University of Missouri
Comparative Medicine Program
ASLAP Fellow Guidelines
1. VENUES and ACRONYMS
1) Activities occur primarily in four areas:
i. The Office of Animal Resources (OAR) located at 1720 East Campus Loop animal facility management and oversight, animal care, laboratory animal medicine
ii. The Research Animal Diagnostic Laboratory (RADIL) located at 4011 Discovery
Drive - diagnostics, comparative and research pathology, animal resource centers,
genetics, reproductive biology and cryobiology, extern/elective block projects
iii. The Office of Animal Care and Quality Assurance (ACQA) – Animal Care and Use
Committee, facility inspections, federal regulation compliance
iv. Several research labs across campus – comparative medicine research
2. CONTACT INFORMATION
1) RULE NUMBER ONE (the only rule) is to drive your program by asking questions,
asking “what’s going on today,” etc. Do not wait for someone to come to you. There are
several means of communicating with individuals in our program including email, cell
phone and direct contact. If you have an accessible email account, we will use that; if not,
we will establish an MU email account for you. The following email was used very
successfully by a former extern to get things started:
Hello everybody,
My name is _______ and I'm a ____ year veterinary student from ______ on a ___
week ASLAP fellowship program here at the University of Missouri. I have met some of
you already and am looking forward to meeting the rest of you soon. I would really
appreciate it, if you have something interesting going on that you think I might benefit
from, if you could send me an email or contact me and let me know about it. I would also
like to participate in _______ if possible. My cell phone number is ______ and my email
address is ______. I have desk space in _____ (RADIL) and the OAR postdoc office. If
you know of anyone else who was not contacted in this email, but may be doing something
of interest, please pass my information along. I'm looking forward to my stay in
Columbia.
2) You will be balancing activities between the OAR, RADIL and research activities.
Activities are a moving target and many are not scheduled so the challenge is finding out
what is ongoing each day and then managing your day. You will be assigned a desk in the
RADIL and one in the OAR. It is recommended that you spend your “downtime” at desks
in both locations. Since OAR activities may arise at any time, it is recommended that, on
days when no activities are scheduled, you spend the first hour of mornings at the OAR
office desk. Moreover, to facilitate getting involved in OAR activities as soon as possible,
schedule meetings with both Drs. Dixon and Korte sometime during the first week of your
program and consider spending the first 2-3 days of your program at the OAR.
3) Work with Pat Parry and Jenn Myles to get a University Pawprint which will get you
access to computers (and an email if needed). You can also get wireless access by using
the MizzouWireless-Guest access – ask James Wagoner (wagonerj@missouri.edu for the
latest password). If you need access to the RADIL after hours (e.g. for research project),
contact Allen Maddy (MaddyA@missouri.edu; S116 RADIL) about fingerprint access.
4) Your primary contacts for OAR, RADIL, ACQA and research activities are (additional
contact information is at the end of this document):
i. OAR - Drs. Scott Korte and Mike Linville (OAR veterinarians), Drs. Paul Nolen
and Allison Ostdiek (postdocs on OAR rotation).
ii. RADIL – Drs. Andrew Kocsis and Kira Moore (postdocs on RADIL rotation), Drs.
Veronica Adams, Franklin Lopez and Marcus Crim (postdocs doing their research
but with some RADIL activities), Laurie Wisdom (necropsy lab supervisor), Drs.
Shari Hamilton and Susan Caraker (rodent pathologists; W191 Vet Med, 573-8824472), Debbie Sharpe (PCR lab supervisor), Jill Gruenkemeyer (histology lab
supervisor), and Jennifer Cornelius (repro services and cryobiology)
iii. ACQA – Sara Wolff, Holly Rice and Dr. Erin O’Connor, (573-884-6758)
iv. OAR investigator support and med school surgeries – Sherri Neff (573-882-8495)
v. Swine Center activities – Drs. Eric Walters and Mike Linville (573-882-1134)
vi. Research – Drs. Veronica Adams, Franklin Lopez, Marcus Crim, Vinoth
Sittaramane, Glenn Jackson, Ryan Stoffel, Hanni Lee-Lewis, Aaron Ericsson,
Lydia Cook and Mike Drake are all currently performing their dissertation or
postdoctoral projects in a number of research labs across campus.
