2021 Veterinary Research Fellowship
Emily A. Hellstrom, DVM
Ph.D. Candidate
North Carolina State University
College of Veterinary Medicine
Left to Right: Dr. Anthony Blikslager, Vice Chair and Research Subcommittee Chair of The Foundation for the Horse, Dr. Emily Hellstrom, Ph.D. Candidate and fellow recipient from NC State University, and Dr. Michelle Henry Barton, member of Research Subcommittee of The Foundation for the Horse
Emily A. Hellstrom, a Ph.D. student at North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine, will receive the EQUUS Foundation Research Fellow awarded by The Foundation for the Horse for her research into improving postoperative outcomes for surgical colic patients., Colorado for her research into new approaches to tendon injury rehabilitation in horses.
"Through the culture and study of enteric glia from clinical patients, I hope to gain key information in their role on intestinal epithelial barrier function,” said Dr. Hellstrom. “Their use as a novel therapeutic target in equine medicine could potentially benefit not only postoperative ileus patients, but also those suffering from inflammatory bowel disease or sepsis by maintaining intestinal barrier integrity."
Dr. Hellstrom graduated summa cum laude from Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Science in 2019. She completed a rotating internship at Equine Medical Center of Ocala in Florida in 2020.
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