2024 ASLAP Veterinary Student Award Program (VSAP) Winners!
Congratulations to the 2024 ASLAP Veterinary Student Award Winners:
- Charlene Claudio
- Tamara Ford
- Brandon McKenna
- Bryanna Meredith
- Samara Schreier
- Hannah Weaver
2023 ASLAP Travel Award Winners!
Congratulations to the 2023 ASLAP Travel Award Winners:
- Alanna Backx
- Rachel Howie
- Ayush Kumar
- Brandon McKenna
- Leah Streb
- Hannah Weaver
Enjoy the AALAS National Meeting in Salt Lake!
2023 ASLAP Veterinary Student Award Program (VSAP) Winners
Congratulations to the winners of the 2023 ASLAP Student Veterinary Award:
Alyssa Chalmin
Joanna Copio
Susana Diaz
Alexis Roach
Shoshana Zenilman
The Veterinary Student Award Program (VSAP) provides awards (a certificate, one year’s membership in ASLAP and a copy of the 3rd edition of the ACLAM Laboratory Animal Medicine textbook, and a monetary award of $300).
The VSAP is intended to increase awareness of the practice of laboratory animal medicine by recognizing five current senior veterinary students who have demonstrated significant interest and potential in the field.
ASLAP Foundation 2023 Summer Fellowship Program
The American Society of Laboratory Animal Practitioners Foundation with several funding partners is supporting 10-12 week Summer Fellowships in Laboratory Animal Medicine.
Are you interested in clinical veterinary medicine and research? Do you want to work with a variety of non-traditional species? Are you curious about cutting edge science that defines the human and animal biomedical fields? If you are, then LABORATORY ANIMAL MEDICINE is the career for you, we can help you explore, AND pay you to do so! Activities in these programs will include practice of clinical medicine in a research environment, pathology of laboratory animals, surgery, animal colony management, working closely with laboratory animal veterinarians and residents, participation in journal clubs, seminars and management teams, regulatory oversight of animals used in research, laboratory animal medicine research and a number of other exciting endeavors.
Program structures, activities, fellow numbers and application requirements vary so you can surely find a program that fits your goals. Please review the program web sites or contact directors for more information. Participating programs and their sponsorships will be announced in November and application deadlines posted by the end of November. Applications deadline is anticipated to be early February.
Your Profession needs laboratory animal veterinarians! If you are among this growing cadre of students who realize the excitement and personal rewards of a career in laboratory animal medicine, these programs are a great resource for you to explore and gain experience. Consider a Laboratory Animal Medicine Fellowship – it will be a very rewarding experience!