vii. Contact these individuals on a daily/regular basis to find out about activities or with
any questions you have.
viii. Inquire about tours of facilities with OAR and RADIL contact persons.
ix. Dr. Franklin’s email is franklinc@missouri.edu and his cell phone is 573-864-1625
5) Additional key contacts are
i. Pat Parry, CMP fiscal person, S107 RADIL, 573-882-6647
ii. Jenn Myles, extern travel coordinator, S119 RADIL, 573-882-5013
3. FELLOW GOALS
Discuss your goals for this program with Dr. Franklin on day one.
4. PROJECT
1) You will be assigned a research project. Dr. Franklin will direct you to individuals with
possible projects. Discuss these sometime during the first 2 days of your program, so that
you can get started as soon as possible. Again, drive your project, by asking lots of
questions! At the end of your program, you will prepare a presentation describing your
project. Include relevant background, objective or hypothesis, rationale, methods and
design, results, conclusions and possible future directions.
2) You will also have the opportunity to explore research by meeting with postdocs in their
research labs and participate in their ongoing projects.
5. MEETINGS and ROUNDS
Several meetings occur throughout the year that are of interest to externs/elective block students.
Inquire with OAR and RADIL contacts about meetings as soon as you arrive. The following are
scheduled meetings (underlines = popular among externs):
1) Animal Care and Use Committee meeting – First Tuesday of every month, (contact Sara
Wolff, Holly Rice and Dr. Erin O’Connor for location and with questions)
2) OAR weekly postdoc meeting – Wednesdays at 12:00/12:15 in the OAR conference
room– ATTEND ON A WEEKLY BASIS
3) Pathology Rounds – Wednesdays at 8:00 in A251 Clydesdale (multiheaded scope room);
we do not have rounds on block change day – ATTEND ON A WEEKLY BASIS
4) OAR management meeting (Dr. Lon Dixon, postdocs, facility managers) – first Thursday
of each month at 1:00/1:15 in OAR conference room; contact any OAR postdoc or Dr.
Dixon for exact schedule
5) Helicobacter research lab meeting – Mondays at 8:30 in S102 RADIL.
6) Lab Animal Diagnostics Research lab meeting – Fridays at 8:00 in S102 RADIL–
ATTEND ON A WEEKLY BASIS unless your project has you attending another lab
meeting
7) Comparative Medicine Seminar – fall and spring semesters, Fridays at 12:00 in S130
RADIL– ATTEND ON A WEEKLY BASIS
8) Core Course – fall, spring and summer semesters
i. Spring odd year; Laboratory Animal Resource Management
ii. Summer odd year; Laboratory and Project Management
iii. Fall odd year; Laboratory Animal Biology
iv. Spring even year; Methodology of Animal Experimentation
v. Summer even year; Grant and Manuscript Writing for Biomedical Researchers
vi. Fall even year; Pathology of Laboratory Animals – currently in session; class
discussions on M and R at 8:00 in W215 Vet Med; slide review on T at 4:00 in
A251 Vet Med Teaching Hosp
9) Foundations in Veterinary Research and Discovery – March through June; Fridays at 1:00
in the Veterinary School Auditorium
10) Immunology journal club – Thursdays from 1-2 in 615 MSB (Med Sci Bldg)
11) Immunology works in progress – fall and winter semesters; every 1st, 3rd and 5th Tuesday
at 4:00 in 615 MSB
12) AFIP pathology rounds – every Thursday at 9:00 in A251 Clydesdale (multiheaded scope
room) – contact Dr. Gayle Johnson for information
13) Clinical pathology rounds – every Tuesday at 8:15 in clin path lab – contact Dr.
Wiedmeyer for information
14) All of the postdocs that are in research labs have lab meetings – inquire if you’d like to
attend one, two or all.
