Membership

CGS News Flash

Winners of the CGS summer student scholarship 2013

The CGS Board is pleased to announce the winners of the 2013 CGS Veterinary Student Summer Research Scholar Program. This year the top two projects are being awarded grants.

First place goes to Mr. Douglas Donovan, veterinary student, Royal Veterinary College, London, UK. Mr. Donovan will work with his mentor, Dr. Karin Allenspach, this summer evaluating a non-invasive diagnostic test for IBD. The title of his project is, "Clinical usefulness of antibodies against flagellin as a diagnostic test in dogs with IBD".

Second place goes to Ms. Lauren Foster, veterinary student Texas A&M University. Ms. Foster will work with her mentor, Dr. Jan Suchodolski, this summer evaluating the fecal microbiome of cats. The title of her project is, "Characterization of the fecal microbiome of cats with acute and chronic diarrhea".

Please join us in congratulating Mr. Donovan and Ms. Foster...

Benefits of Membership

Access to the CGS discussion group.
Opportunities to participate in:
- Participate in multi-center clinical studies in comparative gastroenterology.
- Development of clinical guidelines and position statements for comparative gastroenterology.
Opportunities for trainees to compete for research presentation awards and travel grants.
Invitation to attend other "members only" CGS events (e.g., GutSki and GutSea).
Invitation to attend the annual luncheon business meeting.

Membership Levels

Full
Training
Lifetime

Follow this link to the By-laws for further explanation of these membership categories.

To Apply

To apply or renew membership in the Comparative Gastroenterology Society, please download either the application form as a Word document or as a PDF file by right clicking the appropriate hyperlink below and saving the file to your hard drive. Submit your completed application to Dr. Jan Suchodolski, Secretary/Treasurer (address given on form).

Be sure to indicate your chosen payment option and either include a personal check with the form, or mail the form and then pay electronically via PayPal (Note: By clicking on this link, you will open a new browser web page directed to www.PayPal.com. If you are having problems following this link, please be sure to temporarily disable any "pop-up blocking" software you may be running.)

Membership Application as a PDF file