The objective of this program is to provide a positive research experience for first and second year veterinary students by integrating them into our basic and clinical science research projects.
The College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (CVMBS) at Colorado State University has a history as a leader in training veterinarians in basic and clinical research for the academic and biotechnology communities. CVMBS first offered a short-term research training program for veterinary medical students in 1984, via an NIH-funding mechanism, and remains an excellent research training venue.
During the ten week summer program, each trainee will spend approximately 90% of his/her time working under a mentor's supervision in the mentor's laboratory. The remaining 10% of their time will be commited to activities in which trainees participate jointly (journal clubs, special seminars concerning grantsmanship, ethics in research, clinical versus basic research, etc.) Laboratory time will be focused on the ongoing research of the mentor; and, depending on the mentor, will range from basic laboratory procedures to the evaluation of clinical cases as part of a clinical research program. Each mentor will provide their student with detailed information on the background, goals and objectives, experimental design, materials and methods, data analyses plans, and real or anticipated results and conclusions of one experiment currently ongoing in the laboratory. The mentor will also be responsible for insuring that the student receives hands-on experience with at least one technique used in this study and is well-versed in the theoretical basis of the technique. This information will form the basis of a research presentation to be given by the trainee to the other trainees and mentors at the Merck-Merial Summer Research Symposium and at CVMBS Research Day.
The program is open to first and second year veterinary students. Students from veterinary schools other than CSU are also eligible for support from this program.
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