LSU Vet Med Researcher Receives Prestigious National Academy of Medicine Award

September 26, 2022

Jenny Sones, associate professor of theriogenology at the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine, is the recipient of a Catalyst Award from the National Academy of Medicine, one of only 25 U.S.-based innovators to receive the award for 2020-22.

Dr. Sones is principal investigator of a study on the effects of maternal obesity and preeclampsia, a complication of pregnancy that can negatively affect the fetus. 

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Learn more about the award and Sones' research