Affiliation: Texas A&M University and Texas A&M AgriLife Research

Dr. Sarah White-Springer is an Assistant Professor of Equine Physiology at Texas A&M University in College Station, TX. She received her B.S. in Animal Science with a focus on equine science and a minor in Management and Sales in Agribusiness from the University of Florida in Gainesville, FL. She also received her M.S. and PhD from the University of Florida majoring in Animal Science with an equine nutrition focus and a PhD minor in Applied Physiology and Kinesiology. Following completion of her PhD, Dr. White-Springer completed postdoctoral training at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, KY investigating human and murine models of muscle disease. Her current research interests include modulation of skeletal muscle metabolism and mitochondrial function to optimize performance in health and disease of equine athletes, beef cattle, swine, sheep, and aging humans.