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SVSRP Preparation
Download the SVSRP Orientation Program schedule (PDF).
Initial Meeting with Mentors (1 hr, A. Ahmed) – Awardees will be able to formally meet with their assigned mentors to learn about key milestones of the SVSRP, discuss questions of either the mentors or mentees, and begin the process of developing an Initial Summer Research Project Proposal due on April 25th. This document will serve as a start for the Final Summer Research Project Proposal trainees will finalize with their mentors by the end of their second week of the SVSRP on May 30th. This will also be the time to settle on times for the five-one hour classes (see below) to be provided to assist the awardee in developing an Initial Summer Research Project Proposal.
Biostatistics and Experimental Design (3 hrs, F. Elvinger) – In three-one hour classes awardees will obtain a basic understanding of the requirements for the design of studies, and the planning and implementation of data collection and organization. They will become aware of approaches for data analysis, as well as of how to evaluate the output of such analyses. In addition, critical evaluation of published information will be stressed. Topics covered will include the characteristics of distributions, indicators of central tendency and variability, sampling distributions and probability, regression and techniques of hypothesis testing (parametric and non-parametric uni- and multivariable tests of continuous and categorical variables).This short-course will be coupled to the short courses on Computer-Based Graphics, Reports and Presentations and the Visual Display of Quantitative Information which will demonstrate examples of data sets using Statistical Analysis System (SAS). Students should complete their orientation with the ability to use various statistical analysis procedures with examples of data sets that they might encounter in their research. Specific resources available to them in case they have questions will also be clarified.
Proposal Writing (2 hrs in Preparation Period and 1 hr in Orientation Period, B. Porter) - The first two- one hour classes of this course will be provided in April. They will give the awardee a general overview of proposal writing techniques that characterize successful grants, with an emphasis on how to structure a hypothesis-based research proposal for the Initial Summer Research Project Proposal due on April 24th. The third hour, done during the Orientation period, will be a review of the Initial Summer Research Project Proposal, and an opportunity to get some pointers about how to improve upon these documents to create the Final Summer Research Project Plan, which must be approved by the trainee's mentor, and submitted to the Program Director at the end of the following week, on May 30th.
Washington, DC Trip and Orientation: Description & Coursework
Download the SVSRP Washington, DC Trip & Orientation Program Schedule in PDF format here.
To begin the program, prior to nine and a half weeks of research in the laboratory of the mentor, all trainees will travel to the Washington, DC metropolitan area to learn about career opportunities for DVMs pursuing research careers:
Veterinary Medicine & Public Health, Washington, DC (3 days, Dr. Bettye Walters)
This visit provided through cooperation wtih the Center for Public and Corporate Veterinary Medicine at VMRCVM, College Park, MD is designed for the two-fold purpose of 1) exposing the students to a spectrum of research employment opportunities within governmental facilities, industry, and nongovernmental organizations; and 2) developing an understanding of public policy as it relates to and is influenced by biomedical research and public/animal health. The Washington, DC metropolitan area has the highest concentration of veterinarians working in the public and corporate sectors in the world. Students participating in the program will have facilitated visits with multiple veterinarians who are engaged in careers in research, from a spectrum of government agencies and corporations. Exposing students to role models and potential mentors is a compelling way to encourage them to pursue careers in biomedical research. The program will provide the students with the opportunity to network with these veterinarians in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. Students may meet with potential future colleagues and employers at the US Department of Health and Human Services (including the National Institutes of Health and the Food and Drug Administration), US Department of Agriculture, US Army Veterinary Corps, the Office of Science and Technology Policy, and corporations. The students may visit with an AVMA/AAAS Fellow. Students may also meet with representatives of a subset of the many nongovernmental organizations involved in biomedical research policy issues (e.g., Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges, Institute for Laboratory Animal Research). Coordinated travel will be organized to and from Blacksburg, VA and Washington, DC.
