# CVM Vet-LIRN Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory Program

> **NIH FDA U18** · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · 2020 · $36,324

## Abstract

Project Abstract:
The University of Minnesota (UMN) Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (VDL) has the capacity and the
opportunity to support the investigation of animal foodborne illness through the FDA CVM Vet-LIRN
program, most specifically in the area of bacterial contamination.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9940714
- **Project number:** 5U18FD006151-04
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
- **Principal Investigator:** Jerry L Torrison
- **Activity code:** U18 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** FDA
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $36,324
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2017-08-01 → 2022-05-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9940714

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9940714, CVM Vet-LIRN Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory Program (5U18FD006151-04). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-27 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9940714. Licensed CC0.

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