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 |
| Kyle Cacciatore, class of 2024, Univ of Illinois* | Drs. Ram Raghavan, PhD and Bill Stich, PhD |
| Taylor Cook, class of 2024, Univ of Missouri* | Drs. Cheryl Rosenfeld, DVM, PhD and Michael Roberts, PhD |
| Erin Donovan, class of 2023, Univ of Missouri | Drs. Aaron Ericsson, DVM, PhD and Kevin Gustafson, DVM |
| Kerri Edwards, class of 2024, Univ of Missouri | Drs. Craig Franklin, DVM, PhD, DACLAM and Marcia Hart, DVM, PhD, DACLAM |
| Tamara Ford, class of 2024, Univ of Missouri | Drs. Aaron Ericsson, DVM, PhD, Lynn Martin, DVM, MPH, PhD, DACVIM, and Phillip Johnson, BVSc, MS, MRCVS, DACVIM |
| Jacob Franzak, class of 2023, Univ of Missouri | Dr. Katrina Knott, PhD |
| Sydney Harrison, Stephens College undergraduate | Drs. Brandon Moore, PhD and Mark Does, PhD |
| Tori Herron, class of 2024, Univ of Missouri* | Drs. Lindsay Donnelly, DVM, MS, DACVIM and Aaron Ericsson, DVM, PhD |
| Paige Isensee, class of 2024, Univ of Missouri | Drs. Pamela Adkins, DVM, PhD, DACVIM and Rosalie Ierardi, DVM, MS |
| Remie Johnson, class of 2024, Univ of Missouri* | Drs. Allison Meyer, PhD and Colby Redifer, PhD |
| Amy Keilholz, class of 2023, Univ of Missouri | Dr. Nicole Nichols, PhD |
| Stefan Keller, class of 2023, Univ of Missouri | Dr. Bill Stich, PhD |
| Breanna Killian, class of 2024, Univ of Missouri* | Dr. Megan McCracken, DVM, DACVS |
| Austin Kimes, class of 2024, Univ of Missouri | Drs. Rajiv Mohan, PhD, FARVO, Suneel Gupta, PhD and Bret Ulery, PhD |
| Mackenzie Kinkade, class of 2024, Univ of Missouri* | Dr. Chris Baines, PhD |
| Jessie Klasing, class of 2023, Univ of Missouri* | Drs. Shawn Bender, PhD and Bysani Chandrasekar, DVM, PhD |
| Amanda Kujiraoka, Stephens College undergraduate | Drs. Brandon Moore, PhD, Mark Does, PhD, Ben Parrott, PhD, and Kevin Flaherty, PhD |
| Julien Lanza, class of 2023, Oniris Nantes Veterinary School | Dr. Bret Ulery, PhD |
| Annie Le, class of 2023, Univ of Missouri | Drs. Sarah Hooper, DVM, PhD and Elpida Artemiou, PhD |
| Maria Maggio, class of 2024, Univ of Pennsylvania | Drs. Elizabeth Bryda, PhD, Daniel Davis, PhD, and Kristin Grimsrud, DVM, PhD |
| Beverly Meena, class of 2024, Univ of Missouri | Drs. Aaron Ericsson, DVM, PhD, and Lynn Martin, DVM, MPH, PhD, DACVIM |
| Mike Morgan, class of 2024, Univ of Missouri | Dr. Tony Mann, DVM, MS, ACVS, ACVECC |
| Caity Nelson, class of 2023, Univ of Missouri | Dr. Tamara Hancock, DVM, PhD, DACVP |
| Symphony Nguy, class of 2023, Univ of Missouri* | Drs. Carol Reinero, DVM, PhD, DACVIM, Hans Rindt, PhD, and Jeffrey Bryan, DVM, PhD, DACVIM |
| Lucie Noall, class of 2023, Univ of Missouri | Drs. Shirley Chu, DVM, PhD, DACVIM and Jeff Bryan, DVM, PhD, DACVIM |
| Alex Osterland, class of 2024, Univ of Missouri | Dr. Sybil Amelon, PhD |
| Milan Piva, class of 2023, Univ of Missouri | Drs. Amanda Burling, DVM, DACVPM, and Craig Franklin, DVM, PhD, DACLAM |
| Bridgette Rogers, class of 2024, Univ of Missouri | Dr. Bill Stich, PhD |
