Three Inductees Named to UK Equine Research Hall of Fame

The Gluck Equine Research Foundation will induct three into the UK Equine Research Hall of Fame on Sept. 23.
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The Gluck Equine Research Foundation will induct three scientists into the University of Kentucky (UK) Equine Research Hall of Fame Sept. 23 at Keeneland Race Course.

George Allen, PhD, a posthumous inductee formerly of UK’s Gluck Equine Research Center; Eugene Lyons, PhD, of UK’s Gluck Equine Research Center; and Stephanie Valberg, DVM, PhD, of the University of Minnesota, were selected for their contributions to equine science and research. Nominated by their peers and colleagues, these three individuals were selected by past Hall of Fame inductees.

"On behalf of the Gluck Equine Research Foundation board, I would like to congratulate this year’s inductees," said Walter Zent, DVM, chairman of the foundation’s board of directors. "We were fortunate to have many excellent nominees who have dedicated their lives to equine research."

A Kentucky native, Allen joined the faculty in the Department of Veterinary Science at UK as an assistant professor in 1978 and was promoted to professor in 1987 until his death in 2008. Among Allen’s most important accomplishments were the elucidation of equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) pathogenesis, his findings about the importance of cytotoxic T cells in controlling EHV-1 infection, an equine model for neurologic diseases caused by EHV-1, and the identification of risk factors for the development of this severe clinical outcome

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