6. ONGOING ACTIVITIES
1) Animal care – schedule AT LEAST one day to shadow the OAR postdoc
2) Rodent handling labs – contact Sara Wolff, Holly Rice for more information. NOTE 1 you will be asked to take and online course for which you will need a employee ID; if we
cannot procure and ID prior to the lab, it is ok for you to take the course after the lab has
been completed (once you have your ID); NOTE 2 - you may also be asked to participate
in the Occupational Health Program – this is not necessary as you will not have time to
fully go through the enrollment process.
3) Inspections – contact postdoc on OAR rotation(s), Sara and Holly.
4) ACUC protocol review – contact Dr. Pat Farrar
5) Surgeries – ongoing experimental surgeries will be discussed at OAR meetings or contact
postdoc on OAR rotation or Sherrie Neff.
6) Parasitology and necropsy lab with follow-up tissue sectioning and histology lab – day
one approx ½ day; days two and three – approximately 2 hours/day – contact Laurie
Wisdom to schedule.
7) Spend a day in necropsy – contact Laurie Wisdom to schedule
8) Reproductive biology and cryobiology activities (e.g. embryo transfer, ICSI, plug checks)
– contact Jennifer Cornelius
9) Rodent colony management activities (e.g. mouse and rat weaning, tail sample collection,
ear tagging) – contact Jessica Riegert
10) Rodent facility equipment (e.g. cage wash, autoclave, etc) – contact Dr. Bauer
11) PCR lab – learn how to set up and run a PCR reaction – contact Dr. Livingston
12) Tour of genotyping lab and discussion of mouse, rat and swine resource centers – contact
Dr. Bauer
13) Normal slide and disease slide set reviews. Drs. Shari Hamilton and Susan Caraker have
slide sets for rodents, rabbits, non-human primates and amphibians. After you have
reviewed, please set up time with either to review slides and go over questions
(approximately 1 hour/set). After slide set review, unknowns will be distributed for
independent review. Once complete, again set up a time to review with Shari or Susan (1
hour)
14) Follow a biopsy through processing and review – contact Dr. Caraker
15) Swine center activity and tours – contact Drs. Walters or Linville
16) Tour of the mouse imaging core (micro-CT, micro-MRI, micro-PET, etc) – contact Dr.
Tammy Rold at 814-6000 ext 53684 or roldt@missouri.edu
17) RADIL Infectious Disease Research projects – RADIL has many ongoing research
projects that involve animals and development of diagnostic tests. These projects often
serve as the basis for fellow projects. Giedre Turner (turnergi@missouri.edu) oversees
the animal components of these projects and David Farris (FarrisKD@missouri.edu)
oversees the benchtop aspects – contact both for information about ongoing projects and
how you might participate.
7. SPACE and TRAVEL
1) You will have access to computers and microscopes in the RADIL. You will also have
access to the veterinary school library and a locker in the RADIL.
2) You will be assigned a desk in the RADIL and a desk in the OAR. It is recommended that
you spend your “downtime” at desks in both locations (for example OAR in the morning
and RADIL in the afternoon) so that you are readily available for activities that may arise.
3) You will be responsible for getting around on campus. This can either be accomplished
by use of your personal vehicle or catching rides with postdocs and faculty (latter can be
tough). If you need a parking pass for the day, contact Nancy Wawrzyniak.
4) The Columbia Transit Bus route includes Discovery Ridge (where RADIL is located).
For more information see http://www.gocolumbiamo.com/PublicWorks/Transportation/.
$1 for a one-way ticket; a 30 day pass is $35. Bring your bike if you are a biker, although
the route from campus to the RADIL has many busy roads.
5) Contact Jenn Myles for a campus map
8. JOURNAL
1) Maintain a journal of your activities (to be handed in upon your departure).
