"Nutrigenomics! Case studies that illustrate the intersection between genetics, disease, and nutrition" Dr. Carrie Finno

The live event is FREE to all, but non-OCEN Members must pay a small fee to receive the recording. OCEN Community, Farm, and Veterinary Members receive free access to all guest lectures automatically- both live and recorded. All paid registrants and OCEN members will receive the recording within 48 hours of the live event. Live event participants will have the opportunity to ask questions and will receive a discount on consultations.

Take home points:

1. Nutrigenomics (aka personalized nutrition) = the relationship between nutrition and gene expression

2. Developing algorithms that integrated information on diet, phenotype and genotype can lead to larger gains in health than adhering to standard dietary guidelines

3. The genetics of vitamin E metabolism is one example in horses where certain horses may require higher levels of vitamin E than others

Dr. Carrie Finno's BIO

Dr. Carrie Finno is a board-certified equine internist with a PhD in comparative pathology and post-doctorate training in comparative genomics. She has a strong commitment to biomedical research in the field of translational inherited neuromuscular disorders. At this stage of her career, Dr. Finno has published over 100 papers, including publications in Nature Communications and PLoS Genetics. Her research studies the interaction of vitamin E and neural development in a naturally-occuring disease in the horse and using a well-established mouse model. Dr. Finno is currently a Professor in Veterinary Genetics and the Gregory L. Ferrero Endowed Director of the Center for Equine Health at UC Davis. Dr. Finno was recently awarded the 2022 Chancellor’s Fellowship at UC Davis for her research efforts.