Research at Cummings School

Summer Research Training Program

The Summer Research Training Program is offered by the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University and is partially supported by a grant from the NIH's NCRR. This program is intended to help students crystallize their interest in research, make them aware of their research potential, and familiarize them with the opportunities inherent in a research career by exposing them to an active biomedical research environment. The following points are emphasized during the training period:

How to evaluate a scientific article
How to design an experiment
How to organize and critically analyze data
How to translate data into hypothesis
How to transmit research information in writing and speech

Summer Research Application

Research Areas

Summer Research Areas

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Research Area	Investigator	Email Address	Location Site
3D Printing	Dr. William Karlin	Mike.Karlin@tufts.edu	Foster Hospital for Small Animals
Airway Diseases	Dr. Melissa Mazan	Melissa.mazan@tufts.edu	Large Animal Hospital
Anesthesiology	Dr. Alicia Karas Dr. Emily McCobb Dr. Lois Wetmore	Alicia.karas@tufts.edu Emily.mccobb@tufts.edu Lois.wetmore@tufts.edu	Foster Hospital for Small Animals
Behavior Medicine	Dr. Emily McCobb	Emily.mccobb@tufts.edu	Foster Hospital for Small Animals
Cardiology/Nutrition	Dr. Suzanne Cunningham Dr. Lisa Freeman Dr. Raymond Kudej Dr. John Rush Dr. Vicky Yang	Suzanne.cunningham@tufts.edu Lisa.freeman@tufts.edu Raymond.kudej@tufts.edu John.rush@tufts.edu vicky.yang@tufts.edu	Foster Hospital for Small Animals Building 21
Critical Care	Dr. Elizabeth Rozanski Dr. Annie Wayne	Elizabeth.rozanski@tufts.edu Annie.wayne@tufts.edu	Foster Hospital for Small Animals
Diagnostic Imaging	Dr. Ryan King	Ryan.king@tufts.edu	Foster Hospital for Small Animals
Digestive Diseases	Dr. Dominique Penninck Dr. Cynthia Webster	Dominique.penninck@tufts.edu Cynthia.leveille-webster@tufts.edu	Administrative Building
Elizabeth Lawrence Endowed Fund	Dr. Allen Rutberg	Allen.rutberg@tufts.edu	Center for Animals
Endocrine/Metabolic Disorders	Dr. Nick Frank Dr. Alfredo Sanchez-Londono	Nicholas.frank@tufts.edu	Hospital for Large Animals
Epilepsy Project	Dr. Ane Uriarte	Ane.uriarte@tufts.edu	Foster Hospital for Small Animals
Human Animal Interaction Research	Dr. Megan Mueller	Megan.Mueller@tufts.edu	Foster Hospital for Small Animals
Infectious Diseases Immunology Molecular Genetics Animal models Genomics Microbiome analysis	Dr. Gillian Beamer Dr. Akram Da’Darah Dr. Jonathan Runstadler Diane Schmidt Dr. Abhineet Sheoran Dr. Charles Shoemaker Dr. Patrick Skelly Dr. Sam Telford Dr. Saul Tzipori Dr. Chris Whittier Dr. Giovanni Widmer Dr. Henry Wortis	Gillian.beamer@tufts.edu Akram.Da_darah@tufts.edu jonathan.runstadler@tufts.edu Diane.schmidt@tufts.edu Abhineet.sheoran@tufts.edu Charles.shoemaker@tufts.edu Patrick.skelly@tufts.edu sam.telford@tufts.edu saul.tzipori@tufts.edu Chris.Whittier@tufts.edu Giovanni.widmer@tufts.edu Henry.wortis@tufts.edu	Building 20/Building 21/Boston Campus / Wildlife Building
International Medicine & Conservation Medicine	Dr. Hellen Amuguni Dr. Jeff Mariner Dr. Felicia Nutter Dr. Mark Pokras Dr. Alison Robbins Dr. Flo Tseng Dr. Chris Whittier	Janetrix.Amuguni@tufts.edu Jeffrey.Mariner@tufts.edu Mark.pokras@tufts.edu Felicia.nutter@tufts.edu Alison.robbins@tufts.edu Flo.tseng@tufts.edu Chris.Whittier@tufts.edu	Wildlife Building
Large Animal Hospital	Dr. Daniela Bedenice	Daniela.bedenice@tufts.edu	Large Animal Hospital
Neuroscience/Reproductive Biology	Dr. Sandra Ayres Dr. Elizabeth Byrnes Dr. Phyllis Mann Dr. Christopher Schonhoff Dr. Fair Vassoler	Sandra.ayres@tufts.edu Elizabeth.byrnes@tufts.edu Phyllis.mann@tufts.edu Christopher.Schonhoff@tufts.edu Fair.vassoler@tufts.edu	Peabody Pavilion
Neurology	Dr. Ane Uriarte	Ane.Uriarte@tufts.edu	Foster Hospital for Small Animals
Neurosurgery	Dr. Dominik Faissler	Dominik.faissler@tufts.edu	Foster Hospital for Small Animals
Oncology	Dr. Lisa Barber Dr. Kristine Burgess Dr. Michelle Keyerleber Dr. Cheryl London Dr. Carrie Wood	Lisa.barber@tufts.edu Kristine.Burgess@tufts.edu Michelle.keyerleber@tufts.edu cherly.london@tufts.edu carrie.wood@tufts.edu	Foster Hospital for Small Animals/Boston – Tufts Medical Center
Ophthalmology	Dr. Stefano Pizzirani	Stefano.pizzirani@tufts.edu	Administration Bldg
Orthopedic Research	Dr. William Karlin Dr. Carl Kirker-Head	Mike.Karlin@tufts.edu Carl.kirker-head@tufts.edu	Foster Hospital for Small Animals Large Animal Hospital
Orthopedic Surgery	Dr. Michael Kowaleski	Mike.kowaleski@tufts.edu	Foster Hospital for Small Animals /Large Animal Hospital
Pain Management	Dr. Lois Wetmore	Lois.wetmore@tufts.edu	Foster Hospital for Small Animals
Pathology	Dr. Joyce Knoll Dr. Henry Wortis	Joyce.knoll@tufts.edu Henry.wortis@tufts.edu	Large Animal Hospital
Pet Smart Charities	Dr. Emily McCobb	Emily.mccobb@tufts.edu	Foster Hospital for Small Animals
Pharmacology	Dr. Claire Fellman	Claire.fellman@tufts.edu	Foster Hospital for Small Animals
Public Health & One Health	Dr. Hellen Amuguni Dr. Megan Mueller Dr. Felicia Nutter Dr. Marieke Rosenbaum Dr. Jonathan Runstadler Dr. Saul Tzipori Dr. Chris Whittier	Janetrix.Amuguni@tufts.edu Megan.mueller@tufts.edu Felicia.nutter@tufts.edu Marieke.Rosenbaum@tufts.edu Jonathan.runstadler@tufts.edu Saul.tzipori@tufts.edu Chis.whittier@tufts.edu	Wildlife Building/ Center for Animals/Building 20
Public Policy	Dr. Allen Rutberg	Allen.rutberg@tufts.edu	Building #5
Shelter and Community Medicine	Dr. Seana Dowling-Guyer Dr. Emily McCobb	Seana.dowling_guyer@tufts.edu Emily.mccobb@tufts.edu	Foster Hospital for Small Animals
Soft Tissue Surgery/Surgical Oncology	Dr. John Berg	John.berg@tufts.edu	Foster Hospital for Small Animals
Survival Mode	Dr. William Karlin	Mike.Karlin@tufts.edu	Foster Hospital for Small Animals
Veterinary Business	Dr. Armele de Laforcade Dr. Virginia Rentko	armelle.delaforcade@tufts.edu virginia.rentko@tufts.edu
Veterinary Informatics	Dr. Virginia Rentko Neil Dieterle	virginia.rentko@tufts.edu neal.dieterle@tufts.edu	Foster Hospital for Small Animals and Hospital for Large Animals
Wildlife Medicine	Dr. Maureen Murray Dr. Felicia Nutter Dr. Mark Pokras Dr. Jonathan Runstadler Dr. Flo Tseng Dr. Chris Whittier	Maureen.murray@tufts.edu Felicia.nutter@tufts.edu mark.pokras@tufts.edu Jonathan.runstadler@tufts.edu Flo.tseng@tufts.edu Chis.whittier@tufts.edu	Wildlife Building
Zoological Medicine	Dr. Jennifer Graham Dr. Marjorie Bercier	Jennifer.graham@tufts.edu marjorie.bercier@tufts.edu	Foster Hospital for Small Animals

