Martin Nielsen

Martin Nielsen

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Martin Nielsen

Professor, Schlaikjer Professor of Equine Infectious Disease

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343 Gluck Equine Research Center 1400 Nicholasville Rd. Lexington, KY 40546

Last Revised: Dec 9th, 2024

Professional Biography

The mission of the Nielsen Laboratory is to Provide Solutions for Equine Parasite Control. Research efforts are focused on the following areas:

 

1. New and improved diagnostic tests.

2. Documentation of drug resistance and investigation of mechanisms behind.

3. Identification and evaluation of sustainable parasite control programs.

4. Developing and evaluating novel treatment modalities.

5. Epidemiology of parasite transmission patterns.

6. The role of helminth parasites in equine health and disease.

7. Parasite biology, genomics, and transcriptomics.


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Education

Doctor of Veterinary Science (DVSc), University of Copenhagen, 2023
Diplomate, American College for Veterinary Microbiologists, 2013
Diplomate, European Veterinary Parasitology College, 2011
PhD, Equine Parasitology, University of Copenhagen, 2007
DVM, Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, 2001

Contact Information

Brett Sponseller
Director, Gluck Equine Research Center

108A Gluck Equine Research Center 1400 Nicholasville Rd. Lexington, KY 40546-0215

(859) 257-4757

brett.sponseller@uky.edu