colsa.unh researchers will receive a boost thanks to a grant from the americankennelclub Canine Health Foundation (CHF). Since making a significant discovery about the mysterious infection last fall, they have been working to better understand what is causing a respiratory illness in dogs. “We’re going to be able to use this funding to leverage the best genomic sequencing that exists to really define this potential pathogen... It can help direct future research but also potentially help direct treatment.” David Needle, pathology section chief at the NHVDL and clinical associate professor in COLSA. The grant – which totals a little more than $308,000 – is the first UNH has ever received from the American Kennel Club and is particularly significant because the university does not have a veterinary school. Last fall, the UNH researchers identified a small portion of the genome of a previously uncharacterized bacteria that may be causing the illness using genetic sequencing of samples f...