Topics in this Annual Report include: A Message from the Director (Douglas F. Antczak); Staff of the Baker Institute; Perspectives; Advisory Council; Recognitions; Memorials; Infectious Diseases and Immunology (Hadley C. Stephenson Laboratory for the Study of Canine Diseases, Albert C. Bostwick Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Immunology Laboratory, Mucosal Immunity Laboratory, Equine Genetics Center); A Retrospective [Leland Carmichael] (Giralda Laboratory for Canine Infectious Diseases); Genetics and Develepment John M. Olin Laboratory for the Study of Canine Bone and Joint Disease, Laboratory of Cellular Growth and Differentiation, Laboratory for the Study of Inherited Canine Reproductive Diseases, Donnelley Laboratory of Gene Regulation and Expression, Inherited Eye Disease Studies Unit); Beyond the Laboratory (Baker Institute Scientific Conference Series, Honorable Mentions, Publications); Acknowledgements.