Dr. Finno is the Director and Professor and Agronomist of Population Health & Reproduction at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine. Her lab is focused on companion animal genetics, particularly the genetic and environmental risk factors associated with equine neuromuscular diseases. Dr. Finno received her veterinary degree from the University of Minnesota. Following graduation, she completed a one-year internship in Large Animal Medicine and Surgery at Minnesota, before coming to UC Davis to complete a three-year residency in Large Animal Medicine and Surgery. Dr. Finno went on to complete a PhD in Comparative Pathology at UC Davis, and then returned to Minnesota to join their faculty as an Assistant Professor. After two years on their faculty, she once again returned to UC Davis as a faculty member in genetics and a clinical role with the Equine Medicine Service.