Dr. Glenn Olah, President of Winn Feline Foundation, gives a brief history of Winn's major research milestones from 1968 and in recent years. Dr. Olah introduces the first speaker, Dr. Leslie Lyons, for the 2016 Winn Symposium. Dr. Lyons, PhD, is the Gilbreath-McLorn Endowed Professor at the University of Missouri-Columbia College of Veterinary Medicine. The introduction delivers background on the cutting edge feline medicine Winn has provided to cats over the years and the exceptional investigators like Dr. Lyons who perform the health studies.