Orientation Coursework
The Summer Veterinary Student Research Program (SVSRP) will include an initial one week orientation with short courses in:
- Computer-based Reports and Presentations
- Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals
- Research Management
- Scientific Writing
- Common Experimental Techniques and Methods
- Ethical Conduct of Research
Computer-Based Graphics, Reports & Presentations (2 hrs, Faculty Development Institute, Virginia Tech) - This short course will provide participants with an introduction to methods, tools, and resources needed to create computer-based graphics, reports and presentations. Designed to be results oriented, this Short Course will help participants identify specific skills needed to achieve their goals; learn how to develop an effective presentation; and receive insights of how to develop meaningful reports. Participants will also be introduced to specific tools that can be used for each of these areas. In addition, participants will be introduced to available resources on and of campus to gain the additional skills and support to be successful. Optional follow-up sessions in the New Media Center and with the on-line Element K and Atomic Learning tutorials will provide a great degree of skills training and personal support to the participants.
Humane Care & Use of Laboratory Animals (3 hrs, D. Moore) - The first hour of this course will cover laws, regulations, and guidelines affecting animal care and use, ethical issues, introduction to replacement, reduction and refinement (referred to as the 3R's), and methods used to assess availability of alternatives. The second hour will cover husbandry requirements for common laboratory animal species, recognizing and controlling variables, recognizing and minimizing pain and distress, and overview of common laboratory animal technical and surgical procedures. The third hour will cover animal model criteria, animal model selection, and an overview of common animal models.
Research Management (1 hr, A. Ahmed) - This course will describe the requirements and procedures for successfully managing a research project and developing a research program. Methods of project planning, monitoring, and reporting will be discussed. Also, various forms of research organization structure and research development opportunities will be illuminated, within a context of career paths and opportunities. This will include a brief discussion of intellectual property issues. Following this course the student should have a good feeling for research management as a success strategy and a career path.
Scientific Writing (3 hrs, C. Burgoyne) - This workshop, which is annually taught to researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and Sandia National Laboratories, will focus on helping students avoid the most egregious errors of scientific writing. These errors include improperly organizing the information, not emphasizing the key details, not writing clearly, not making smooth transitions between details, and not selecting persuasive illustrations. Michael Alley, the instructor for this workshop, is the author of the popular text The Craft of Scientific Writing (3rd ed., Springer, 1996). He is also the lead editor of Writing Guidelines for Engineering and Science Students (http://writing.eng.vt.edu/), which according to Google is the number one web site on scientific writing.
Common Experimental Techniques & Methods (4 hrs, S. Holladay & R. Gogal) - This time will be used to describe and, if possible, demonstrate the following experimental techniques and methods. Mentors with expertise in these techniques will be asked to prepare the demonstrations. The trainees will benefit from this information as they may incorporate one or more of these methods in their own summer research project.
Check-in With Lunch (4 hrs) - In the morning of the first day, on Monday May 21, trainees will register and have lunch with their colleagues and mentors. This allows students the flexibility to arrive at any time in the morning.
Introduction and Requirements (1 hr, A. Ahmed) - The program begins with a description of the objectives, plan, and administrative details of the program. Also included will be a listing of what will be expected of the trainees.
Proposal Writing (12 hrs, B. Porter, see Letter of Support) - The first two hours of this class will be a general overview of writing techniques that characterize successful grants, with an emphasis on how to structure a hypothesis-based research proposal. Hour three is devoted to an individual proposal rework session with faculty mentors with the objective of improving the Initial Summer Research Project Proposal prepared prior to April 15th. Additional time throughout the week will be provided for finalizing the Summer Research Project Proposal. Trainees will be expected to work on their research proposal in the evenings during orientation week as their homework. Some of the time provided during the day for this session will include additional time to receive assistance from their mentors, to ensure that scholars get adequate input as they work on these research proposals. In hours eight through twelve of the class, trainees will each make a twenty minute presentation and all mentors in the program will have an opportunity to provide constructive suggestions for additional improvement of the proposal. A final research plan, approved by the trainee's mentor, will be submitted to the Program Director prior to the initiation of research the following week.
Biostatistics and Experimental Design (3 hrs, F. Elvinger) - Students will obtain a basic understanding of the requirements for the design of studies, and the planning and implementation of data collection and organization. They will become aware of approaches for data analysis, as well as of how to evaluate the output of such analyses. In addition, critical evaluation of published information will be stressed. Topics covered will include the characteristics of distributions, indicators of central tendency and variability, sampling distributions and probability, regression and techniques of hypothesis testing (parametric and non-parametric uni- and multivariable tests of continuous and categorical variables).This short-course will be coupled to the short courses on Computer-Based Graphics, Reports and Presentations and the Visual Display of Quantitative Information which will demonstrate examples of data sets using Statistical Analysis System (SAS). Students should complete their orientation with the ability to use various statistical analysis procedures with examples of data sets that they might encounter in their research. Specific resources available to them in case they have questions will also be clarified.
