North Carolina State University doctoral candidate Liara Gonzalez, DVM, Dipl. ACVS, and University of Minnesota doctoral candidate Elaine Norton, DVM, MS, received the 2014 EQUUS Foundation Research Fellows for their work to advance equine veterinary knowledge.

Gonzalez and Norton were recognized Dec. 8 during the Frank J. Milne State-of-the-Art Lecture at the AAEP’s 60th Annual Convention, taking place Dec. 6-10 in Salty Lake City, Utah. Each received a $5,000 fellow to support their endeavors in equine research and a $500 stipend to support their travel to Salt Lake City.

Instituted in 2011 and 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.

“We sponsor the EQUUS Foundation Research Fellows program to emphasize the importance of equine research, reward researchers for their contributions, and meet the increasing need to train future equine veterinary researchers,” said Jenny Belknap Kees, EQUUS Foundation chairman of the board