The trustees of the Jean Lanning Foundation are delighted to announce a major grant to the Canine Genetics Centre (CGC) at Cambridge University to fund exciting new research.
Dr Cathryn Mellersh has linked up with Dr Alex Cagan to collaborate on a joint proposal entitled “Decoding health: The Domestic Dog as a Model for Understanding Human Disease.” Continue reading
As part of our CGC Friends scheme, we launched a special yearly award, sponsored by Canine Genetic Testing (CAGT) – the Friends of the CGC Health and Welfare Award. All friends can nominate anybody that they know personally, or know of, that makes a positive impact on the health and/or welfare of dogs. This year’s winner was announced at our recent Research Day as Kathryne Wrigley. Continue reading
The Canine Genetics Centre has had something very special to celebrate this month. Our group leader, Dr Cathryn Mellersh, has been selected as the winner of perhaps the most prestigious award given annually as an international prize in canine health, the International Canine Health Awards (ICHA) Lifetime Achievement Award. Prizes in this, and a number of other categories, are sponsored by Vernon and Lesley Hill, founders of Metro Bank, and awarded annually by The Kennel Club Charitable Trust , whose independent adjudicators are world-wide experts. Continue reading
