Noah Cohen, VMD, MPH, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM, professor of Large Animal Clinical Sciences at Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM), was recently recognized as the recipient of the 2008 Schering-Plough Animal Health Applied Equine Research Award at the 10th World Equine Veterinary Association (WEVA) congress in Moscow, Russia.

Cohen received his award Jan. 28 in recognition of his extensive research in the field of equine neonatology and perinatology. Most recently, Cohen has focused his efforts in collaboration with Drs. Ronald Martens and Keith Chaffin (and others from the CVM and other institutions and practices) to study Rhodococcus equi foal pneumonia–a major cause of disease and death in foals.

“Dr Cohen’s selection recognizes the quality of his research and its clinical relevance to the health of foals,” said Dr. Warwick Bayly, BVSc, MS, PhD, past president of WEVA.

WEVA was founded in 1985 and has a principal mission of advancing the health and welfare of horses everywhere by promoting and offering continuing education for equine practitioners from less developed countries