The Loftus Lab is observing #ShutDownAcademia on July 10th, 2020. To learn more about this important movement visit https://www.shutdownstem.com/action. This is only a small step in the work we must do to combat racism and promote inclusiveness.

Our manuscript, Serum Vitamin D Metabolites and CXCL10 Concentrations Associate with Survival in Dogs with Immune Mediated Disease, is provisionally accepted in Frontiers in Veterinary Science. We found that in dogs that had autoimmune diseases, those with low Vitamin D blood concentrations or high CXCL10 concentrations had shorter survival. These findings pave the way for new research to better understand how we might improve the prognosis of dogs with certain immune-mediated diseases. Read Here 

Obesity in our pets is an ever increasing concern. Colleagues and I were recently quoted in a NY Times article. Read here!