2024 VMSRTP Schedule
*The schedule is subject to change; changes will be announced at weekly meetings and by email.
| Date | Event | Person | Location |
| Wed., Mar 6, 2024 (5:30-6:30PM) | Organizational/Introduction Meeting | Scholars/Mentors | VIDI 102 & ZOOM |
| Wed., Mar 20, 2024 (5:30-7PM) | Writing Workshop: Drafting your Research Proposal | Drs. Gaddy, Vemulapalli | VIDI 105 |
| Fri., April 5, 2024 | Proposals due by email to Dr. T. Vemulapalli | ||
| Complete prior to Thu., May 16, 2024 | Responsible Conduct of Research & Compliance Training: BSL-2, Biological Safety Cabinet Training (Train-Traq) Blood Borne Pathogen, Radiation Training (Train-Traq) CITI training – Working with IACUC | All training is ONLINE | |
| Thu., May 16, 2024 | Orientation: Required Responsible Conduct of Research 8:30AM: Welcome 8:45AM: Mentor-Mentee Relationships, Agreement 9:30AM: Ethical Responsible Conduct of Research 10:15AM: Break 10:30AM: Literature Searches, Building your Professional Profile | Drs. Gaddy, Vemulapalli Dr. Dana Gaddy Dr. Ramesh Vemulapalli Molly Crews | VIDI 105 |
| Fri., May 17, 2024 | Orientation: Required Responsible Conduct of Research 8:30AM: Ethics of Animal Research 9:15AM: Research Grants and Funding Opportunities 10:00AM: Break 10:15AM: Data Management, Ownership and Conflicts of Interest 11:00AM: Evaluating & Presenting a Veterinary Scientific Journal Article | Dr. Tracy Vemulapalli Dr. Dana Gaddy Dr. Chuck Long Dr. Noah Cohen | VIDI 105 |
| Tues., May 21, 2024 | Kick-Off Dinner: Career Paths for Veterinary Scientists | Scholars/Mentors | Texas A&M University Club |
| Thu., May 23, 2024 (11:30AM-1PM) | Research Statistics Data Conversion to abstracts | Dr. Sarah Hamer Dr. Dana Gaddy | VIDI 105 |
| TBD ALL DAY | |||
| Thu., May 30, 2024 (11:30AM-1PM) | Journal Club Presentations by scholar groups large animal reproduction equine medicine research | Dr. Charles Long Dr. Angela Bordin | VIDI 105 |
| Thu., June 6, 2024 (11:30AM-1PM) | Journal Club Presentations by scholar groups animal models of human disease/gene therapy research Converting Proposal to Manuscript Intro, Methods How to prepare an Elevator speech | Scholars Dr. Peter Nghiem Dr. Tracy Vemulapalli | VIDI 105 |
| Thu., June 13, 2024 (11:30AM-1PM) | Deliver elevator Speeches Alumni corner – Invitee: Joseph Hicks, DVM, PhD, Res Fellow, Malaria Modelling Group; Imperial College London, UK | Scholars | VIDI 105 |
| Thu., June 20, 2024 (11:30AM-1PM) | Journal Club Presentations by scholar groups Parasitology Research Organizing Project/Data into posters, oral presentations, manuscripts | Scholars Dr. Charles Long | VIDI 105 |
| Thu., June 27, 2024 (11:30AM-1PM) | DVM T32/PhD Career Panel | Scholars Dr. Catrina Silveira Dr. Alhussien Gaber Dr. Ashlyn Holbert Dr. Clincon Lui | VIDI 105&ZOOM |
| Thu., July 4, 2024 (11:30AM-1PM) | Holiday | No class Meeting | |
| Wed., July 10, 2024 (7AM-5PM) | Texas Heart Institute and MD Anderson Cancer Center | Scholars Directors | Houston |
| Thu., July 11, 2024 (11:30AM-1PM) | Journal Club Presentations by scholar groups GI Medicine Research Abstract Draft Workshop, Outstanding Mentor Discussion | Dr. Kate Aicher Dr. Dana Gaddy | VIDI 105 |
| Fri, July 16 (10:59AM) | Symposium Abstracts due to AAVMC site | ALL SCHOLARS | send to AAVMC |
| Thu., July 18, 2024 (11:30AM-1PM) | Preparing and delivering research presentations Manuscript Data: Results section Program Assessment and Evaluation | All Scholars Dr. Dana Gaddy | VIDI 105 |
| Thu., July 25, 2024 (11:30AM-1PM) | Poster and MS Writing Workshop: Discussion section – summary, context; references | Drs. Vemulapalli & Gaddy Scholars | VIDI 105 |
| Mon., July 29, 2024 | Office Hours: Posters “help clinic” (optional) | Dr. Tracy Vemulapalli | VIDI 349 |
| Mon., July 29, 2024 (by 5PM) | POSTERS DUE VIA EMAIL to Eleni Vonda by 5PM to print | ALL SCHOLARS sent via email to Eleni Vonda | VMRA 371 |
| Thu., August 1, 2024 (11:30AM-1PM) | Manuscript Editing, Formatting, Complete formatted MS due for Review to Dr. Tracy Vemulapalli | sent via email to Dr. Tracy Vemulapalli ALL SCHOLARS Directors | VIDI 105 |
| Fri., August 2, 2024 (6AM-3PM) | TAMU Summer Veterinary Student Research Symposium – (10 min. oral presentations) | Scholars/Mentors | VENI 107A |
| Fri., August 2, 2024 (6PM) | VMSRTP Final Banquet and Awards Dinner | Scholars/Mentors | Casa do Brasil |
| Wed., August 7, 2024 | Complete Formatted MS Due for Review to Dr. Tracy Vemulapalli | All Scholars Dr. Tracy Vemulapalli | |
| Thu.-Sat., August 8-10, 2024 | National Veterinary Scholars Symposium – Minneapolis, MN (travel Aug 7-11) | ||
| Fri., August 30, 2024 | Final Manuscripts due to Mentors, Project completion, final Program, NVSS evaluation | All Scholars |