AAEP Foundation Establishes Equine Research Endowment
Edited Press Release
November 26, 2017
The endowment is funded in part by a donation from the late Dr. Michelle LeBlanc’s estate.
The endowment is funded in part by a donation from the late Dr. Michelle LeBlanc’s estate.
Renee and John Grisham and the AAEP Foundation awarded $5,000 scholarships to five equine veterinary students.
Norris is studying apicomplexan parasites, specifically Sarcocystis neurona, EPM’s primary causative agent.
The award honors an AAEP member who has made outstanding contributions to the association throughout their career.
The Lavin Cup honors a nonveterinary organization or individual that works to improve equine welfare.
Dr. Peter Timoney received the honor for his contributions to the body of knowledge on equine infectious diseases.
The Saddle Up Safely app includes a return-to-riding protocol, an injury and concussion assessment tool, and more.
The website features the history of two parasitology research herds that scientists have managed at UK since the 1970s.
Reynolds Cowles, DVM, 2017 AAEP president, selected Amy Grice, VMD, MBA, and Stuart Brown, DVM, to receive the award.
Dr. Nancy Collins received the award for her commitment to improving equine welfare and the lives of others.
Terje Raudsepp, PhD, presented in honor of UK equine genetics researcher Teri Lear, PhD, who passed away in 2016.
Forage and water sources were scarce after the Fox and Lake Range Herd Management Area was burned by wildfire.
Duane Chappell, DVM; Foster Northrop, DVM; and Deborah Spike-Pierce, DVM, MBA, will serve three-year terms.
Lisa Metcalf, MS, DVM, Dipl. ACT, founding owner of Honahlee, PC, an equine reproduction facility in Sherwood, Oregon.
Dr. Anje Bauck received the 2017 AAEP Foundation Past Presidents’ Research Fellow for her equine colic surgery research.
Dr. Kelly Sears’ equine piroplasmosis research resulted in the discovery of a new Theileria organism.
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