Research Training Programs at the College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM)

CVM Student Research Opportunities Database

Our Student Research Opportunities Database serves as a bridge between CVM faculty and students.

  • CVM faculty members are invited to post needs in their lab to recruit students.
  • CVM students are invited to browse the database for research opportunities.
    • Find projects that match your interests, schedule, and career goals.
    • If an opportunity interests you, use the built-in link to easily reach out to the posting faculty member.

Check out the research opportunities database

Questions about the database can be directed to the Research Office ([email protected]). Questions about specific opportunities can be directed to the corresponding faculty members through the database.

Veterinary Summer Scholars

Since 2002, the Veterinary Summer Scholars training program at CVM has sought to open pathways to careers in scientific discovery that benefit both human and animal health through hands-on research that first- and second-year DVM students conduct under the supervision of a faculty mentor over 12 weeks from May–August.

The program is made possible through a variety of funding sources, including Boehringer Ingelheim Veterinary Scholars and an NIH T35 training grant, “Veterinary Summer Scholars in Comparative Medicine”.

Learn more on the Veterinary Summer Scholars Google Site.

A group of twnety people in blue coveralls stand in front of the Medtronic logo in a lobby.
Photo from a Veterinary Summer Scholars tour of Medtronic on July 3, 2025. Back row (left to right): Jacob Sternbach, Timothy Magdall, Bruce Walcheck, Matt Bermudez, Katia Bastunskaya, Callie Hohenhaus, Ellie Lindauer, Emma Prybylski, Ned Patterson, Ashton Amann, Andrea Pacheco Soto. Front row (left to right): Saniya Keeton, Abigail Clanton, Rachel Cheung, Daniela Salinas, Lauren Wolfrath, Emily Banks, Mikayla Schlosser, Kat Velez, Sophie Ramirez

Comparative Medicine and Pathology T32

Since 2003, the Comparative Medicine and Pathology training program at CVM has sought to open pathways for veterinarians to careers as independent investigators through providing broad-based knowledge, quality communication skills, and advanced research training over the course of two to three years. The program includes a group of highly qualified research mentors, offers a wide array of relevant research experiences, and provides a rich and diverse environment for training veterinarians in research.

The program is made possible through NIH grant T32OD010993.

Learn more on the Comparative Medicine & Pathology Training Program Google Site.

A group of six people with a white horse on a grassy area near a wooden building.
Dr. Lauren Hughes and 4 other researchers from the University of Minnesota Equine Genetics and Genomics Laboratory are pictured with Twilight (the Thoroughbred who served as the DNA donor for the Horse Genome Project) at the Havemeyer 13th International Horse Genome Workshop held at Cornell University.Photo Credit:  John Enright The Baker Institute for Animal Health.

Other UMN training grants in which CVM faculty are involved:

Note that this is not a complete list of T32 grants at the University of Minnesota. Click here to see a list of institutional training grants at the University.


There may be instances where a CVM faculty mentors a student external to CVM on a training grant external to CVM. If this situation leads to a stipend gap, please review the standard operating procedure, which outlines available options in this situation.

Contact

Questions about Research Training Programs can be directed to the Director of Research Training Programs Bruce Walcheck, or the general Research Training Programs inbox.