May 12, 2026 Inaugural Cat Camp Research Grants go to Four Feline-Focused Participants
New university findings highlight potential implications for cats, treatment, and veterinary practice.
The 35 attendees of NC State’s fall event could apply for $15,000 grants from the EveryCat Health Foundation to fund any feline-focused research project.
The winners will be investigating feline infectious peritonitis, HCM and thromboembolic disease.
NC State’s inaugural Cat Camp last fall offered the 35 competitively selected veterinary house officers not only a weekend immersed in feline-focused expertise but also a chance to apply for the event’s first round of $15,000 research grants.
This month, four camp participants, including an NC State Veterinary Hospital resident in emergency and critical care, became winners of the grants, supported by Zoetis and NC State University and administered through the EveryCat Health Foundation.
“I’m very excited to see the EveryCat Health Foundation Cat Camp Pilot Studies program come to life,” says Dr.
Joshua Stern, associate dean for research and graduate studies at the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine and a feline cardiologist by training.
“For Cat Camp attendees, the opportunity to not only come to the program but also to continue their own feline research through this special extramural funding opportunity is hugely valuable.” The four winners, their mentors and their proposals are: Lei Zhang, DVM, MS, at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign working with Dr.
Petra Cerna at the University of Georgia on Evaluating proteinuria in cats with feline infectious peritonitis .
Leia Yoon, DVM, an emergency and critical care resident at NC State, working with Dr.
Ronald Li, associate professor of emergency and critical care at NC State, on Uncovering phenotypic diversity in platelet function linked to the P2RY1:A236 variant in cats.
Alba Planas Vintro, BVM, MS, at the University of California Davis working with Dr.
The report adds to ongoing university-led research relevant to veterinary medicine, animal health, and clinical decision-making.
Source university website: NC State College of Veterinary Medicine
https://news.cvm.ncsu.edu/inaugural-cat-camp-research-grants-go-to-four-feline-focused-participants/
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