Equine Research Hall of Fame Inducts Two New Scientists

The Board of Directors of the University of Kentucky Gluck Equine Research Foundation announced the induction of Travis C. McGuire Jr., DVM, PhD, an immunologist from Washington State University (WSU), and C. Wayne McIlwraith, BVSc, PhD, DSc,

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The Board of Directors of the University of Kentucky Gluck Equine Research Foundation announced the induction of Travis C. McGuire Jr., DVM, PhD, an immunologist from Washington State University (WSU), and C. Wayne McIlwraith, BVSc, PhD, DSc, FRCVS, Dipl. ACVS, an orthopedist from Colorado State University (CSU), into the Equine Research Hall of Fame. The two were inducted during a dinner ceremony on Oct. 10, 2005, at Keeneland Racecourse in Lexington, Ky.


McGuire’s work is known worldwide for his studies characterizing and defining the equine immune system, which have led the way to the control of various infectious equine diseases. McIlwraith is internationally renowned as a pioneer in equine arthroscopy.
The Equine Research Hall of Fame was established in 1990 by the University of Kentucky Equine Research Foundation (now the Gluck Equine Research Foundation) to honor individuals from the international scientific community who have dedicated a major part of their careers to equine research. The Hall of Fame provides a lasting tribute to world renowned equine researchers in various disciplines, and recognizes their outstanding achievements and contributions to basic applied research.


Travis C. McGuire Jr., DVM, PhD


The cornerstone of McGuire’s research was the identification and characterization of the immunoglobulins (proteins found in the blood that play an important part in the immune response of an animal) of horses and the preparation of reference antisera (serums produced to instigate an immune response) against them. The reagents he developed helped in the discovery of a previously unrecognized disease of Arabian horses called severe combined immunodeficiency. This disease provided McGuire a basis with which to research many other animal diseases, and it allowed him to make highly significant discoveries on the equine immune response, equine infectious anemia, and equine babesiosis

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