9. MEET PEOPLE
1) During your stay, you will have frequent contact with the CMP trainees. Also take
advantage of our faculty that live and breathe Comparative Medicine. One means of
doing so is to create a checklist and set up a time to meet with each individual and pick
their brains about comparative medicine. Hint: if you ultimately plan to apply to our postDVM program, getting to know our faculty has its advantages. Below is a list that
includes some (NOT all) background info.
Beth Bauer, DVM, ACLAM, Assistant Professor, N133 RADIL (resource centers, rodent
colony management, research and development)
Cindy Besch-Williford, DVM, PhD, ACLAM, Associate Professor, N130 RADIL
(comparative pathology, prostate cancer, immunohistochemistry and histology)
Elizabeth Bryda, PhD, Associate Professor, N131 RADIL (genetics, genotyping,
polycystic kidney disease, deafness)
John Critser, PhD, Endowed Professor of Comparative Medicine, N132 RADIL
(cryobiology, reproductive biology, biomedical engineering, resource centers)
Lon Dixon, DVM, MS, ACLAM, Director of Animal Resources, 1720 E. Campus Loop
(lab animal medicine, animal facility management, facility design, ACUC,
pharmaceuticals and industry)
Pat Farrar, DVM, ACLAM, Veterinarian, 1720 E. Campus Loop (ACUC protocol review)
Craig Franklin, DVM, PhD, ACLAM, Associate Professor, N128 RADIL (comparative
pathology, inflammatory bowel disease, helicobacters, rodent phenotyping and
pathobiology, careers for veterinarians in research)
Scott Korte, DVM, Manager, Clinical Veterinary Services, OAR, 1720 E. Campus Loop
(laboratory animal veterinarian, genetically engineered swine)
Mike Linville, DVM, Manager, Clinical Veterinary Services, OAR, 1720 E. Campus Loop
(large animal veterinarian)
Bob Livingston, DVM, PhD, ACLAM, Associate Professor, N127 RADIL (microbial
diagnostics, PCR, recombinant antigens, murine norovirus, parvoviruses, helicobacters,
R&D)
Matt Myles, DVM, PhD, ACLAM, Research Assistant Professor, N134 RADIL
(helicobacters, inflammatory bowel disease, microarrays, serology, recombinant
antigens, R&D, former SERCA awardee)
Erin O’Connor, DVM, Interim Director of the Animal Care and Quality Assurance Office
(ACUC, regulations)
Lela Riley, PhD, ACLAM, Professor, N129 RADIL (molecular biology, pathogen
discovery, parvoviruses, murine norovirus, biosensors, resource centers, mutant swine,
R&D)
Earl Steffen, PhD, Assistant Professor, N126 RADIL (serology, microbiology, R&D)
10. ATTIRE
Casual – jeans, etc. ok. In some research labs where chemicals are used, open-toed shoes may
not be appropriate. If you have your own scrubs and want to bring them, do so, but we also
have scrubs that you can use in situations where they are needed. No need to bring coveralls.
11. ANIMAL PERSONNEL TRAINING
All research personnel working with animals must accomplish the required institutional
training. The training module is available online and takes 20-30 minutes to complete. The
URL for this Basic Training in Animal Care and Use is:
https://research.missouri.edu/acqa_secure/animalCare/index.php. You will need a University
Pawprint to take this course (contact Pat Parry to get this arranged if you do not have one).
Contact Holly Rice (573-882-1746; riceh@missouri.edu) with questions about this training.
12. ACCESS PHOTOS OF PEOPLE
The RADIL maintains a photo collection of its employees and the CMP postdocs. To access
this page seehttps://internal-radil.missouri.edu/radil/radilphotos/photomenu.asp
13. TOURS
1) If you’d like a tour of the MU campus and Columbia, schedule with Dr. Franklin
2) If you’d like to tour the MU vet school, contact Kathy Seay in the Dean’s office
(seayk@missouri.edu or 573-884-6435). Introduce yourself as an ASLAP fellow of the
Comparative Medicine Program. She will need a couple of days lead time to schedule
with student ambassadors.
