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Meg Sleeper

Meg Sleeper

Clinical Professor, Small Animal Cardiology

Department: Small Animal Clinical Sciences
Business Phone: (352) 294-5114
Business Email: margaretmsleeper@ufl.edu

Research Profile

Areas of Interest
  • Gene therapy for cardiovascular disease
  • inherited heart disease

Publications

2020
Monitoring great ape heart health through innovative electrocardiogram technology: Training methodologies and welfare implications
Zoo Biology
2019
Pharmacokinetics of furosemide after intravenous, oral and transdermal administration to cats
Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery
2018
Sample Size Determination for Evaluation of Time Domain Heart Rate Variability Indices in Canine Lameness
Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association
2018
Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine for Treatment of a Mare With Rectal Paralysis
Equine Veterinary Education
2017
Status of Therapeutic Gene Transfer to Treat Cardiovascular Disease in Dogs and Cats
Veterinary Clinics of North America-Small Animal Practice
2017
Equine Cardiovascular Therapeutics
Veterinary Clinics of North America-Equine Practice
2016
Tadalafil Treatment Delays the Onset of Cardiomyopathy in Dystrophin-Deficient Hearts
Journal of the American Heart Association
2016
Disease-Modifying Effects of Orally Bioavailable Nf-Kappa B Inhibitors in Dystrophin-Deficient Muscle
JCI insight
2015
The Evolving Mcart Multimodal Imaging Core: Establishing a Protocol for Computed Tomography and Echocardiography in the Rhesus Macaque to Perform Longitudinal Analysis of Radiation-Induced Organ Injury
Health physics
2012
Long-Term Restoration of Cardiac Dystrophin Expression in Golden Retriever Muscular Dystrophy Following Raav6-Mediated Exon Skipping
Molecular Therapy
2011
Long-Term Systemic Myostatin Inhibition Via Liver-Targeted Gene Transfer in Golden Retriever Muscular Dystrophy
Human Gene Therapy

Grants

Sep 2016 ACTIVE
Therapeutic gene transfer abrogates canine dilated cardiomyopathy
AMER KENNEL CLUB · Principal Investigator

Education

Residency
1997 · University of Pennsylvania
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (cardiology)
1997 · University of Pennsylvania
Internship
1994 · Midatlantic Equine Medical Center
Veterinary Medicine Degree
1993 · University of Pennsylvania

Contact Details

Phones:
Business:
(352) 294-5114
Emails:
Business:
margaretmsleeper@ufl.edu

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