D.V.M. Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Ph.D. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden
American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine 1992
Research Interests
Dr. Valberg's research is focused on muscle disorders in large animals, particularly metabolic myopathies including polysaccharide storage myopathy, glycogen branching enzyme deficiency, and recurrent exertional rhabdomyolysis. She is a member of the International Equine Genome Mapping group which is developing the genome map and applying it to identify the heritable basis for muscle disorders.
Clinical Interests
Neuromuscular disorders and genetic disorders in large animals.
Exertional myopathies in horses
Instructional Areas
Equine Clinical Skills
Large Animal Neurology
Large Animal Genetics
Hepatic Disorders in horses
Muscular Disorders
Publications
For a listing of recent publications, refer to PubMed, a service provided by the National Library of Medicine.
Current Funding
2007/2008 Morris Animal Foundation. $ 345,000 Frequency of a polysaccharide storage myopathy gene in diverse horse breeds. PI JR Mickelson and SJ Valberg
2007/2012 Morris Animal Foundation. $2.5 million Equine medical genetics.
PI JR Mickelson Co inv SJ Valberg et. al.
2007/2008 American Quarter Horse Association. $55,997 Genetic analysis of glycogen storage disorders in Quarter Horses. $55,997. PIs SJ Valberg and JR Mickelson.
2007/2008 University of Minnesota Equine Center. $5,920 The impact of the water soluble carbohydrate content of forage on glucose load in horses with polysaccharide storage myopathy. PI S Valberg
2007/2008 Gregory Marzoff Jr Muscular Dystrophy training grant. $5,000 Triheptanoin a novel therapy for metabolic myopathy and muscular dystrophies. PI Lisa Borgia
2007/2010 Bernice Barbour Foundation. $20,000 Studies of equine myopathies PI S Valberg
Honors and Awards
DLT Smith Distinguished Lecturer 2004, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon CA
Pfizer Award for Research Excellence 2001
EquiSci International Award 1998: the most important scientific advance in equine exercise physiology over the last 4 years
Departmental Teaching Award 1998, 1999, 2000. Selected by veterinary students as one of top teachers in the CAPS department
Teaching Incentive Award, 1997 and 1998 Veterinary Medicine Graduate Program, selected by graduate students/house officers
Mentor of the Year, 1996, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nominated and selected by graduate students
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