| Nicole Scarberry, class of 2024, Univ of Missouri | Drs. Brandon Moore, PhD, Mark Does, PhD, and Jan Myburgh, PhD |
| Nikki Seilhamer, class of 2024, Univ of Missouri | Drs. Aaron Ericsson, DVM, PhD and Kevin Gustafson, DVM |
| Caroline Spangenberg, class of 2023, Univ College Dublin | Drs. Jim Amos-Landgraf, PhD, Rachel Olson, PhD, and Drs. Craig Franklin, DVM, PhD, DACLAM |
| Katelyn Smith, prevet scholar, Univ of Missouri | Drs. Craig Franklin, DVM, PhD, DACLAM, and Amanda Burling, DVM, DACVPM |
| Jessie Topka, class of 2024, Univ of Missouri* | Dr. Solomon Odemuyiwa, DVM, PhD |
| Ashley Torres Saez, class of 2024, Univ of Missouri | Drs. Michael Zhang, DVM, PhD, DACVM and Shuping Zhang, BVS, PhD, DACVM |
| Caroline Treadwell, class of 2024, Univ of Missouri | Drs. Rajiv Mohan, PhD, FARVO, Lynn Martin, DVM, MPH, PhD, DACVIM, Praveen Balne, PhD and Elizabeth Giuliano, DVM, MS, DACVO |
| Caroline Winiarski, class of 2024, Univ of Missouri* | Dr. Charles Brown, PhD |
| 2021 Tours, Trips and Social Events | ||
| Date | Event | Speaker(s) / Leader(s) |
| 4/9/21 | Foundations course began | Drs. Franklin, Baines and Donnelly |
| 5/7/21 | CVM Research Day | Multiple presenters including scholars from 2020 VRSP |
| 5/25, 6/1 &
6/8/21 |
Microbiota data analysis workshop | Dr. Ericsson; attended by several students whose projects involved microbiota data analysis |
| 6/11/21 | Social get-together at Stephens Lake Park and welcome out of state scholars, Kyle Cacciatore, Julie Lanza, Maria Maggio, Caroline Spangenberg (hosted by senior scholars) | |
| 7/2/21 | Mentor data blitz | Several VRSP mentors presented their research programs in 3-minute blocks and fielded questions |
| 7/19/21 | Networking with CVM residents/grad students and social event | Hosted by Drs Jessica Cayton and Kevin Gustafson, Lab Animal Medicine Residents, PhD candidates, and VRSP alum (Cayton) |
| 7/24-7/25/21 | VRSP float trip | |
| 8/4-8/6/21 | Boehringer Ingelheim-NIH Symposium (virtual) | |
| 8/5/21 | Evening social get-together to celebrate symposium presentations | |
| 8/13/21 | Research in Animal Pharmaceuticals presentations and tours of Boehringer Ingelheim Research Farm in Fulton, MO | Hosted by Dr. Matt Myles, DVM, PhD, DACLAM and include presentations by Drs. Nicholas Perez, Keith DeJong, Chelsea Ballard, Alicia Zimmerman, Steve Grubb and Jeff Husa |
| 9/11/21 | VRSP shirt tie dye get-together (cancelled and to be rescheduled) | |
| 10/29/21 | VRSP Data Blitz | MU scholars presented to the MU community that included several prospective scholars for the 2022 program; a Q&A session was held afterwards |
Foundations in Veterinary Research and Discovery course topics
Experimental Design
Literature Search Strategies
Describing Your Research in 5 Minutes: The Elevator Statement
Small group discussions of VRSP projects
Data Presentation and Statistics
Clinical trials
Mentor Data Blitz
Abstract Writing Workshop
Poster Design Workshop and Practice