Summer Research Training Program for Veterinary Students
2010 Program at a Glance
In 2010, the Summer Research Training Program for Veterinary Students will hold its eighth year of activities. The goal of the program is to provide students from the veterinary medicine professional curriculum the opportunity to learn about a career in biomedical research and to work with a faculty mentor on a research project.
The Summer Research Training Program is sponsored by Merial, the National Center for Research Resources (National Institutes of Health), and the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine.
2010 Program at a Glance
• The 10-week program will begin on Monday, May 24 and end on Friday, July 30, 2010.
• Students will receive a stipend of $4327 for participation in the program.
During the program, students are expected to:
• Work on a research project in the mentor’s laboratory for 40 hours per week
• Complete training modules to learn about laboratory safety and the use of animals and human subjects in research
• Complete training in the ethical conduct of scientific research
• Attend a weekly seminar covering topics from research compliance to career opportunities and career planning. Careers in academia, industry, and government are discussed.
• Attend a weekly session on scientific writing and learn to write an abstract and a short manuscript, and prepare a poster presentation
• Attend a mini-symposium at the College of Veterinary Medicine to hear mentors from the program describe their research projects
• Write a research abstract and submit it to the National Veterinary Scholars Symposium
• Prepare a poster describing their research project and present it at the National Veterinary Scholars Symposium (to be held at the University of Georgia during the first week of August)
• Prepare a short manuscript describing the research project and its results
To see a detailed list of the events from the 2009 Summer Research Training Program, click here.
To apply for the 2010 Summer Research Training Program, click here.
To see a complete list of other institutions participating in the Merial Veterinary Scholars Program, click here. To see the summer opportunities available through Morris Animal Foundation, click here.