2020 Virtual
Veterinary Student Scholar Symposium
Aug 4-6, 2020
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Research Awards
Awards Overview
Boehringer Ingelheim Veterinary Research Award for Graduate Veterinarians
This award is open to graduate veterinarians who will soon complete or have recently completed a PhD program in the biomedical sciences, or who are in the final 1 to 2 years of residency training in the field of veterinary pathology, medicine, surgery, radiology/imaging, or laboratory animal medicine.
The recipient(s) of the Boehringer Ingelheim Veterinary Research Award will receive a $2,500 honorarium. The recipient(s) of the Boehringer Ingelheim Veterinary Research Award will be invited to present their research at the National Veterinary Scholars Symposium.
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Boehringer Ingelheim Veterinary Research Award for Veterinary Students
This award is open to veterinary students who participated in the summer scholar program, attended the National Veterinary Scholars Symposium, presented their work in the form of a poster, and completed their proposed project work plan by December 30th.
The recipient of the Boehringer Ingelheim Veterinary Scholar Research Award will receive a $1,500 honorarium, a plaque to recognize the recipient, a travel stipend to return to the National Veterinary Scholars Symposium to present their project, and will receive recognition in the program.
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National Veterinary Scholars Symposium
2019 Research Awardees
BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM VETERINARY RESEARCH AWARD FOR GRADUATE VETERINARIANS
The 2019 Boehringer Ingelheim Veterinary Graduate Award was presented to Dr. Amy Stieler Stewart, currently pursuing her PhD at North Carolina State University, for her research on the study and use of intestinal stem cells in repair following ischemic injury. Amy received her DVM at the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine, where she also completed a residency in large animal internal medicine following an internship in large animal medicine and surgery at the University of Georgia. Her current work focuses specifically on injury following severe ischemia, a condition that plagues not only animals but humans as well. As this condition is largely unpreventable, the major focus is on early recognition, cellular response and repair mechanisms. Amy has a passion for internal medicine, veterinary student education and translational research with the hope of developing new therapies for patients with intestinal injuries.
BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM VETERINARY RESEARCH AWARD FOR VETERINARY STUDENTS
The 2019 Boehringer Ingelheim Veterinary Research Scholar Award was presented to Mariel Covo, an undergraduate student at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Veterinary Medicine, for her study involving the delivery of vectors to generate CAR T cells in canine patients with B cell lymphoma. This work represents a scientific advance in veterinary medicine, and has clinical implications for the delivery of therapeutic retroviral vectors for use in medical treatment, bridging the fields of human and veterinary medicine.