UK Graduate Student Spotlight: Rafaela De Negri

De Negri’s research focused on infections in horses caused by S. equi and S. zooepidemicus.
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Name: Rafaela De Negri, DVM, MS
From: Brazil
Degrees and institute where received: DVM from Universidade Federal de Uberlandia, Uberlandia, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Veterinary anatomic pathology residency at University of Kentucky (UK) Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Lexington, Ky.
Masters in Veterinary Science at UK Gluck Equine Research Center, Lexington, Ky.

Rafaela De Negri, DVM, MS, said that when the opportunity arose to come to Kentucky, she couldn’t resist. The equine caseload at UK’s Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory gave her the opportunity to study a collection of equine diseases she wouldn’t be able to see anywhere else in the world.

“During my pathology residency, I became more engaged in veterinary sciences and my interest in infectious diseases grew stronger,” she said. “This led me to pursue a master’s degree with Dr. John Timoney (MVB, PhD, DSc, MRCVS), a renowned scientist and professor in equine infectious diseases at the Gluck Center."

Streptococcus infections are important to the horse industry worldwide because they can cause large outbreaks and severe disease in horse populations. There are two key pathogenic bacterial species of Streptococcus in horses: S. equi and S. zooepidemicus

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