Dr. Laura Patterson Rosa earned her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (M.V.—Médico Veterinário) degree in 2015 from the Universidade Federal da Bahia, Brazil. During veterinary school, she participated in the 2013 Veterinary Investigator Program at Cornell University, conducting research in equine genetics. Following clinical work as an equine veterinarian in Brazil, she completed a Ph.D. in Equine Genomics at the University of Florida, focusing on applying omics technologies to equine health and preventive medicine. After her Ph.D., Dr. Patterson served as a postdoctoral research associate at the University of Florida, where she identified genetic variants associated with coloration, behavior, and social traits in defensive or “Africanized” honey bees. She later worked as a genetics scientist, contributing to the development of genetic testing panels and researching health and performance traits in horses. She is a member of the American Association of Equine Practitioners, the Equine Science Society, and the Dorothy Russell Havemeyer International Horse Genome Workshop. As faculty at Long Island University, Lewyt College of Veterinary Medicine, she mentors veterinary students and teaches equine medicine and genomics. Her research focuses on using omics tools to better understand complex diseases, locomotion, population structure, and adaptation, aiming to improve equine health and selection practices.