Computer-Based Graphics, Reports & Presentations (2 hrs, Faculty Development Institute, Virginia Tech) - This short course will provide participants with an introduction to methods, tools, and resources needed to create computer-based graphics, reports and presentations. Designed to be results oriented, this Short Course will help participants identify specific skills needed to achieve their goals; learn how to develop an effective presentation; and receive insights of how to develop meaningful reports. Participants will also be introduced to specific tools that can be used for each of these areas. In addition, participants will be introduced to available resources on and of campus to gain the additional skills and support to be successful. Optional follow-up sessions in the New Media Center and with the on-line Element K and Atomic Learning tutorials will provide a great degree of skills training and personal support to the participants.
Visual Display of Quantitative Information (1.5 hrs, Faculty Development Institute, Virginia Tech) - This short course will provide participants with an introduction to the available tools and basic visualization techniques of large, complex information spaces. Models will be presented and discussed that can provide intuitive understanding of the structure of information spaces and ways to navigate and manipulate the information. Participants will also be introduced to available resources on and of campus to gain the additional skills and support to be able to use these tools effectively. Optional follow-up sessions in the New Media Center and with the on-line Element K and Atomic Learning tutorials will provide a great degree of skills training and personal support to the participants.
Humane Care & Use of Laboratory Animals (3 hrs, D. Moore) - The first hour of this course will cover laws, regulations, and guidelines affecting animal care and use, ethical issues, introduction to replacement, reduction and refinement (referred to as the 3R's), and methods used to assess availability of alternatives. The second hour will cover husbandry requirements for common laboratory animal species, recognizing and controlling variables, recognizing and minimizing pain and distress, and overview of common laboratory animal technical and surgical procedures. The third hour will cover animal model criteria, animal model selection, and an overview of common animal models.
Research Management (2 hrs, A. Ahmed) - This course will describe the requirements and procedures for successfully managing a research project and developing a research program. Methods of project planning, monitoring, and reporting will be discussed. Also, various forms of research organization structure and research development opportunities will be illuminated, within a context of career paths and opportunities. This will include a brief discussion of intellectual property issues. Following this course the student should have a good feeling for research management as a success strategy and a career path.
Scientific Writing (2 hrs, M. Alley) - This workshop, which is annually taught to researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and Sandia National Laboratories, will focus on helping students avoid the most egregious errors of scientific writing. These errors include improperly organizing the information, not emphasizing the key details, not writing clearly, not making smooth transitions between details, and not selecting persuasive illustrations. Michael Alley, the instructor for this workshop, is the author of the popular text The Craft of Scientific Writing (3rd ed., Springer, 1996). He is also the lead editor of Writing Guidelines for Engineering and Science Students (http://writing.eng.vt.edu/), which according to Google is the number one web site on scientific writing.
Common Experimental Techniques & Methods (9.5 hrs, A. Ahmed) - This time will be used to describe and, if possible, demonstrate the following experimental techniques and methods. Mentors with expertise in these techniques will be asked to prepare the demonstrations. The trainees will benefit from this information as they may incorporate one or more of these methods in their own summer research project.
- Isolation of lymphocytes from Spleen and thymus
- Phenotypic marker analysis by flow cytometry
- Cell culture
- Stimulation of cells with mitogens and antibodies to measure proliferation
- Measurement of cytokines in culture supernatant
- ELISA
- Western Blots
- Real-Time PCR
Ethical Conduct of Research & Policy
(7 hrs, S. Boyle and D. Zallen) - Instruction in the responsible conduct of research will
include a three one-hour classes during orientation and four-one hour classes in the Ethical Conduct of
Research & Policy from 8-9 AM on Wednesdays during the Laboratory Research Period. Scientists are now
increasingly required to go beyond experimental design and factor in ethical, social, and legal
responsibilities as they plan and conduct their programs of animal research. We will consider the nature
of these responsibilities from two perspectives: scientific community and general public.
