Veterinary Students Take a "Wild" Approach to Science

Morris Animal Foundation (MAF) recognizes that research is of fundamental importance to animal health veterinarians to provide the tools needed to better prevent, diagnose and treat diseases of their patients and animal species to survive and prosper in the wild to help. The Foundation recently honored for their veterinary students working to improve the health and welfare of wild animals around the world through his veterinary student scholars (VSS) VSS competition.MAF Program launched the program five years ago as a way to give students hands-on veterinary involvement in the initial search of the veterinary studies. Last summer, 24 students veterinarians from around the world were awarded funding for research projects that sought to improve the health and welfare of wildlife. Eighteen of these students presented posters that show their results to MAF in October 2010 Council meeting in San Francisco. The members of the MAF is estimated at the edge of the wildlife of scientific advice has judged the poster competition. The winners received prizes of $ 5.000, $ 2.500 and $ 1.500 for first, second and third, respectively. Each winner was announced during a banquet held Saturday, February 21, 2010. "These students are the future of veterinary medicine," said Wayne Jensen, DVM, PhD, MBA, chief scientific officer MAF. '. Giving students the opportunity to work on MAF-funded projects, while in veterinary school, we hope to encourage them to consider a career in animal health research "The following are the winners of 2010: * 1 st place ($ 5,000): Viviana Gonzalez, of La Salle University (Colombia), "Frequency of antibodies against Leptospira interrogans in the primacy of the family Cebidae in two zoos in Colombia" * 2 nd place ($ 2,500): "Evaluation Janessa Gjeltema, North Carolina State University, the PAH contamination in the pool Puerto Rican Crested Toad Breeding Using technology SPMD "* 3 rd place ($ 1,500): Janis Hooge, Massey University (New Zealand)," Detection of the pathogen in ticks Grant's gazelles: Using molecular techniques to acquire knowledge About one basic health Antelope important "[extract] Morris Animal Foundation (MAF), which recognizes research animal health is of paramount importance to give veterinarians the tools they need to better prevent, diagnose and treat the disease in patients and their species of wild animals to survive and thrive help. The Foundation recently honored students in veterinary medicine for their work to improve the health and welfare of wild animals around the world through his veterinary student scholars (VSS) competition . Program MAF VSS program started five years ago as a way to give students hands-veterinary Their early involvement in research in veterinary studies. Last summer, 24 veterinary students from around the world were awarded funding for research projects has tried to improve the health and welfare of wildlife. Eighteen students presented posters of Those Their results show the MAF in October 2010 Council meeting in San Francisco. members of wildlife MAF estimation Scientific Advisory Committee has considered the poster contest. The winners received prizes of $ 5,000, $ 2,500 and $ 1,500 for first place, second and third, respectively. Each winner was announced during a banquet held Saturday, February 21, 2010. "These students are future of veterinary medicine, "said Wayne Jensen, DVM, PhD, MBA, chief scientific officer responsible for the MAF." To give students the opportunity to work on projects funded by the MAF, while in veterinary school, they are, we hope to encourage them to consider a career in animal health research. "The following are the winners in 2010: * 1 st place ($ 5,000): Viviana Gonzalez, of La Salle University (Colombia)," Frequency of antibodies against Leptospira interrogans in the primacy of Family Cebidae in two zoos in Colombia "* 2 nd place ($ 2,500): Janessa Gjeltema, North Carolina State University," Assessment of PAH contamination in the Pool Puerto Rican Crested Toad Breeding Using technology SPMD "* 3 rd place ($ 1,500): Janis Hooge, Massey University (New Zealand), "Detection of the pathogen in ticks Grant's gazelles: Using molecular techniques to acquire basic knowledge important for the health of the Antelope"...