Dr. Natalie Carrillo received the 2006 National Phi Zeta Award for Best Clinical Research on July 14, 2006 from Dr. Rowan Milner, Secretary-Treasurer of Phi Zeta Upsilon. Dr. Steeve Giguere, Associate Professor in the Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences was Dr. Carrillo's research supervisor. Dr. Carillo's manuscript was published from her large animal medicine residency research project in the American Journal of Veterinary Research and was titled, "Disposition of orally administered cefpodoxime proxetil in foals and adult horses and minimum inhibitory concentration of the drug against common bacterial pathogens of horses." The publication was initially selected by the local Phi Zeta Upsilon chapter as best clinical research manuscript at the University of Florida in 2006. It was selected as the best paper nationally by the National Phi Zeta Award Committee from 27 chapter submissions this Spring.

Dr. Natalie Carrillo (center) receives the 2006 National Phi Zeta Research Award for best clinical research from Dr. Rowan Milner (right), Secretary-Treasurer, Phi Zeta Upsilon and Dr. Steeve Giguere (left) , Dr. Carrillo's research mentor. Download 300 dpi 5x7 tif file for print/publication

Dr. Natalie Carrillo (right) with Dr. Steeve Giguere Download 300 dpi 5x7 tif file for print/publication

Research Paper Citation: Carrillo NA, Giguere S, Gronwall RR, Brown MP, Merritt KA, O'Kelley JJ. Disposition of orally administered cefpodoxime proxetil in foals and adult horses and minimum inhibitory concentration of the drug against common bacterial pathogens of horses. Am J Vet Res 66:30-35, 2005.

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