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Past Presidents' Fellow
University of California-Davis doctoral candidate Carrie J. Finno,
DVM, DACVIM, has received the 2010 AAEP Foundation Past Presidents’
Research Fellow for her contributions to advancing equine research.
Dr. Finno was recognized during the Dec.
6 Frank J. Milne State-of-the-Art Lecture at the AAEP’s 56th Annual
Convention in
Baltimore
,
Md.
The $5,000 research grant is awarded each year to a doctoral or residency
student who has excelled in the field of equine research.
Dr. Finno’s doctoral thesis involves
investigating the genetic basis for Neuroaxonal Dystrophy/Equine
Degenerative Myeloencephalopathy (NAD/EDM) in horses. The disease affects
multiple breeds of horses and appears with clinical signs similar to
cervical vertebral malformation. Through her study, she and her
collaborator’s objective is to perform a mapping study in order to
determine a candidate region that may contain a genetic mutation causative
for NAD/EDM in all breeds of horses. The ultimate goal is to develop a
genetic test that will allow horse breeders to make informed decisions and
avoid a devastating neurologic disease while aiding equine clinicians in
diagnosing NAD/EDM antemortem.
Dr.
Finno received a bachelor’s of science degree in biology from
Emory
University
in 1999. She earned her veterinary degree from the
University
of
Minnesota
in 2004.
The AAEP Foundation established the Past
Presidents’ Research Fellow in 2006. The award is made possible through
the monetary contributions of AAEP past presidents.
For more information about this program
and other scholarships offered through the AAEP Foundation, please visit
the scholarship section of the AAEP Foundation’s Web site at www.aaepfoundation.org.
The AAEP Foundation, Inc., a 501(c)(3)
organization, was created in 1994 as the charitable arm of the American
Association of Equine Practitioners. The AAEP Foundation’s mission is to
improve the health and welfare of the horse through the support of
research, education, benevolence and the equine community.
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