helped fund since 1995 follows. 

In addition to the studies listed, DCAF supported the AKC CHF Endowment Fund with a $25,000 unrestricted grant in 2020 to celebrate both organization’s 25th Anniversaries.

Characterization of Kidney Disease in Dalmatians

Dr. Rachel E Cianciolo, VMD, PhD; The Ohio State University

Program Area: Kidney & Urological Disease

Project Dates: 5/1/2016 to 4/30/2020

Grant Amount: $59,491.70.       DCAF Grants 100% $59,491.70      4/2016-7/2018

Hereditary Deafness in Dogs – Genomic Studies in Australian Cattle Dogs and Dalmatians Using Full Sibling Pairs

Dr. George M. Strain, MS, PhD; Louisiana State University

Program Area: Neurology

Project Dates: 11/1/2015 to 10/31/2018

Grant Amount: $105,091.05     DCAF Grants $90,567.50          10/2015-12/2016

Genomics of Deafness in the Dalmatian.

Dr. Claire M Wade, PhD; University of Sydney 

Program Area: Neurology

Project Dates: 1/1/2015 to 12/31/2019

Grant Amount: $132,960.00     DCAF Grants 100% $132,960.00          11/2014

RESEARCH PROJECT MANAGED BY DCAF Studies on Urate Urothiasis in Dalmatians.

Researcher: Joseph W. Bartges, DVM, PhD, University of TennesseeSponsor(s): Dalmatian Club of America Foundation, Inc.

Grant Amount: $30,000      DCAF Funding: $30,000 2010

Additional Studies Partially Funded By DCAF

00970: Tissue Regeneration Using Canine Mesenchymal Stem Cells: Effects of Donor Characteristics and ex vivo Expansion on Cell Pluripotency 

Dr. Susan W. Volk, VMD, PhD; University of Pennsylvania

Program Area: General Canine Health

Project Dates: 1/1/2008 to 6/30/2010

Grant Amount: $165,348.00              DCAF Grant $2,500.00            3/2010

00975: Characterization and Modulation of Canine Mast Cell Derived Eicosanoids

Dr. Cheryl A. London, DVM, PhD; The Ohio State University

Program Area: Immunology and Infectious Disease

Project Dates: 4/1/2008 to 3/31/2010

Grant Amount: $34,363.00                DCAF Grant $2,500.00            4/2008

00762: The Mapping and Characterization of Canine Epilepsy Loci

Dr. Gary S. Johnson, DVM, PhD; University of Missouri, Columbia

Program Area: Epilepsy

Project Dates: 10/1/2008 to 9/30/2010

Grant Amount: $129,600.00              DCAF Grant $7,000.00            12/2007

00759: Investigation of Antigenic Causes of Vaccine-Associated Allergic Reactions in Dogs

Dr. George E. Moore, DVM, PhD; Purdue University

Program Area: Immunology and Infectious Disease

Project Dates: 1/1/2007 to 12/31/2008

Grant Amount: $31,631.12                DCAF Grant $1,000.00            12/2006

00653-A: Canine Idiopathic Familial Epilepsies are Associated with Ion Channel Mutations

Dr. Kate Chandler, DVM, PhD; Royal Veterinary College

Program Area: Epilepsy

Project Dates: 7/1/2005 to 6/30/2006

Grant Amount: $10,194.00                DCAF Grant $1,000.00            2/2006

0002434: Recombinant Thyrotropin (TSH): Standard for the Next Generation of Canine TSH Immunoassays with Improved Sensitivity

Dr. Duncan Ferguson, DVM PhD; University of Georgia

Program Area: Endocrinology

Project Dates: 1/1/2004 to 12/31/2006

Grant Amount: $97,170.74                DCAF Grant $1,300.00            11/2002

0002304: Continued Investigation into the Molecular Genetic Causes of Canine Epilepsies

Dr. Gary S. Johnson, DVM, PhD; University of Missouri, Columbia

Program Area: Epilepsy

Project Dates: 5/28/2002 to 6/30/2004

Grant Amount: $100,000.00              DCAF Grant $6,820.00            12/2001

0002234: Basophil/Mast Cell Response to Lectins as a Predictor for Risk of Allergic Disease in Genetically Susceptible Dogs

Dr. Bruce Hammerberg, DVM PhD; North Carolina State University

Program Area: Dermatology and Allergic Disease

Project Dates: 3/8/2002 to 3/31/2005

Grant Amount: $89,069.54                DCAF Grant $1,600.00            7/2001

0002264: Whole Genome Screens Using Microsatellite Markers in Genetic Analyses of Hereditary Deafness in the Dalmatian and English Setter

Dr. Keith E. Murphy, PhD; Texas A&M University

Program Area: General Canine Health

Project Dates: 10/1/2001 to 12/31/2003

Grant Amount: $50,000.00                DCAF Grant $12,500.00         7/2001

Unrestricted Donation                       DCAF Grant $1,000     11/2019

0001870: Genetics of Hereditary Deafness in the Domestic Dog

Dr. Keith E. Murphy, PhD; Texas A&M University

Program Area: General Canine Health

Project Dates: 9/9/1999 to 9/8/2002

Grant Amount: $77,000.00                DCAF Grant $11,750.00         8/1999

0001840: Studies of the Host (Canine) Immune Response to the Opportunistic Pathogen Malassezia pachydermatis

Dr. Daniel O. Morris, DVM; University of Pennsylvania

Program Area: Immunology and Infectious Disease

Project Dates: 7/8/1999 to 1/14/2002

Grant Amount: $18,585.00                DCAF Grant $500.00               8/1999

0001415: Traits of Cutaneous Mast Cell Phenotype and Function Associated with Predisposition to Canine Atopic Dermatitis

Dr. Bruce Hammerberg, DVM PhD; North Carolina State University

Program Area: Dermatology and Allergic Disease

Project Dates: 12/2/1997 to 12/1/1999

Grant Amount: $79,812.00                DCAF Grant $5,000.00            8/1998

0001458: Hereditary Hearing Loss in Dalmatians and Australian Cattle Dogs

Dr. Vilma Yuzbasiyan-Gurkan, PhD; Michigan State University

Program Area: General Canine Health

Project Dates: 9/12/1997 to 6/23/2000

Grant Amount: $80,000.00                DCAF Grant $20,000.00         6/1997