Click on the participants names to view their national symposium posters.
| Scholar | Mentor |
| Cynthia Alvarado, VM2, University of Tennessee | Dr. Bob Livingston, DVM, PhD, ACLAM |
| Emily Basler, VM2 University of Missouri | Dr. John Middleton, DVM, PhD, ACVIM |
| Michael Betley, VM2, University of Missouri | Dr. Yuksel Agca, PhD |
| Annie Chih, VM2, University of Missouri | Dr. Rebecca Johnson, PhD, RN, FAAN |
| Maria Evola, VM2, University of Missouri | Dr. Marc Hamilton, PhD |
| Rachel Halpin, VM2, University of Missouri | Dr. Charlie Brown, PhD |
| Mark Harmon, VM2, University of Missouri | Dr. Cathleen Kovarik, DVM, PhD |
| Kimberly Hause, VM2, University of Missouri | Drs. Leah Cohn, DVM, PhD, ACVIM and John Middleton, DVM, PhD, ACVIM |
| Katharine Horzmann, VM2, University of Missouri | Drs. Harold Laughlin, PhD and James Turk, DVM, PhD, ACVP |
| Jessie Krause, VM2, University of Missouri | Dr. Susan Schommer, PhD |
| Christine Nagel, VM2, University of Missouri | Dr. Jimi Cook, DVM, PhD, ACVS |
| Paul Nolen, VM2, University of Tennessee | Drs. Craig Franklin, DVM, PhD, ACLAM and Matt Myles, DVM, PhD, ACLAM |
| Amanda Perman, VM1, University of Missouri | Dr. Elizabeth Bryda, PhD |
| Rachel Ray, VM3, University of Missouri | Dr. Rebecca Johnson, PhD, RN, FAAN |
| Heather Wise, VM1, University of Missouri | Dr. Kevin Keegan, DVM, MS, ACVS |
| Ben Yarnall, Pre-Vet Scholar, University of Missouri | Dr. Aaron Stoker, PhD |
2008 MU VRSP Activities
| Evening Research Topics Course | ||
| Date | Title of Presentation | Speaker(s) / Leader(s) |
| 3/12/08 | Scholar Orientation | Dr. Franklin and VRSP faculty |
| 3/21/08 | Phi Zeta Research Day | |
| 4/2/08 | Mentor Orientation | Fr. Franklin and VRSP faculty |
| 5/8, 5/12/08 | Experimental Design Workshop | Dr. Keegan and VRSP faculty |
| 5/28, 6/2/08 | Describing Your Research in 5 minutes: The Elevator Statement | Dr. Evans |
| 6/9/08 | Translational Research | Dr. Cook |
| 7/14/08 | How to Design a Poster | Mr. Wilson, Dr. Franklin |
| 8/6/08 | Career Pathways and Symposium Review | Dr. Franklin |
| 8/11/08 | Research in Pharmaceuticals | Dr Jim Turk and Pfizer faculty |
| 8/14/08 | Post-DVM Graduate Opportunities | CVM post-DVM graduate students |
| 3/21/09 | Presentations at Phi Zeta Research Day | |
| Tours, Trips and Social Events | ||
| 5/21/08 | Dinner to kick off program (coupled with Dr. Keegan’s talk) | |
| 6/2/08 | Happy Hour welcome for Paul Nolen and Cynthia Alvarado (coupled with Dr. Evan’s talk) | |
| 7/10/08 | Tour of Bayer and the Stowers Institute in Kansas City, Missouri | |
| 7/11/08 | Visit Worlds of Fun amusement park ( Kansas City, MO) with Kansas State and Oklahoma State University scholars – Science Olympics, barbeque and a day at the park | |
| 7/17/08 | Tour of Oklahoma Health Science Center BSL2 and baboon breeding facilities ( Oklahoma City, OK) with Kansas State and Oklahoma State University scholars | |
| 8/2-8/4/08 | Attend 2007 Merial-NIH Symposium | |
| 8/6/08 | Dinner to review symposium and program (coupled with Dr. Franklin’s talk) | |
| 8/11/08 | Tour of Pfizer in St. Louis, MO (coupled with talks by Dr Turk and Pfizer faculty) | |
| 8/14/08 | Happy Hour with post-DVM graduate students (coupled with discussions about career opportunities) | |