| May | ||
| 20 | First day of program - Meet with mentors in their laboratories | |
| Orientation, Dr. Judd | ||
| Program Orientation & Meet Dept Administrative Representatives | ||
| Student PowerPoint presentations – Who I am and how I got to the summer research program! | ||
| 21 | Orientation, Dr. Bird | |
| Intro to Research Hypotheses, Laboratory Safety, How I got Here: Careers in Research | ||
| 23 | Journal Club: Drs. Boothe & Hanson | |
| 28 | Seminar: Dr. Bannon - Institutional Animal Care & Use Committee | |
| Dr. B. Smith GWAS and the New Mega/Meta-Genomics in Animal Genetics | ||
| 30 | Seminar: Dr. Rynders, Director Lab Animal Health- Laboratory Animal Research Program | |
| June | ||
| 4 | Seminar & Round Table Discussion: Dr. Schwartz - Ethics in Research | |
| 6 | Workshop: Dr. Wright - Lies, Damn Lies & Statistics – Application of Statistics to Your Research | |
| 11 | Field Trip - SE Alabama Regional Raptor Research & Rehabilitation Center | |
| 13 | Journal Club: Drs. Boothe & Hanson | |
| 18 | Seminar: Dr. Bartol, Assoc Dean Research & Grad Studies - Animals & Society | |
| 20 | Field Trip - Georgia Aquarium - Behind the Scenes, Atlanta, GA | |
| 25 | Workshop: Ms. Greene - How to Prepare a Poster – Get Ready for the National Symposium | |
| 27 | ournal Club: Drs. Boothe & Hanson | |
| July | ||
| 2 | Seminar: Dr. R.C. Bird - PCR and Primer Design in Comparative Experimental Genetics | |
| 9 | Student Scholar Research Programs - Research Hypotheses - presentations by each MVSP student | |
| 11 | Seminar: Dr. Carl Pinkert, Assoc VP Research, Director Transgenic Lab - Transgenic Animals in Research | |
| 16 | Journal Club: Drs. Sartin & Hanson | |
| Seminar: Dr. B.F. Smith - Translational Research from Bench to Clinic in Veterinary Medicine | ||
| 18 | Seminar: Dr. Bernhard Kaltenboeck, Director Molecular Diagnostics - Quantitative PCR | |
| 23 | Field Trip: Dr. Sara Rowe, Interim Director - State Diagnostic Laboratory Tour | |
| 25-26 | Student Scholar Research Presentations - Research Presentations to College faculty and students | |
| 26 | Last Day of Summer Program and Reception | |
| Aug | ||
| Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan – Merial-NIH Veterinary Scholar Program Symposium | ||
| Nov | ||
| Auburn University Phi Zeta Research Day – Summer Scholars present platform/poster presentation |