Overall the course and seminars will examine the professional values, policies, and procedures emanating from within the scientific community itself, which under gird the responsible conduct of research. This includes the following areas:
- Research conduct
- Peer Review
- Authorship
- Publication
- Mentoring
- Conflict of interest
- Data ownership
- Record keeping
- Environmental health and safety
- Policies and guidelines for responsible conduct of research
The ethical issues involved in the use of research subjects will not be covered in this course. Policies and ethical considerations regarding the use of animal subjects are handled during the orientation in a separate short course. Furthermore, we will provide you with materials for self-learning about the use of human subjects, but due to time constraints, we will not cover human studies in this short course. This short course and the associated research subject material you will be covering is meant to be only an overview. A career in research would require further in depth treatment of these subjects. SVSRP trainees are expected to attend this short course, and readings and exercises will be provided in class which will require the students to interact with other students and their mentors who have been asked to attend if possible as part of their mentoring responsibility.
The SVSRP Schedule (pdf format) has the details about the dates of the various Ethical Conduct of Research classes during the Lab Research Period.
Text
Macrina, Francis L. Scientific Integrity, Third Edition. American Society for Microbiology Press,
Washington, DC, 2005. (One or more copies will be kept in the Vet Med Library on reserve.)
Extracurricular Activities
A weekend picnic will be provided at the end of orientation week to ensure that all the participating
mentors may meet with the trainees and that the trainees may make supportive ties among themselves early in the
program. Our intention is that this activity in combination with other shared experiences including the orientation,
visits in DC and symposium will create a bond for these scholars that has a life beyond the end of the summer
program and further encourages them to pursue a research career upon completion of their DVM program.
Summer Research
Trainees will spend nine weeks in the laboratory
implementing a research plan that they finalized during orientation while being guided closely by their assigned
mentor. Some mentors may have co-mentors to insure that the mentor has adequate funding and experience working
with trainees. Our goals for this component of the program will be (1) to maximize mentor-to-trainee contact,
insuring that trainees get the intensive encouragement they need to consider a research career following this
summer experience, and (2) to maximize the potential for publishable results that will give the scholar an
accomplishment they will be able to point to, thus providing further encouragement related to a research
career. Mentors will follow up with trainees after the end of the summer program to ensure that a publication
will result when possible.
Weekly Seminar Description
Each week during the summer research period there will be a Wednesday morning (8-9 AM) seminar. This will include four one hour classes on The Ethical Conduct of Research and Policy (which will expand upon the introductory short course provided in the initial orientation week, see Ethical Conduct of Research and Policy described in the Orientation), and four one hour presentations on Research Careers for Veterinarians.
Research Careers for Veterinarians
Each seminar will have faculty and other invited speakers who received a DVM and then have pursued a research career.
Specific speakers to be announced. In 2007 we had lectures by two faculty who talked about their careers and research
interests, a special forum by women DVM faculty about women in research careers, and a veterinarian from Merck Pharmaceuticals.
Research Symposium
Download the SVSRP Final Week schedule in PDF format here.
In the last week of the program, following nine and a half weeks of research in the laboratory of the trainee's mentor, all trainees will travel to East Lansing, Michigan for the National Merck-Merial Veterinary Scholars Symposium.
Students will make a formal poster presentation to faculty and graduate students about their work at a special conference along with veterinary students from similar programs around the country. Symposiums that we have held with previous summer student training programs were well received. This special symposium sponsored by the Merck-Merial Foundation allows for connections to additional students and faculty from other colleges of veterinary medicine which strengthens the program.
Past SVSRP Research Posters
View the research posters from the 2007 SVSRP program. (PDF format, 2 MB)
Potential Mentors - Research Areas & Contact Information
Twenty five potential mentors from the faculty at VMRCVM and the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences are listed below with a brief description of their research interest. Detailed information is available through the links provided. Applicants may contact these faculty to discuss their application and research interests.
These faculty were selected because they have active research funding (mostly from NIH) as well as substantial experience in mentoring research trainees at the pre- and post-doctoral level.
