Jennifer Barrett, DVM, MS, PhD, an assistant professor of equine surgery at Virginia Tech’s Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center, was recently awarded a grant from the Morris Animal Foundation (MAF) to conduct research that will help determine better ways to treat lameness in horses, as well as other animal species, such as dogs.

Barrett’s research will focus on how to regenerate and repair tendons and ligaments, since injuries to these structures can cause lameness. Often, a diagnosis of lameness that cannot be resolved can lead retirement