14. ACCESS TO STUDENT RECREATION CENTER (very nice one)
Contact Pat Parry
15. MU CMP FACEBOOK GROUP
1) Please consider signing up for the MU CMP facebook group so that we can keep in touch
with you  You can 1) search for this group and request to join; 2) befriend Dr. Franklin
and he will invite you to join or 3) send your facebook email address and Dr. Franklin will
invite you.
16. CONTACT INFORMATION. Please note, if you find out that people you’re are trying to
contact are on vacation, let Craig know so that he can identify a backup.
Adams, Veronica
Bauer, Beth
Besch-Williford, Cindy
Bryda, Elizabeth
Caraker, Susan
Cook, Lydia
Cornelius, Jennifer
Cowan, Bo
Crim, Marcus
Critser, John
Dixon, Lon
Drake, Mike
Ericsson, Aaron
Farrar, Pat
Farris, David
Postdoc – Research/OAR
Faculty – RADIL
Faculty – RADIL
Faculty – RADIL
Pathology – RADIL
DVM/PhD program
Repro service / Cryo - RADIL
Tissue prep – RADIL
Postdoc – Research/RADIL
Faculty – RADIL
Faculty – OAR
Postdoc – Research
Postdoc – Research
Faculty – OAR
Research – RADIL
Office / Lab
N133 RADIL
N130 RADIL
N131 RADIL
S110 RADIL
N101 RADIL
N155 RADIL
S129 RADIL
N132 RADIL
S129 RADIL
S129 RADIL
N118 RADIL
adamsve@missouri.edu
bauerbe@missouri.edu
willifordc@missouri.edu
brydae@missouri.edu
carakersm@missouri.edu
lcc550@missouri.edu
corneliusj@missouri.edu
cowanb@missouri.edu
crimM@missouri.edu
critserj@missouri.edu
dixonl@missouri.edu
Drakem@missouri.edu
ericssona@missouri.edu
farrarp@missouri.edu
farrisKD@missouri.edu
Franklin, Craig
Gettys, Diana
Gruenkemeyer, Jill
Hamilton, Shari
Jackson, Glenn
Kocsis, Andrew
Korte, Scott
Lee-Lewis, Hanni
Linville, Mike
Livingston, Bob
Lopez, Franklin
Maddy, Allen
Myles, Jenn
Moore, Kira
Myles, Matt
Neff, Sherrie
Nolen, Paul
O’Connor, Erin
Ostdiek, Allison
Parry, Pat
Purdy, Greg
Riegert, Jessica
Rice, Holly
Riley, Lela
Sharpe, Debbie
Sittaramane, Vinoth
Steffen, Earl
Stoffel, Ryan
Turner, Giedre
Walters, Eric
Wawrzyniak, Nancy
Weir, Dana
Wisdom, Laurie
Wolff, Sara
Faculty – RADIL
Postdoc – Research
Histology – RADIL
Pathology – RADIL
Postdoc – Research
Postdoc –RADIL
Faculty – OAR
Postdoc – Research
Faculty – OAR
Faculty – RADIL
Postdoc – Research/RADIL
RADIL building manager
Program coordination - RADIL
Postdoc –RADIL
Faculty – RADIL
Investigator Support – OAR
Postdoc – OAR
Faculty – ACQA
Postdoc – OAR
Finances – RADIL
Cell culture / virology - RADIL
Colony management – RADIL
ACQA
Faculty – RADIL
PCR – RADIL
Postdoc – RADIL
Faculty – RADIL
Postdoc – Research
Rodent research - RADIL
Faculty – RADIL/swine center
RADIL administration
Facility manager – OAR
Necropsy – RADIL
ACQA
N128 RADIL
S110 RADIL
S129 RADIL
N127 RADIL
S116 RADIL
S119 RADIL
S129 RADIL
N134 RADIL
S107 RADIL
N129 RADIL
N144 RADIL
N126 RADIL
N163 RADIL
S106 RADIL
N163 RADIL
franklinc@missouri.edu
gettysd@missouri.edu
gruenkemeyerj@missouri.edu
hamiltonsr@missouri.edu
jacksongl@missouri.edu
kocsisa@missouri.edu
