The Veterinary Research Scholars Program

Sponsored by an NIH T35 grant, this 12 week summer program is available to 1st and 2nd year veterinary students with an interest in biomedical research. Compared to the Summer Fellowship Program (see below), this program emphasizes research, although students will still have ample opportunity to learn more about laboratory animal medicine and comparative pathology.
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The Charles River Labs Summer Program In Laboratory Animal Medicine

This 12 week summer fellowship provides mentored experiences in laboratory animal medicine and research. The ideal applicant for this paid summer fellowship will have completed their first or second year of veterinary school and will be a member of a population underrepresented in the biomedical sciences. This program is co-sponsored by Charles River. Read more…

The Summer Fellowship Program in Diagnostic Pathology

This 8 — 12 week summer program is available to veterinary students in their 3rd or 4th years. An emphasis is placed on training in diagnostic and research-related veterinary anatomic pathology but students will also be able to work on a summer research project in a sponsoring lab. Read more…

Our 2024 Summer students with MCP Faculty Front row (left to right) Dr. Joseph L. Mankowski (MCP Director ),Courtney Dunning, Erin Noel, Anne Day, Shimana Bose Back row (Left to right) Lyndsey Werhane,Diandre White, Austin Czyzyk,Olivia Coppola,Christine Powell, Dr. Kathleen Gabrielson (MCP Faculty)

Testimonials from previous scholars

What were the most important things you learned?

  • “How to describe and properly write necropsy and histology reports, I gained valuable hands-on experience in necropsy, trimming and histopathology”
  • “I learned how to collaborate with different departments, and how to navigate creating a project”
  • “I learned that research is a lot of trial and error that sometimes seems overwhelming, but you can actually figure out a lot by utilizing all your resources like the literature and your colleagues”
  • “Veterinarians are everywhere! (a lot more places than you think). Animal research is constantly evolving, and therefore such an exciting field to be involved in! There is no “right” way to go about obtaining the career you want. Don’t limit yourself!
  • “Working with microbes and how to keep a sterile environment to avoid contamination, handling smaller animals like mice in order to obtain samples, and learning what a resident’s day is like my shadowing them in either pathology or laboratory animal medicine”
  • “The program expanded by understanding of the roles that veterinarians can play in research, laboratory animal medicine, and pathology as a whole”

What was the impact on your career plans?

  • “I am more confident than ever that a career in veterinary pathology is right for me. I am planning to pursue a pathology residency”

Past Topics

T35 Research Scholars

2023

  • Phenotyping of HIV-1 ASP in an Inducible CD4+ Cell Specific Transgenic Mouse Model
  • Histopathological analysis of nanoparticles distribution & its correlation with cells in tumor microenvironment”
  • Association between extracellular vesicles and peripheral blood neutrophils in non-human primates
  • Measles virus infection induces IP-10 release but not inflammasome activation in respiratory epithelial cells
  • AAV-hTauSeeded Mice as a Screening Model for nSMase2 Inhibitors
  • Exploring the combination of carboplatin with stimulator of interferon genes (STING) agonist in canine osteosarcoma

2024

  • Borrellia burgdorferi-induced immune dsyregulation as a potential mechanism of endotoxemia
  • Identifying markers of chronic Chagas cardiomyopathy with immunofluorescence microscopy
  • Determining biomarkers for radiotherapy in a dose-limiting organ: the kidney
  • Risk factors of coagulase-positive staphylococci carriage in animal-assisted intervention patients and dogs
  • PID controller validation for use in HYPER system for in vivo heating
  • The impact of the Non-Nutritive Sweetener Allulose on the Gut Microbiome and Metabolic Syndrome

Lab Animal Medicine

  • 2023-An Evaluation of Pair Housing and Relationship Strength on Nonhuman Primate Sleep Quality
  • 2024-Rapid Lamp Based Diagnostic Test (RLDT) Development for Efficient Shigella Detection

Diagnostic Pathology

2023

  • Cholangiocarcinomas
  • Panamanian Golden Frog tetany study

2024

  • Histologic evaluation of tissue artifacts associated with euthanasia methods in brook trout: Study design
  • Histological Diagnosis of Spontaneous Tumors and their Characterization Long-Evans Rats: A Retrospective Study from 2006-2024