RESEARCH GRANTS AWARDED BY AAV, 1982 - 2005  
 

 

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Research Projects Funded by AAV 1982 through 2006

1982
F. Joshua Dein:
Development of techniques for use in avian clinical hematology; $3,730. Completed 1982.

1983
David Graham
- Dept of Avian & Aquatic Medicine at Cornell Univ: General research on avian pox. $4,000. Incomplete.
Robert D. Zenoble: The influence of exogenous ACTH on levels of corticosterone is plasma of normal Amazon parrots, cockatoos and macaws. $2,150. Completed 1984.

1984
Terry W. Campbell
- Dept of Laboratory Medicine Kansas State Univ: Biochemical examination of avian blood to determine the presence of hepatic disease. $3,750. Completed 1986.
Donald C. Dryer - University of Iowa: Antibiotic aerosolization in caged companion birds. $4,962. Completed 1986.
David Alan Pass - Murdoch Univ: Studies on the etiology, pathogenesis and epidemiology of psittacine beak and feather disease. $4,920. Completed 1986.
Glenn H. Olsen - Louisiana State Univ: Investigation of the pathology and treatment of Klebsiella pneumonia in psittacine birds. $4,080. Completed 1986.
Beth Bachler - University of Wisconsin: Evidence of disease of bird communities along an altitudinal gradient in a tropical rain forest in Costa Rica. $3,150. Incomplete

1985
Patrick T. Redig
- University of Minnesota: An ELISA assay for detecting aspergillosis in avian species. $5,000. Completed


1986.
Frances Moore
: Studies on the efficacy of the peroxidase-antiperoxidase technique in the diagnosis of chlamydiosis in birds. $5,000. Completed 1987.
Patricia O’Handley - Michigan State Univ: Diagnostic criteria for the evaluation of protein malnutrition and obesity in budgerigars. $5,000. Completed 1989.


1986
Keven Flammer - North Carolina State Univ: Plasma levels and effects of orally administered doxycycline in psittacine birds. $4,685. Completed 1987.
Dennis Nuzback- Livestock and Meat Industry Council Kansas State Univ: The anaerobic intestinal microflora of common psittacines. $5,000. Incomplete.

1987
John A. Newman
- Univ of Minnesota: Development of a competitive-linked immunosorbent assay and a dot-immunobinding technique for the diagnosis of avian chlamydiosis. $5,000. Completed 1990.
John U. Bell - University of Florida: Diagnosis and therapeutic management of lead intoxication. $5,000. Completed 1990.
Keven Flammer - North Carolina State Univ: Plasma concentration and effects of piperacillin and ceftriaxone in psittacine birds. $8,330. Completed 1990.

1988
Keven Flammer
- North Carolina State Univ: Plasma concentration and effects of doxycycline in African parrots. $5,517. Completed 1990.
Marjorie McMillan - Angell Memorial Hospital: The clinical efficacy of human gamma globulin preparation as a adjuvant treatment in psittacine beak and feather syndrome. $5,050. Funds returned to AAV 1991.

1989
Kenneth Latimer
- The Univ of Georgia: Immunoperoxidase diagnosis of psittacine beak and feather disease. $9,987. Progress report submitted.
Keven Flammer - North Carolina State University: Comparative aspects of the pharmacology of Enrofloxacin in psittacine birds. $13,000. Completed 1990.
David Ley - North Carolina State University: A new test for the diagnosis of Chlamydiosis amplified enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) compared with established tests: cell culture and latex agglutination. $6,740. Progress report submitted.

1990

Keven Flammer - North Carolina State University: Use of doxycycline medicated feed for flock treatment of psittacine birds. $14,000. Completed 1991.
Frank D. Niagro - The University of Georgia: A rapid method for diagnosis of psittacine beak and feather disease virus in asymptomatic carriers. $10,000.. Completed 1991.
Kim L. Joyner - Avian Veterinary Research: The aerobic microflora, hematology, and biochemistry of wild psittacine chicks; $8,000.00. Completed 1991.
 
1991Keven Flammer - North Carolina State University: Development of an assay to determine the in-vitro susceptibility of Chlamydia psittaci to antimicrobial drugs. $9,238.
Kenneth Latimer - University of Georgia Research Foundation: Production of recombinant antigen for an avian polyomavirus vaccine. $11,650.
Keven Flammer - North Carolina State Univ: Use of enrofloxacin [Baytril] medicated feed for flock treatment of psittacine birds. $8,350.

1992
Susan Orosz
- University of Tennessee: Evaluation of the pharmacokinetic disposition of intraconazole in blue-fronted Amazon parrots. $12,270.
Julie Smith - The Ohio State Univ: An evaluation of the effects of midazolam and flumazenil in racing pigeons and psittacines. $3,400.
Keven Flammer - North Carolina State University: Establishment of assay methods and reference values for total serum bile acids in psittacine birds. $8,995.

