Source: Elizabeth Davis, 785-532-4188, edavis@vet.k-state.edu
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Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2010

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MANHATTAN -- Fourteen students from the Kansas State University College of 1xbet online casino Medicine have completed the 2010 1xbet online casino Research Scholars Program.

The selective and research-intensive program runs from mid-May to mid-August. Students are paired with faculty mentors and conduct research projects. The National Institutes of Health and Merial, a worldwide animal health company, fund the program with grants. Students receive a monthly stipend for their work, which concludes with attendance and participation at the National 1xbet online casino Scholars Symposium.

Elizabeth Davis, associate professor of clinical sciences-equine and co-director of the 1xbet online casino Research Scholars Program at K-State, said selecting the right students for the program is important.

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During the summer there are frequent meetings with the program directors and fellow scholars. This year group activities were organized with scholars from the University of Missouri and Oklahoma State University in Kansas City. The activities included a visit to Boehringer Ingelheim, an international pharmaceutical company, and a variety of evening event to foster interaction among the scholars.

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The 2010 National 1xbet online casino Scholars Symposium was at the University of Georgia, Aug. 5-8. The symposium's theme was One Health and Beyond. One Health is a movement to create collaboration among all scientific-health and environmentally oriented disciplines.

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Jessica Oquist, second-year 1xbet online casino medicine student, Junction City, &1xbet online casino ;Characterization of Fusobacterium Necrophorum Isolates from Llama and Alpaca,&1xbet online casino ; with Sanjeev Narayanan, assistant professor of diagnostic medicine and pathobiology.

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Krystal Kidder, second-year 1xbet online casino medicine student, Manhattan, &1xbet online casino ;Analysis of Serum Neutralizing Activity During Reactivation of Virus Replication Following Infection with PRRS Virus,&1xbet online casino ; with Bob Rowland, professor of virology.

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Clayton Thorson, third-year student in 1xbet online casino medicine, Manhattan, &1xbet online casino ;Evaluation of Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus Detection Strategy in Cow-Calf Operations,&1xbet online casino ; with Brad White, associate professor of production medicine, and Robert Larson, professor of production medicine.

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Michelle Hubin Meyer, third-year 1xbet online casino medicine student, Wichita, &1xbet online casino ;Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Modeling of Oral Meloxicam in Healthy Adult Horses,&1xbet online casino ; Elizabeth Davis, associate professor of equine, and Butch KuKanich, associate professor of anatomy and physiology. Meyer, who was a 2009 Veterinary Research Scholar, served as a senior scholar for 2010 and helped with the program.

Laura Koslosky, third-year 1xbet online casino medicine student, Canton, Mich., &1xbet online casino ;Pharmacokinetics of Oral Meloxicam in Pre-Ruminant and Ruminant Calves,&1xbet online casino ; with Hans Coetzee, associate professor of clinical pharmacology, and Luciana Bergamasco, research associate professor of electrophysiology.

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Julie Bernzweig, second-year 1xbet online casino medicine student, Chagrin Falls, Ohio, &1xbet online casino ;Anti-Cancer Effect of Gap Junction Enhancers in T47D Breast Cancer Cells: A Third Generation of Substituted Quinolines,&1xbet online casino ; with Annelise Nguyen, assistant professor of toxicology.

Lauren Bodenhamer, second-year 1xbet online casino medicine student, Edmond, Okla., &1xbet online casino ;Risk Assessment for Vector-Borne Disease in North-Central Kansas Based on Mosquito Distribution,&1xbet online casino ; with Samantha Wisely, associate professor of biology.