# Strengthening veterinary diagnostic laboratory effort as related to the national food safety system

> **NIH FDA U18** · PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE · 2021 · $44,000

## Abstract

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Title: Strengthening veterinary diagnostic laboratory efforts as related to the national food system
PD: Tewari, Deepanker Institution: Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
Pennsylvania Veterinary Laboratory
CO-PD Thirumalapura Nagaraja Institution: Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
Pennsylvania Veterinary Laboratory
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The 2016-2017 LIRN/FDA award to the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, Pennsylvania
Veterinary Laboratory will help with
(1) Participation in FDA/Vet-LIRN sample analysis.
(2) Providing analysis for laboratory standardization.
(3) Participation in additional small-scale method development and/or method validation and matrix
extension work.
(4) Training employees for quality assurance and technical improvements
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## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10192504
- **Project number:** 5U18FD006172-05
- **Recipient organization:** PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
- **Principal Investigator:** Deepanker Tewari
- **Activity code:** U18 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** FDA
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $44,000
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2017-08-01 → 2022-05-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10192504

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10192504, Strengthening veterinary diagnostic laboratory effort as related to the national food safety system (5U18FD006172-05). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10192504. Licensed CC0.

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