Meg Sleeper, VMD, associate professor of Cardiology at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Veterinary Medicine and the school’s Cardiology Section Chief since 2001. Her primary research interests include inherited heart diseases, in particular inherited cardiomyopathies and therapeutic gene transfer. She is also an avid world-class endurance competitor with more than 14,000 miles logged and placings in endurance competitions in six countries, in addition to a best condition award.