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Lincoln Memorial University Students Share Summer Research Projects

August 26, 2018
Posted by Erica Larson

Eight Lincoln Memorial University veterinary students spent their summers at the University of Kentucky Gluck Equine Research Center conducting research projects with faculty, graduate students, and other laboratory members.

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Back row (left to right): Morgan Clark, Martin Nielsen, Amanda Adams, Alex Esteller-Vico, Alisa Herbst, David Alexander, and Jamie MacLeod. ||Front row (left to right): Carrie Shaffer, Sofia Santacaterina, Olivia Walker, Lynn Leedhanachoke, Bertsie Cantu, Katelyn Jaqueway, Erica Macon, and Danielle Howard. | Photo: Jenny Evans

Eight veterinary students from Lincoln Memorial University, in Harrogate, Tennessee, spent their summers at the University of Kentucky (UK) Gluck Equine Research Center, in Lexington, conducting research projects with faculty, graduate students, and other laboratory members.

The students presented their research at the end of July at the UK Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory

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Erica Larson

Erica Larson, former news editor for The Horse, holds a degree in journalism with an external specialty in equine science from Michigan State University in East Lansing. A Massachusetts native, she grew up in the saddle and has dabbled in a variety of disciplines including foxhunting, saddle seat, and mounted games. Currently, Erica competes in eventing with her OTTB, Dorado.