Christy Taylor-Edwards received her BS from the University of Delaware and MS from Michigan State University. She completed her PhD from the University of Kentucky in April 2009 and to date is author or coauthor on 12 refereed publications and 17 abstracts. Taylor-Edwards currently works for the US FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine. This travel fellowship will be used to present doctoral research at the 3rd EAAP International Symposium on Energy and Protein Metabolism and Nutrition.