2013 CVM News: Mentorship helps graduate student win prestigious award to heal horses with stem cells

Abstract

This news item is about: A lifelong love of racehorses first brought Dr. Lauren Schnabel to Cornell College of Veterinary Medicine to become an equine surgeon. Now expanding her skills as a fourth year PhD student in the graduate field of comparative and biomedical sciences, Schnabel has won a career development award that will pave her path forward as a translational clinical scientist. Her interest in stem cell biology and regenerative medicine has the potential to unlock the power of stem cells to help horses heal.