Amanda A. Adams, PhD, is an assistant professor at the University of Kentucky Gluck Equine Research Center. She's authored 25 peer-reviewed scientific publications and presented her research at more than 40 national and international scientific meetings. Her research interests include the geriatric horse's immune system; adiposity’s effects on horses' inflammatory responses, particularly in EMS horses; and the mechanisms responsible for and pathways involved in EMS to identify potential treatments that target both the inflammatory and metabolic component of the disease.