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Ansar Ahmed, BVSc, PhD, Professor of Immunology, Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology (ansrahmd@vt.edu, 540-231-5591). Molecular effects of pro-inflammatory cytokines in health and disease and the role of hormone and hormone-like chemicals on autoimmune diseases in murine models. |
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Steve Boyle, PhD, Professor of Bacteriology, Center for Molecular Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology (smboyle@vt.edu, 540-231-4641). Refinement of live Brucellosis vaccines for the prevention of brucellosis and other diseases and the control of fertility (contraceptive vaccines). |
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Marion Ehrich, RPh, PhD, Diplomate-ABT, Professor of Toxicology/Pharmacology, Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology (marion@vt.edu, 540-231-4938). Neurotoxicity and neuropathology of organophosphorus compounds in rodent models. |
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Francois Elvinger, DMV, PhD, Associate Professor, Large Animal Clinical Medicine (elvinger@vt.edu, 540-231-7598). Dynamics of infectious diseases and tools to detect disease in populations. |
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Will Eyestone, PhD, Associate Professor, Large Animal Clinical Medicine (weyest@vt.edu, 540-231-4834). Prion gene expression and disease resistance in murine and bovine models. |
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Robert Gogal, Jr. DVM, Immunology, Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology (rgogal@vcom.vt.edu, 540-231-5419 or 5733). Understanding the mechanisms by which chemicals or therapeutic agents (e.g., environmental estrogens, industrial byproducts, defense-related contaminants, immunosuppressive drugs) influence the immune system in a variety of animal models. |
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Robert Grange, PhD, Assistant Professor, Human Nutrition, Foods and Exercise, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (rgrange@vt.edu, 540-231-2725). Pathogenic mechanisms of Duchennes muscular dystropy in mice models. |
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Terry Hrubec, DVM, PhD, Assistant Professor, Neuroscience and Anatomy, Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine and Research Assistant Professor, Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology (thrubec@vcom.vt.edu, 540-231-1702). Prevention of birth defects by maternal immune stimulation. |
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Bill Huckle, PhD, Professor of Cell Biology/Pharmacology, Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology (wrhuckle@vt.edu, 540-231-3620). Angiogenesis and vasculogenesis in tumors and vascular diseases using murine models. |
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Thomas Inzana, PhD, Diplomate-ABMM, Frances F. Young Professor of Bacteriology, Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology (tinzana@vt.edu, 540-231-4692). Development of a vaccine for tularemia, and the role of biofilms on host colonization and infection. |
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Bernard S. Jortner, VMD, MS, Diplomate-ACVP, Professor of Pathology, Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology (bjortner@vt.edu, 540-231-4817). Neuropathologic effects of toxic agents in rodents. |
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Liwu Li, PhD, Associate Professor, Biological Sciences, College of Science (lwli@vt.edu, 540-231-1433). Innate immunity and inflammatory diseases. |
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XJ Meng, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Molecular Virology, Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology (xjmeng@vt.edu, 540-231-6912). Pathogenesis of Hepatitis E and SARS in mice, pig and chicken models. |
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Renee Prater, DVM, PhD, Assistant Professor, Microbiology, Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine and Research Assistant Professor, Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology (rprater@vcom.vt.edu, 540-231-5457). Effects of Oxidative Stress on Placental Vascular and Fetal Skeletal Development. |
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Christopher Reilly, PhD, Assistant Professor, Physiology, Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine and Research Assistant Professor, Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology (creilly@vcom.vt.edu, 540-231-5345), Inflammation and arthritis related research. |
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Christopher Roberts, BSc, MSc, PhD, Associate Professor, Virology, Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology (pcroberts@vt.edu, 540-231-7949). Influenza virus vaccines. |
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Beverly Rzigalinski, PhD, Professor, Pharmacology, Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine and Research Assistant Professor (brzigali@vcom.vt.edu, 540-231-1744). Biomedical applications of nanotechonlogy and nanoparticles. |
