Hi All,One of the lab animal vet's I know in California sent this summer research opportunity out to the second years. It sounds like a great opportunity to get your foot in the door of a large pharma. Gail also mentioned trying to get an externship program set up there as well, so this could be a great way to network for future opportunities.
See below:
From: Susan Christenson <christes@svm.vetmed.wisc.edu>
Date: Feb 11, 2008 8:52 AM
Subject: Fw: message for the 2nd year class
To:
Hello Second Year Class. The following is a job description and contact number for a pretty cool summer job this summer in
Job Description:
Summary: This position is designed for a veterinary student, after second or third year, with interest in cancer biology, cancer treatment, drug development and/or laboratory animal medicine. Basic mouse handling skills are required. Candidates with some experience in rodent anesthetic, surgical and necropsy procedures are preferred but not required. Candidate should be motivated and willing to learn new techniques. Candidate will require good communication skills for frequent contact with other employees and groups within the organization. Candidate should be able to lift and carry up to 30 lbs.
Supervisory Responsibility: There will be no supervisory responsibilities in this position.
Education/Experience Requirement: Beyond the education and experience of at least two years in veterinary school, there is no specific experience requirement. A strong work ethic, attention to detail and desire to learn and work with new techniques is required.
Expectations for Intern Experience: Candidate will have responsibility for their own tumor model development studies during their program. Candidate will participate in group discussions and make at least one presentation during their tenure. It is expected that the candidate and supervisor will collaborate on a journal article submission during and after the Internship
Senior Scientist
Genentech, Inc.
650.225.6871
650.225.5770 (fax)
650.796.3119 (cell)
gcolbern@gene.com
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Hi Stephanie. This would be an internship working with me and my group on transplantable models of cancer in mice. Megan is in our department and we collaborate on some things, but don't work directly with her. It definitely has laboratory animal components, but is more research oriented than laboratory animal medicine, per se. But it does involve anesthesia and surgery in preparation for these models. So even if you want to pursue lab animal medicine, it would be a good exposure to the issues facing the researchers and that's always a good perspective!! So pass it along! Thanks, Gail
On Feb 11, 2008, at 9:28 AM, Stephanie Salyer wrote:
Hi Gail,
Do you know if there is a lab animal component to this position? I was going to forward this to the lab animal club members as well.
-Steph Salyer
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