1993
Kenneth Latimer
- University of Georgia: DNA probe determination of proventricular dilatation syndrome in psittacine birds. $14,223.
James Carpenter - Kansas State University: Use of serum bile acids to evaluate hepatobiliary function in the cockatiel. $6,500.

1994
Keven Flammer
-North Carolina State University: Comparative pharmacology of Fluconazole in three psittacine species. $14,333.
Marc Raffe - The Raptor Center University of Minnesota: Evaluation of hetastarch for the management of hypoproteinemia and hypovolemia in chronically debilitated birds. $4,000.

1995
Laurel Degernes
- North Carolina State University: "Autologous, Homologous and Heterologous Blood Transfusions in Avian Species". $6,800.
Inge Eriks - Washington State University: "Improved Detection Method for Mycobacterium avium Infection in Birds". $11,799.
Joanne Paul-Murphy - University of Wisconsin: "Analgesis Effects of Butorphanol and Buprenorphine for the Psittacine Bird". $11,400.

1996
Joanne Paul Murphy- University of Wisconsin: "Pharmacokinetics of buprenorphine in psittacine birds". $5,820.
Nico Shoemaker - Utrecht: "The efficacy of nebulization of enilconazole in birds". $5,000.

1997
Marie Josee Limoges
- Univ of Saskatchewan - Serum pharmacokinetics of azithromycin, a new antibiotic effective against chlamydial organisms in macaws $5,602
David Phalen - Texas A & M University "Investigations into the etiologic agent of internal papillomatosis of parrots". $15,634.

1998
Joanne Paul Murphy
- University of Wisconsin- "Intraoperative and postoperative analgesic effects of butorphanol in pigeons" $15,980.
Lucio J. Filippich-Murdoch University- "Cisplatin chemotherapy in sulfur crested cockatoos" $4,700.

1999
Steven F. Swaim.
Auburn University: "Use of skin allografts to repair difficult skin wounds on raptors", $7,618.86.
Shane R. Raidal-Murdoch University- "Genetic variation in the psittacine circovirus capsid protein", $11,500.
Geoffrey W. Pye-University of Florida-The effect of endoscopic salpingohysterectomy in immature cockatiels on (Nymphicus hollandicus) ovulation" $7,558.

2000
Carol S. Foil
- Louisiana State University - "Intradermal Skin Testing in Amazona Parrots-Establishing a Protocol" $1,947.50.
Joanne Paul-Murphy - University of Wisconsin - "Quantitative ultrasound analysis and magnetic resonance image analysis of iron accumulation in the liver of birds" $12,000.
David N. Phalen - Texas A & M University - "Detection and differentiation of psittacid herpesviruses from unapparently infected parrots" $16,000.

2001
Dennilyn Parker
- The Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan -"A fluoroscopic study comparing the difference in time for contrast medium to reach the kidneys when injected into the basilic vein versus the medial metatarsal vein" $2,000.
Christian Grund -The Institute for Poultry Diseases- "Characterization of avian paramyxoviruses from parrots associated with persistent infection" $9,000.00.
Cheryl Greenacre-The University of Tennessee-"Use of synthetic TSH for evaluation of thyroid function in birds" $11,718.00.

2002
Lucio John Filippich - University of Queensland - "Pharmacokinetics of doxorubicin in sulfur-crested cockatoos" $4,229.
Stephen J. Hernandez-Divers, University of Georgia - "Evaluation of endoscopic castration and salpingohysterectomy using laser ablation in pigeons" - $4,938.17.
Thomas Lenarduzzi - Mississippi State University -  "Pharmacokinetics of Clindamycin in pigeons" $4,236.75.
Arnaud Van Wettere - University of Minnesota - "Optimization of the skeletal-fixator-intramedullary pin-tie-in fixator for the repair of long bone fractures in birds" - $3,605.94.

2003
Kathryn C. Gamble
- Lincoln Park Zoo- "Internal anatomy of the hornbill casque described by radiography and advanced imaging" - $3,500.

2004
Michelle Hawkins
, University of California- "Variability of distribution and stability of extemporaneous preparations of meloxicam and carprofen after dilution and suspension at two storage temperatures" - $5,843.
Cree Monaghan - Perth Zoo - "The pharmacokinetics of Enrofloxacin, Terbinafine and Itraconazole in black cockatoos (Calyptorhynchus spp)"  $4,157.

2005
Miguel Saggesse
- Texas A & M University:"Investigation into the Antemortem Diagnosis and Etiology of Avian Mycobacteriosis."  $3,000.

2006
Dr. Joanne Paul-Murphy
- University of Wisconsin: Functional Imaging of the Avian Brain During Pain and the Response to Opoid Administration.  $10,000

2007
James W. Carpenter:
Single-Dose Pharmacokinetics of Piperacillin/Tazobactam in the Hispaniolan Amazon Parrot (Amazona ventralis).   $8164.
Louisa Robertson:
The survival of captive reared kakď (black stilt) released to the wild.  $4500