CSU Researcher Receives Past Presidents’ Research Fellow

Dr. Aimee Colbath is researching bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells for treating equine musculoskeletal disease.
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Colorado State University (CSU) doctoral candidate Aimee Colbath, VMD, MS, received the 2015 AAEP Foundation Past Presidents’ Research Fellow for her research into the use of bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (BMDMSCs), a promising therapy for musculoskeletal disease in the horse that is widely used but not fully understood.

Colbath was recognized Dec. 7 during the Frank J. Milne State-of-the-Art Lecture at the AAEP’s 61st Annual Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada. The $5,000 grant is awarded annually to a doctoral or residency student who has made significant progress in the field of equine health care research. She also received a $500 stipend to support her travel to Las Vegas.

Colbath’s research focuses on the immune properties of BMDMSCs and equine induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs). If the immune properties of allogeneic BMDMSCs are equivalent to those of autogenous BMDMSCs, these cells could provide a more readily available, potentially less expensive and more consistent biologic therapy for musculoskeletal disease in the horse. In contrast, if allogeneic cells or iPSCs are found to be immunogeneic, then clinicians should be weary of their use.

Colbath received her veterinary degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 2010. She completed her equine surgery and lameness residency and her master’s in clinical sciences at Colorado State in 2015

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