# Expansion of Molecular and MALDI-ToF Testing for Veterinary Diagnostics

> **NIH FDA U18** · VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INST AND ST UNIV · 2021 · $37,191

## Abstract

Project Abstract
Virginia Tech Animal Laboratory Services (ViTALS) at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary
Medicine (VMCVM) has been a member of the FDA CVM Vet-LIRN laboratory network since 2012. With
previous infrastructure funding, ViTALS was able to conduct staff training and expansion of the
molecular diagnostics section to comply with the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory
Diagnosticians (AAVLD) requirements for accreditation. ViTALS was granted provisional accreditation in
August 2016, and anticipates full accreditation by the end of 2017. The expertise of the faculty and
staff along with the highly organized and well established facility have served as an integral component
of the network. ViTALS encompasses six units including anatomic pathology, clinical pathology, clinical
microbiology, molecular diagnostics, clinical immunology, and clinical parasitology. ViTALS has
experience and expertise in running GLP studies and is capable of providing technical skill and support
for ongoing surveillance or outbreak testing.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10192502
- **Project number:** 5U18FD006159-05
- **Recipient organization:** VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INST AND ST UNIV
- **Principal Investigator:** Tanya LeRoith
- **Activity code:** U18 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** FDA
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $37,191
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2017-08-01 → 2022-05-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10192502

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10192502, Expansion of Molecular and MALDI-ToF Testing for Veterinary Diagnostics (5U18FD006159-05). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10192502. Licensed CC0.

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