Click on the participant’s names to view their national symposium posters
| Scholar | Mentor |
| Carley Allen, class of 2023, Univ of Missouri | Drs. Brian Flesner, DVM, MS, DACVIM and Angela McCleary-Wheeler, DVM, PhD, DACVIM |
| Jake Brown, class of 2022, Univ of Missouri | Drs. Martin Liebstein, DVM and Laura Tambrallo, DVM, MS, DACLAM (Boehringer Ingelheim, Fulton MO location) |
| Candida Chairez, class of 2023, Univ of Missouri | Dr. Tony Mann, DVM, MS, ACVS, ACVECC |
| Shih-Yun (Blanca) Chen, class of 2021, National Taiwan University School of Veterinary Medicine | Drs. Aaron Ericsson, DVM, PhD, Lynn Martin, DVM, MPH, PhD, DACVIM, and Phillip Johnson, BVSc, MS, MRCVS, DACVIM |
| Alysa Cook, class of 2023, Univ of Missouri | Dr. Chris Baines, PhD |
| Joanna Copio, class of 2023, Ohio State University | Drs. Aaron Ericsson, DVM, PhD and Craig Franklin, DVM, PhD, DACLAM |
| Ashley Cowan, class of 2023, Univ of Missouri | Drs. Sybil Amelon, PhD and Sarah Hooper, DVM, PhD |
| Nicole Creeden, class of 2023, Univ of Missouri | Dr. Craig Emter, PhD and Laurel Grisanti, PhD |
| Hana Demartelaere, class of 2023, Univ of Missouri | Drs. Sybil Amelon, PhD and Sarah Hooper, DVM, PhD |
| Billie Goh, class of 2023, Univ of Missouri | Dr. Jim Amos-Landgraf, PhD |
| Ethan Jasper, class of 2023, Univ of Missouri | Dr. Charles Brown, PhD |
| Amy Keilholz, class of 2023, Univ of Missouri | Dr. Nicole Nichols, PhD |
| Kelsie Kermendy, class of 2022, Univ of Missouri | Drs. Lindsay Donnelly, DVM, MS, DACVIM and Aaron Ericsson, DVM, PhD |
| Taylor Krupp, class of 2023, Univ of Missouri | Drs. Carol Reinero, DVM, PhD, DACVIM, Hans Rindt, PhD, Aida Vientos-Plotts, DVM, and Aaron Ericsson, DVM, PhD |
| Jessica Kwan, class of 2023, Univ of California-Davis | Drs. Craig Franklin, DVM, PhD, DACLAM and Aaron Ericsson, DVM, PhD (MU) and KC Kent Lloyd, DVM, PhD (Univ of California-Davis) |
| Emily Lemoine, class of 2022, Univ of Missouri | Drs. Lindsay Donnelly, DVM, MS, DACVIM, Jason Couto, DVM, MS and Aaron Ericsson, DVM, PhD |
| Rachel Mastin, class of 2023, Univ of Missouri | Drs. Craig Franklin, DVM, PhD, DACLAM, Amanda Burling, DVM, DACVPM, and Aaron Ericsson, DVM, PhD |
| Kaylee Motter, class of 2023, Univ of Missouri | Dr. Leslie Lyons, PhD |
| Caitlyn Nelson, class of 2023, Univ of Missouri | Drs. Craig Franklin, DVM, PhD, DACLAM, Amanda Burling, DVM, DACVPM, and Aaron Ericsson, DVM, PhD |
| Lucie Noall, class of 2023, Univ of Missouri | Drs. Shirley Chu, DVM, PhD, DACVIM and Jeff Bryan, DVM, PhD, DACVIM |
| Milan Piva, class of 2023, Univ of Missouri | Drs. Brandon Moore, PhD |
| Kendelle Puga, class of 2023, Univ of Missouri | Drs. Shuping Zhang, BVS, PhD, DACVM, Luis Rivero, DVM and Pamela Adkins, DVM, PhD, DACVIM |
| Kennedy Resendiz-Biermaier, class of 2023, Univ of Missouri | Drs. Davin Ringen, DVM and John Middleton, DVM, PhD, DACVIM |
| Melanie Rivera Barreto, class of 2023, Univ of Missouri | Drs. Allison Meyer, PhD and Colby Redifer, PhD |
| Michelle Seers, class of 2023, Univ of Missouri | Dr. Katrina Knott, PhD |
| Natalie Verdi, class of 2023, Univ of Missouri | Drs. Teresa Lever, PhD and Phillip Johnson, BVSc, MS, MRCVS, DACVIM |
| 2019 Tours, Trips and Social Events | ||
| Date | Event | Speaker(s) / Leader(s) |
| 4/3/20 | Foundations course began | Drs. Franklin and Baines |
| 5/8/20 | Virtual trivia night | Emily Lemoine, senior scholar |
| 5/22, 5/29 & 6/5/20 | Microbiota data analysis workshop | Attended by several students whose projects involved microbiota data analysis |
| 6/15/20 | Mentor data blitz | Several VRSP mentors presented their research programs in 3-minute blocks and fielded questions |
| 7/1, 7/15 & 7/22/20 | Wednesday after work wellness hikes | Dr. Franklin and 5-10 scholars |
| 7/17/20 | Networking with CVM residents/grad students and social event | Hosted by Dr. Charlie Moley, Lab Animal Medicine Resident, PhD candidate, and VRSP alum |
| 7/31/20 | Pizza in the Park (masks, hand sanitizer, designated pizza server, social distancing in place) | |
| 8/4-6/20 | Boehringer Ingelheim-NIH Symposium (virtual) | |
| 10/4/20 | VRSP shirt tie dye get together #1 (gathering of less than 20 approved by MU incident command); more sessions to come | |
| 10/29/20 | VRSP Data Blitz | All MU scholars presented to the MU community that included several prospective scholars for the 2021 program; a Q&A session was held afterwards |
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