Click on the participant’s names to view their national symposium posters
| Scholar | Mentor(s) |
| Kaitlin Bishop, class of 2020, Univ of Missouri | Drs. Carol Reinero, DVM, PhD, ACVIM and Hans Rindt, PhD |
| Kelly Bosco, class of 2020, Univ of Missouri | Drs. Amanda Burling, DVM, ACVPM Craig Franklin, DVM, PhD, ACLAM, and Aaron Ericsson, DVM, PhD |
| Caroline Chang, class of 2019, North Carolina St Univ | Dr. Elizabeth Bryda, PhD |
| Rachel Courville, class of 2020, Univ of Missouri | Dr. Mick Calcutt, PhD |
| Marina Davis, class of 2020, Univ of Missouri | Dr. Kevin Cummings, PhD |
| Kelsey Duensing, class of 2020, Univ of Missouri | Drs. Craig Emter, PhD and Kevin Cummings, PhD |
| Stephanie Ferreira-Nichols, class of 2020, Univ of Missouri | Dr. Charlie Brown, PhD |
| Leah Fray, class of 2021, Univ of Missouri | Drs. Jeff Bryan, DVM, PhD, ACVIM, Sarah Hansen, DVM, MS, ACLAM, Sentil Kumar, PhD and Hans Rindt, PhD |
| Kristen Gabriel, class of 2020, Univ of Missouri | Dr. Sybil Amelon, PhD |
| Hannah Gafen, class of 2020, Univ of Missouri | Dr. Rajiv Mohan, PhD |
| Lyndsy Gieche, class of 2020, Univ of Missouri | Dr. Yuksel Agca, DVM, PhD |
| Maria Pia Gomez Postigo, class of 2020, Univ of Missouri | Dr. Rebecca Johnson, PhD, RN, FAAN, FNAP |
| Brittney Haffner, class of 2020, Univ of Missouri | Dr. Dongsheng Duan, PhD |
| Madeline Hauser, Univ of Missouri Pre-Vet Scholar | Drs. Jeffrey Adamovicz, PhD |
| Blair Hobbs, Univ of Missouri Pre-Vet Scholar | Drs. Teresa Lever, PhD and Joan Coates, DVM, MS, ACVIM |
| Rhonda Hull, class of 2019, Kansas State Univ | Drs. Charles Maitz, DVM, PhD, ACVR and Sentil Kumar, PhD |
| Katherine Johnson, class of 2020, Univ of Missouri | Dr. Nicole Nichols, PhD |
| Samantha Johnson, class of 2019, Ontario Vet College | Dr. Jim Amos-Landgraf, PhD |
| Jessica Kolisch, class of 2019, Univ of Missouri | Dr. D Cornelison, PhD |
| Eileen Larsen, class of 2019, Univ of Missouri | Drs. Tim Evans, DVM, PhD, ACT, ABVT and Susan Nagel, PhD |
| Jose Lopez, class of 2019, Louisiana State Univ | Dr. Leslie Lyons, PhD |
| Lissette López, class of 2020, Univ of Missouri | Dr. Cheryl Rosenfeld, DVM, PhD |
| Phoebe Miller, class of 2020, Univ of Missouri | Drs. Solomon Odemuyiwa, DVM, PhD, ACVM and Jeff Mitchell Jr., DVM, PhD |
| Charles Moley, class of 2020, Univ of Missouri | Drs. R. Michael Roberts, PhD and Randall Prather, PhD |
| Rebecca Murphy, class of 2020, Univ of Missouri | Drs. Bimal Ray, PhD and Alpana Ray, PhD |
| Ashley Pickett, class of 2020, Univ of Auburn | Dr. Alex Bukoski, DVM, PhD, ACVAA |
| Luiza Placheta, class of 2021, Univ of Missouri | Drs. John Middleton, DVM, PhD, ACVIM and Pamela Adkins, DVM, MS, ACVIM |
| Jaclyn Ruzzo, class of 2020, Univ of Missouri | Drs. Craig Franklin, DVM, PhD, ACLAM, Marcia Hart, DVM, PhD, and Aaron Ericsson, DVM, PhD |
| Alex Schenk, class of 2019, Michigan State Univ | Drs. Tony Mann, DVM, MS, ACVS, ACVECC and John Middleton, DVM, PhD, ACVIM |
| Natalie Sywyj, class of 2020, Univ of Missouri | Drs. Brian Flesner, DVM, MS, ACVIM, Sentil Kumar, PhD, and Charles Maitz, DVM, PhD, ACVR |
| Chelsea Zobrist, class of 2020, Univ of Missouri | Drs. Aaron Ericsson, DVM, PhD and Phillip Johnson, BVSc, MS, MRCVS, ACVIM |
| 2017 Tours, Trips and Social Events | ||
| Date | Event | Speaker(s) / Leader(s) |
| 4/3/2017 | Foundations course began | Drs. Franklin and Baines |
| 4/10/2017 | MU Life Sciences Week poster session | Scholars encouraged to attend and view posters being presented at the annual MU Life Sciences Week |
| 5/5/2017 | CVM Research Day | MU VRSP scholars from 2016 program |
| 6/2/2017 | Field Day (Science Olympics) and welcome out of state scholars, Caroline Chang, Samantha Johnson, Rhonda Hull, Ashley Pickett, Alex Schenk and Jose Lopez – hosted by Senior Scholar Kaitlin Bishop | |
| 6/16/2017 | Research in Animal Pharmaceuticals presentation and tour of Boehringer Ingelheim research Farm in Fulton, MO | Hosted by Dr. Laura Tambrallo, Boehringer Ingelheim |
| 7/6-7/9/16 | Comparative Medicine Research presentation and tour of rodent and baboon facilities at the Oklahoma University Health Science Center and Ft. Reno Science Park Baboon Facility, Oklahoma City, OK and float trip | Hosted by Dr. Ron Banks, Oklahoma University Health Science Center and Ft. Reno Science Park Baboon Facility |
| 7/18/2017 | Networking with CVM residents/grad students and social event | Hosted by Kari Chesney, Lab Animal Medicine Resident, PhD candidate and VRSP alum |
| 7/24/2017 | Community service activity at the Food Bank for Central & Northeast Missouri | |
| 8/3-8/6/17 | Boehringer Ingelheim-NIH Symposium | |
| 8/2/2017 | Research in Animal Pharmaceuticals presentations and tours of Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica in St. Joseph, MO | Hosted by Dr. Alicia Zimmerman, BI Vetmedica |
Foundations in Veterinary Research and Discovery course topics
Experimental Design
Animal Facility Tours
Literature Search Strategies
Describing Your Research in 5 Minutes: The Elevator Statement
Small group discussions of VRSP projects
Being a Clinician Scientist
Ethics in Research
Abstract Writing Workshop
Poster Design Workshop and Practice
Future Research Opportunities and Planning Discussion