Since 2000, the MSU College of Veterinary Medicine’s summer research programs have helped hundreds of students foster intellectual curiosity, engage in scientific inquiry, and generate new knowledge, while working as part of a research team. These programs are currently supported by two NIH grants, as well as grants from industry, endowed funds from alumni, and College and University resources. The programs offer insight to potential career paths that students may not have considered.

Each year, the program culminates with a National Veterinary Scholars Symposium (NVSS), which brings together veterinary students engaged in summer research. This year, NVSS was hosted by Tufts University Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine and supported by major funding from Boehringer Ingelheim (BI) and an R13 conference grant from NIH, held by Michigan State University. The symposium, titled “Engaging Veterinarians to Advance Animal and Human Health,” featured poster presentations by 560 students, as well as oral presentations by outstanding researchers that highlighted collaborations between veterinary and human medical researchers, frontiers in veterinary research, and specific cutting-edge topics like antimicrobial resistance, critical care, cancer genetics, and regenerative medicine.