Equine researcher named to ‘Barbaro’ professorship
Veterinarian Kurt D. Hankenson has been named to the Dean W. Richardson Professorship inward Equine Disease Research at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Veterinary Medicine.
Hankenson, DVM, MS, PhD, is the start incumbent of the professorship.
The Dean W. Richardson Professorship was established past times Mr. as well as Mrs. M. Roy Jackson, next the hospitalization of their Kentucky Derby winner, Barbaro, at Penn Vet’s New Bolton Center. Their wishing to contribute to the handling as well as elimination of laminitis was the catalyst for their gift to endow the professorship.
The Jacksons said: “We are rattling pleased that this rate has been filled as well as are confident that nether physician Hankenson’s leadership meaning steps forrad volition live made inward the report of laminitis as well as other equine musculoskeletal diseases. We select religious belief inward Penn Veterinary Medicine’s might to create the sort of in-depth move that volition convey virtually positive results.”
Hankenson did his undergraduate move at the University of Illinois, where he earned his BS inward 1990, as well as hence he earned his veterinarian bird at University of Illinois’ College of Veterinary Medicine inward 1992. Following his fourth dimension equally an equine clinician, he returned to academia as well as completed a Master of Science bird at Purdue University’s School of Veterinary Medicine inward 1997. He received a Ph.D. from the Department of Biochemistry at the University of Washington’s School of Medicine inward 2001.
His career has included an impressive hit of clinical as well as academic positions at both human as well as veterinarian healthcare institutions, as well as he currently holds a faculty rate at Penn Vet as well as at Penn’s Perelman School of Medicine.
“I am thrilled to live entering a novel stage of my inquiry as well as instruction career at New Bolton Center, as well as to live expanding my inquiry computer program to focus on equine musculoskeletal diseases, especially laminitis,” Hankenson said.
Surgeon physician Dean W. Richardson as well as his squad cared for Barbaro for ix months, from May 2006 until Jan 2007.
“We are rattling excited to attract a scientist of this caliber to this position,” Richardson said. “In today’s inquiry environment, it volition live an enormous wages to select person similar physician Hankenson, who has a proven tape of both inquiry funding as well as productivity. He has a broad hit of connections both hither at Penn as well as throughout the scientific community. physician Hankenson’s roots are inward the Equus caballus basis as well as he is certain to brand major contributions to equine research.”
The destination of the Dean W. Richardson Professorship is the evolution of a world-leading inquiry computer program straight applicable to equine diseases, alongside detail emphasis on improving the understanding, prevention, as well as handling of equine laminitis. H5N1 debilitating, painful, as well as uncompromising condition, laminitis is the bit leading killer of horses worldwide as well as is before long uncurable. Winner of the 2006 Kentucky Derby as well as a dear American icon, Barbaro suffered a catastrophic fracture during the running of the Preakness. After undergoing successful surgical operation at New Bolton Center, he developed severe laminitis that eventually led to his death. This Professorship serves equally a lasting legacy of Barbaro.
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