The Hale lab (+ Jeremy Hale!) managed to escape the Wild Wild West with a giant bag of gold! Now we never have to write another grant! 😉 Great team work by all.

Tessa shares optimized methods for RNA Virus (SIV) preservation from field-collected fecal and saliva samples at the Midwest Primate Interest Group Meeting in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Vanessa shares results of a preliminary study evaluating the urine and stool microbiome (16S and shotgun metagenomics) and metabolomce (LC-MS) of dogs with and without bladder cancer at the Veterinary Cancer Society Meeting in Norfolk, VA.

Vanessa Hale and a  team of clinicians at Ohio State University – Dr. Brian Husbands (Oncology), Dr. Adam Rudinsky (Internal Medicine), Dr. Sheryl Justice; the University of Missouri – Dr. Lindsey Donnelly (Oncology), Dr. Laura Nafe  (Internal Medicine); and North Carolina State University – Dr. Michael Mastromauro (Oncology), Dr. Allison Kendall (Internal Medicine) received funding to launch a muti-center, blinded, placebo-controlled clinical trial that tests the addition of Escherichia coli Nissle 1917 (EcN), a well-established probiotic, to a standard-of-care chemotherapy for the treatment of muscle invasive bladder cancer in dogs. The gut microbiota impacts response to cancer therapy and studies in humans demonstrate that manipulating the microbiota through probiotic use can improve cancer outcomes. Our goal is to test this using EcN in canine bladder cancer.

Congratulations to the whole team!

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Andrew McGlynn, third year veterinary student presented his summer research titled, “How variable is the urinary microbiota of healthy dogs over time?” at the National Veterinary Scholars Symposium in Minnesota. Way to go Andrew!

Welcome to our newest grad student, Zach Lewis, graduate of Carlton College with a major in biology and a minor in biochemistry. We’re so excited to have you with us! Here’s to great things as you begin exploring the world of tiny microbes that impact so much of life and health!

Pelotonia Ride Day (Aug. 6th)! For more info or to donate, click here.

Finish line! -with Erin Waggoner, RVT in OSU Veterinary Medical Center

Vanessa Hale attended the Bladder Cancer Think Tank in Denver, Colorado. (August 2022)

Dr. Chris Madden departs for a new adventure at the Ohio Department of Agriculture. All the best Chris! We’re all so lucky to have worked with you.