Coleman, Page Recipients of EQUUS Foundation Research Fellows

The awards emphasize the importance of assisting researchers in their exploration of horse health topics.
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Two equine researchers were presented with the 2012 EQUUS Foundation Research Fellows for their work to advance veterinary knowledge during the American Association of Equine Practitioners’ (AAEP) 58th Annual Convention, currently taking place in Anaheim, Calif.

Texas A&M University master of science candidate Michelle C. Coleman, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM, and University of Kentucky Gluck Equine Research Center doctoral candidate Allen E. Page, DVM, each received a $5,000 fellow to support their endeavors in equine research during the December 3 Frank J. Milne State-of-the-Art Lecture. Supported in partnership by the AAEP Foundation and The EQUUS Foundation, the $5,000 fellows emphasize the importance of assisting equine researchers in their exploration of horse health care topics. In addition, each fellow winner received a $500 travel stipend to support their travel to Anaheim. The inaugural EQUUS Foundation Research Fellows were awarded last year.

Coleman is working toward a graduate degree in biomedical sciences with an emphasis on epidemiology. She is the study coordinator for the AAEP Foundation’s Case-Control Study of Pasture- and Endocrinopathy-Associated Laminitis in horses, currently underway at Texas A&M University. The short-term objective of the study is to identify risk factors for the development of incident cases of laminitis among horse that naturally develop pasture-or endocrinopathy-associated laminitis. It is hoped that results of this project will guide the long-term objective of developing strategies for control and prevention of this form of the disease.

Coleman received a bachelor’s of science degree in 2003 from the University of Rochester in New York state and her veterinary degree in 2007 from the University of Georgia

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