To learn more about these faculty and their research consult Tufts web page:

http://vetprofiles.tufts.edu/

Other Resources:

https://vet.tufts.edu/research/student-research-training-programs/

http://vetopps.uit.tufts.edu/index.cfm

Stipends and Responsibilities

Each awardee will receive one third of the total stipend per month for up to three months. This stipend can be supplemented from other sources. Students will receive their disbursements according to the following schedule: the first check at the end of June, the second check at the end of July and the third check after submission of the written report and the questionnaire in September.
Awardees are required to work full time and participate in other departmental activities (journal club, seminars, etc.) and scheduled seminars.
Each awardee will be required to submit one copy of a written report plus an electronic copy to trena.haroutunian@tufts.edu and fill out a questionnaire by September 10, 2018. The written report should conform to the styles of a scientific journal of choice.
Each awardee will be required to present their work at Research Day scheduled on October 3, 2018 on Grafton Campus.
The program of the Research Day usually includes presentation of research projects by students, selection of best work, presentation of a certificate to all awardees, and prizes for the top three projects; one for each category, Field Studies, Clinical Sciences and Basic Sciences. Research will be evaluated on the basis of the written report (50%) and the presentation (50%). The prizes will be awarded by the program directors and Dean Kochevar, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University.

For further information please visit the Summer Research Training Program page

Mentors

The success of this program depends on active participation by mentors in all phases of the training process. A mentor is likely to provide the best possible training if the student is involved in mentor's area of active research. With these in mind the following guidelines are recommended for mentors.

A mentor should provide supervision during all phases of the proposed study i.e. preparation of the application, obtaining animal welfare approval, data gathering procedures, data analysis, preparation of the written report and oral presentation at the Research Day. To optimize/maximize student-mentor interactions during the training period each primary mentor is, thus, eligible to sponsor a maximum of two students per year.
A mentor should sponsor students planning to conduct studies only in his/her area of active research interest. If a study should require expertise of other mentors, such mentors should be made a part of the mentoring team with the primary mentor being responsible for the overall supervision. Such an arrangement should allow for a broader research exposure for the student as well as for the development of collaborations among mentors.
The program does not provide any fund for supplies that may be needed to conduct the proposed study. Thus, the mentor should assure the availability of funds needed to complete the project before sponsoring a student.
Each mentor should encourage students and make it possible for the student to present the work at a national scientific meeting. The program will try to provide some limited fund to cover registration fees for such meetings.
In the event that the work done by the student is published, please acknowledge that the student was supported, in part, by a NIH Short-term Training Grant (T35 OD010963) Boehringer Ingelheim Scholars Program, USDA formula fund or other sponsors and send a copy of the published article to the program director.
It is important that each mentor makes it a priority to attend the Research Day. The presence of the mentor during the presentation encourages students and boosts their morale.

Past Awards

The following are Summer Research Training Program research proposals from prior years:

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