2024 Veterinary Research Fellowship
Dr. Caroline McKinney-Aguirre, DVM, Ph.D., MPH, DACVIM
North Carolina State University
Left to Right: Dr. Rick Mitchell, EQUUS Foundation Board member, and Dr. Caroline McKinney-Aguirre, DVM
Dr. Caroline McKinney-Aguirre, DVM, Ph.D., MPH, DACVIM, an equine veterinarian from North Carolina State University, received the 2024 EQUUS Foundation Research Award for her research on novel placental derivatives to enhance equine intestinal epithelial repair.
The EQUUS Foundation Research Award is given annually to a doctoral or residency student who has made significant progress in equine health care research. McKinney-Aguirre's research investigates whether these novel therapeutics may provide a scalable and affordable adjunct tool for improving recovery from severe colic.
McKinney-Aguirre accepted the $5,000 scholarship during the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) 70th Annual Convention in Orlando, Florida, on December 8. She also received a $1,500 stipend to support her travel to the convention.
McKinney-Aguirre graduated from Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University in 2016 while also completing a master’s degree in public health from Tufts University School of Medicine. She completed her internship at Tennessee Equine Hospital and her residency in large animal internal medicine at Tufts University. She recently completed her doctorate in comparative biomedical sciences at NC State where she is also a clinical trials fellow and research assistant professor.
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