Click on the participant’s names to view their national symposium posters.
| Scholar | Mentor |
| Shannon Ankney, class of 2022, Univ of Missouri | Dr. John Middleton, DVM, PhD, DACVIM, Luis Rivero, DVM, and Pamela Adkins, DVM, PhD, DACVIM |
| Ethan Bugg, class of 2022, Univ of Missouri | Drs. Brian Flesner, DVM, MS, ACVIM, Sentil Kumar, PhD, Kei Kuroki, DVM, PhD, DACVP, and Jeff Bryan, DVM, PhD, DACVIM |
| Kaylie Canda, class of 2021, Univ of Missouri | Dr. Nicole Nichols, PhD |
| Lucia Cresci, class of 2021, Auburn Univ | Drs. Aaron Ericsson, DVM, PhD, Lynn Martin, DVM, MPH, DACVIM, and Phillip Johnson, BVSc, MS, MRCVS, DACVIM (MU), and Kara Lascolo, DVM, MS, DACVIM (Auburn University) |
| Caylen Erger, class of 2022, Univ of Missouri | Drs. Lindsay Donnelly, DVM, MS, DACVIM, Aida Vientos-Plotts, DVM, and Aaron Ericsson, DVM, PhD |
| Amanda Eshelman, class of 2021, Univ of Missouri | Drs. Rebecca Johnson, PhD, RN, FAAN, FNAP and Gretchen Carlisle, PhD, Med, RN, CHES |
| Taylor Eshmont, class of 2022, Univ of Missouri | Dr. Jeffrey Adamovicz, PhD |
| Olivia Kaiser, class of 2022, Univ of Missouri | Drs. Allison Meyer, PhD and Colby Redifer, PhD |
| Shefali Kaul, class of 2022, Univ of Missouri | Drs. Craig Franklin, DVM, PhD, DACLAM, Amanda Burling, DVM, DACVPM, and Aaron Ericsson, DVM, PhD |
| Austin Kimes, Univ of Missouri Pre-Vet Scholar | Dr. Bret Ulery, PHD |
| Emily Lemoine, class of 2022, Univ of Missouri | Drs. Jeffrey Adamovicz, PhD and Mostafa Abushahba, BVSc, MVSc, PhD |
| Keith Lewy, class of 2021, Kansas St Univ | Drs. Craig Franklin, DVM, PhD, DACLAM and Aaron Ericsson, DVM, PhD |
| Andrea Lohr, class of 2022, Univ of Missouri | Drs. Teresa Lever, PhD and Phillip Johnson, BVSc, MS, MRCVS, DACVIM |
| Katie Molind, class of 2021, Univ of Missouri | Dr. Jim Amos-Landgraf, PhD |
| Marissa Mueller, Univ of Missouri Pre-Vet Scholar | Drs. Teresa Lever, PhD and Nicole Nichols, PhD |
| Allie Naclerio, class of 2022, Univ of Missouri | Dr. Pamela Adkins, DVM, PhD, DACVIM |
| Andrew Reid, class of 2022, Univ of Missouri | Drs. Carol Reinero, DVM, PhD, DACVIM, Hans Rindt, PhD, Aida Vientos-Plotts, DVM, and Aaron Ericsson, DVM, PhD |
| Robert Schmidt, class of 2023, Univ of Missouri | Dr. Matt Myles, DVM, PhD, DACLAM (Boehringer Ingelheim, Fulton MO location) |
| Allison Tomasino, class of 2021, Univ of Illinois | Drs. Elizabeth Bryda, PhD and Daniel Davis, PhD |
| 2019 Tours, Trips and Social Events | ||
| Date | Event | Speaker(s) / Leader(s) |
| 4/5/2019 | Foundations course began | Drs. Franklin and Baines |
| 4/15 and 4/17/2019 | MU Life Sciences Week poster sessions | Scholars encouraged to attend and view posters being presented at the annual MU Life Sciences Week |
| 5/10/2019 | CVM Research Day | Scholars assigned to visit at least one poster or presentation; MU VRSP scholars from 2017 program participated as presenters |
| 5/29/2019 | Microbiota data analysis workshop | Attended by several students whose projects involved microbiota data analysis |
| 6/17/2019 | Mentor data blitz | Several VRSP mentors presented their research programs in 3-minute blocks and fielded questions |
| 7/2/2019 | Field Day (Science Olympics), tie dye VRSP shirt event and welcome out-of-state scholars, Allison Tomasino, Keith Lewy and Lucia Cresci – hosted by senior scholars | |
| 7/13/2019 | Float trip on the Current River | |
| 7/17/2019 | Networking with CVM residents/grad students and social event | Hosted by Sammy Gerb and Ryan Dashek, Lab Animal Medicine Residents, PhD and MS candidates, and VRSP alum |
| 7/25-28/19 | Boehringer Ingelheim-NIH Symposium | |
| 8/1/2019 | Research in Animal Pharmaceuticals presentation and tour of Boehringer Ingelheim Research Farm in Fulton, MO | Hosted by Dr. Laura Tambrallo, Boehringer Ingelheim, and included BI faculty from Fulton, St. Joseph’s, and St. Louis |
| 9/20/2019 | VRSP Data Blitz | All MU scholars presented to the MU community that included several prospective scholars for the 2020 program |
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
Clinical trials
Abstract Writing Workshop
Poster Design Workshop and Practice