The Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation’s board of directors has approved funding for 16 veterinary research projects in 2012 for a total of $845,646. The board selected eight new projects to be launched in 2012, and funding will cover the second year of eight projects begun in 2011.

The new research projects cover a wide range of problems that can affect horses of any breed or discipline, and include foal pneumonia, laminitis, vitamin D’s role in immunity, and stem cell therapy. Descriptions of each project are available at grayson-jockeyclub.org.

Universities receiving funding for new projects are the University of Georgia (2), The Ohio State University, Michigan State University, University of Florida, Cornell University, University of Kentucky, and University of Pennsylvania.

The Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation is traditionally the nation’s leading source of private funding for equine medical research, and the new slate of projects brings the foundation’s total since 1983 to 287 projects funded for $19 million at 40 universities