Jody L. Gookin is a distinguished professor at North Carolina State University.
Gookin and her associates identified Tritrichomonas foetus in felines and then pioneered the diagnosis and treatment of the infection.
[1] Gookin and her associates identified Tritrichomonas foetus, which causes diarrhea in domestic cats.
As a result of her research people are able to diagnose, and a treat the infection.
[2] In 2011 she received an American Veterinary Medical Association Research Award.