# Advanced Immunoassay System for Oregon Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory

> **NIH FDA U18** · OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY · 2021 · $93,968

## Abstract

Project Summary/Abstract
An advanced immunoassay system is an essential piece of equipment for clinical pathology laboratories to
assess the function and response to injury of various disease conditions but especially hormonal changes and
cardiac (heart) conditions. Many food contaminants/misformulations, toxins, microbial agents, cancer and other
conditions affect hormone levels and damage the heart These can trigger biochemical changes measured by an
immunoassay system. The Oregon Veterinary Diagnostic laboratory (OVDL) has an Immulite system that is
now 14 years old, lived its functional life expectancy, breaks down routinely, and is no longer eligible for a service
contract and therefore needs to be replaced. The OVDL receives a widely varied diagnostic caseload from
domestic animals as well as wildlife, aquatic and marine species of the Pacific Northwest. The OVDL services
are vital to a variety of clients and to public health, both of which are key to Vet LIRN’s mission. An advanced
and reliable immunoassay system is necessary for the OVDL to be fully operational for Vet LIRN projects and
investigations.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10435728
- **Project number:** 1U18FD007498-01
- **Recipient organization:** OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** SUSAN J TORNQUIST
- **Activity code:** U18 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** FDA
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $93,968
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2021-09-06 → 2022-08-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10435728

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10435728, Advanced Immunoassay System for Oregon Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (1U18FD007498-01). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10435728. Licensed CC0.

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