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Edward Smith, PhD, Professor, Comparative Animal Genomics, Animal & Poultry Sciences, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (esmith@vt.edu, 540-231-6797). Comparative genome analysis of oxidative stress and ageing and dilated cardiomyopathy using an avian animal model. |
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Namalwar Sriranganathan, MVSc, PhD, Diplomate-ACVM, Professor of Bacteriology, Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology (Nathans@vt.edu, 540-231-7171). Pathogenesis of and vacinnology for anthrax and brucellosis in murine models. |
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Yasuhiro Suzuki, PhD, DMSc, Associate Professor of Parasitology, Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology (ysuzuki@vt.edu, 540-231-2095). Host/pathogen interactions of Toxoplasma gondii in murine models. |
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Craig D. Thatcher, DVM, PhD, Diplomat-ACVN, Professor of Nutrition, Large Animal Clinical Medicine (cthatche@vt.edu, 540-231-6041). Animal models used to investigate the relationship between oxidative stress and chronic diseases. |
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Sharon Witonsky, DVM, PhD, Diplomat-ACVIM Assistant Professor, Large Animal Clinical Medicine (switonsk@vt.edu, 540-231-2773). Host/pathogen interactions in equine and murine models. |
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Lijuan Yuan, MS, PhD, Assistant Professor of Virology, Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology (lyuan@vt.edu, 540-231-9053). Mucosal immunology of rotavirus, probiotics and dual virus/bacterial infection in gnotobiotic pig model. |
Application Process
Eligibility
Only students in a DVM program at a US accredited veterinary medical college will be considered for these
scholarships. Students enrolled in graduate programs, students who have received advanced degrees in science,
or students who previously have been recipients of either the NIH T35 or the Merck-Merial award at
any school will not be eligible for these awards.
Application
The application form provided
online requests the following personal information:
- Name and contact information
- Citizenship and other eligibility questions
- Career plans and goals
- Education
- Research experience (if any)
- Three ranked mentor choices
- Research interests
In addition letters of recommendation from two faculty at the applicant's veterinary medical college are required.
Submission Deadline
The deadline for submission of the application is midnight on February 18, 2008. Awardees will be selected and notified prior
to Spring vacationin late February. Successful applicants will then develop and submit an Initial
Summer Research Project Proposal by April 24th.
Selection Criteria
Students will be selected by an Advisory and Selection Committee already created for the SVSRP
(including both NIH T35- and MMVSP-funded students), based on the
likelihood that the student will pursue a career in research. Criteria we will use to assess this include:
previous research experience, educational excellence, and references from veterinary medical college faculty.
Selection will also be constrained by good matches of research interests with those of available mentors.
Initial Summer Research Project Proposal
Upon notification of award the selected veterinary students will be given the name of their mentor
and provided with an outline for an Initial Summer Research Project Proposal. Based on this information and
working with their mentors scholars will be expected to produce an
Initial Summer Research Project Proposal by
April 24th. A meeting with mentors and five-one hour classes will be provided as part of the Program Preparation
period. Please go to the online Initial Summer
Research Project Proposal form. The Initial Summer Research Project Proposal will include:
- Name
- Title
- Rationale for the proposed studies with references
- Project objectives (i.e Aims) and hypothesis to be tested
- Brief description of methods that will be used
- Reason for interest in this research
Also we will require a letter from the mentor endorsing this initial proposal from the student. This must be received by April 24th to ensure that the mentor is prepared to have the student start on the project by the last week in May, and complete it by the end of July.
Process Timeline
| Feb. 18 | Deadline for Application Receipt |
| Feb 18-22 | Advisory & Selection Committee Meeting for Selecting Trainees and their Mentors |
| Feb 25-29 | Notify Selected Students of Award |
| Mar 10-Apr 23 | Six SVSRP Preparation Sessions |
| Apr 24 | Deadline for Completion of Initial Summer Research Project Proposal |
| May 21 | First Day of Washington, DC Visit & Orientation - Travel to Washington, DC |
| May 19-20 | Veterinary Medicine & Public Health Visits in Washington, DC |
| May 21-29 | Orientation Short Courses |
| May 24 | Orientation Picnic with all Mentors, their Lab and Trainees |
| May 30 | Hand in Approved Summer Research Project Proposal |
| May 27-Jul 28 | Nine and a half wks of Summer Research with Mentor One-on-One Contact |
| Aug 2-Aug 5 | Eight Wks: Ethical Conduct of Research Seminar & Veterinary Research Career Seminar |
| Aug 2-Aug 5 | National Merck-Merial-NIH Conference |
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