Veterinary
Medicine and Biomedical Science:
Creating the Gumbo of Progress
August 3?6, 2006
The
2006 Merck/Merial Veterinary Scholar National
Symposium, ?Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Science:
Creating the Gumbo of
Progress,? will be held at the
Cook Conference
Center and Hotel at the Louisiana State
University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
The
symposium will provide opportunities for veterinary
students engaged in formal research programs to
present their work through poster sessions and network
with their peers from 20 other veterinary colleges.
They will also be able to interact with accomplished
biomedical scientists working in a variety of
disciplines during the formal and informal sessions.
Abstracts for posters are due July 14, 2006.
Concurrent mini-symposia will be held on select topics
during both days of the conference. Attendance of
these sessions will be selected by the students based
on their personal interests.
A
Young Investigator Award Competition for graduate
veterinarians pursuing advanced research training
through doctoral or post-doctoral programs will be
held for the second year. Five finalists will be
invited to present their work and compete for
significant cash prizes.
For
more details on this event see the announcement on
this web site. Eligible veterinarian-scientists are
encouraged to submit their work for consideration.
The
NIH/NCRR Training Directors will hold their meeting in
conjunction with the Symposium for the first. This
will give students another venue to meet with T32 post
doctoral training grant directors to discuss future
graduate training opportunities in biomedical
research.
The
costs for travel, lodging and meeting registration
will be paid for Merck/Merial funded scholars.
Institutions that wish to bring other students will be
required to cover these expenses. A
registration form
for Merck/Merial funded scholars and a
separate form
for all other participants is attached. As in the
past, students supported by Merck/Merial are expected
to participate in the national summer scholar
symposium.
Additional information will be added to this site as
the date of the Symposium approaches.
Last reviewed
Monday, 12. March 2007
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