Equine immunologist and internal medicine specialist, Educator

Julia Felippe is a professor of Medicine and the Executive Director of the Cornell Veterinary Educators Academy at Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine. She runs a research program studying the development of the immune system of the equine fetus and foal, and immunodeficiencies. As the head of the Equine Immunology Laboratory, she provides immunologic testing for the diagnosis of common variable immunodeficiency, and immune dysfunction in growing horses. Julia has taught courses in each of the 4 years of the Cornell DVM program, including her elective course Veterinary Clinical Immunology.  She also serves as the vice-president of the Veterinary and Comparative Clinical Immunology Society, VCCIS; as an associate editor (equine subject) for the Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, JVIM; and as the editor of the Equine Clinical Immunology book. Julia is a diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine.

Listen to Julia talk about equine immune system on the podcast Disease du Jour.