kortes@missouri.edu
leehan@missouri.edu
linvilleml@missouri.edu
livingstonr@missouri.edu
lopezfr@missouri.edu
maddya@missouri.edu
mylesj@missouri.edu
moorekir@missouri.edu
mylesm@missouri.edu
neffs@missouri.edu
nolenn@missouri.edu
oconnore@missouri.edu
ostdieka@missouri.edu
parryp@missouri.edu
purdyG@missouri.edu
riegertj@missouri.edu
riceh@missouri.edu
rileyl@missouri.edu
sharpede@missouri.edu
vks6f8@mizzou.edu
steffene@missouri.edu
stoffelrt@missouri.edu
turnergi@missouri.edu
walterse@missouri.edu
Nancyw@missouri.edu
weirde@missouri.edu
wisdoml@missouri.edu
wolffsm@missouri.edu
To send an email to all, cut and paste the following into the to line
adamsve@missouri.edu; bauerbe@missouri.edu; willifordc@missouri.edu; brydae@missouri.edu;
carakersm@missouri.edu; lcc550@missouri.edu; cowanb@missouri.edu; critserj@missouri.edu;
dixonl@missouri.edu; Drakem@missouri.edu; ericssona@missouri.edu; franklinc@missouri.edu;
gettysd@missouri.edu; gruenkemeyerj@missouri.edu; hamiltonsr@missouri.edu; jacksongl@missouri.edu;
kortes@missouri.edu; leehan@missouri.edu; linvilleml@missouri.edu; livingstonr@missouri.edu;
livingstonr@missouri.edu; mylesm@missouri.edu; neffs@missouri.edu; oconnore@missouri.edu;
parryp@missouri.edu; riceh@missouri.edu; rileyl@missouri.edu; sharpede@missouri.edu; steffene@missouri.edu;
stoffelrt@missouri.edu;wisdoml@missouri.edu; wolffsm@missouri.edu; purdyG@missouri.edu;
crimM@missouri.edu; lopezfr@missouri.edu; walterse@missouri.edu; adamsve@missouri.edu;
farrarp@missouri.edu; riegertj@missouri.edu; turnergi@missouri.edu; kocsisa@missouri.edu;
nolenn@missouri.edu; ostdieka@missouri.edu; mylesj@missouri.edu; farrisKD@missouri.edu;
corneliusj@missouri.edu; roldt@missouri.edu; moorekir@missouri.edu; weirde@missouri.edu
Post-Doc Phone List - February 9, 2016
Name
3+ years
Mike Drake
drakem@missouri.edu
Aaron Ericsson
ericssona@missouri.edu
Hanni Lee-Lewis
leehan@missouri.edu
Ryan Stoffel
stoffelrt@missouri.edu
Glenn A. Jackson
jacksongl@missouri.edu
Lydia Crystal Cook (Dual)
Lcc550@missouri.edu
Office
Lab
Home
884-4474
882-9433
882-1019
882-3173
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882-0541
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884-4738
882-3749
882-7748
Pager
Cell
817-3704
314-971-3262
441-3011
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Diana Gettys
gettysd@missouri.edu
rd
3 year
Marcus Crim
crimM@missouri.edu
Franklin Lopez
lopezfr@missouri.edu
Vinoth Sittaramane
vks6f8@mizzou.edu
2nd year
882-2838
882-2838
882-4774
882-1779
397-9471
573-234-7886
405-742-0768
979-229-4495
882-7089
787-457-2285
882-4774
573-529-3931
Veronica Adams
adamsve@missouri.edu
1st year
882-7089
713-562-4161
Paul Nolen
nolenn@missouri.edu
Allison Ostdiek
ostdieka@missouri.edu
Andrew Kocsis
kocsisa@missouri.edu
Kira Moore
882-7089
397-0478
901-336-0633
882-7089
397-0479
630-863-4990
882-4774
614-406-1583
882-4774
314-537-7642
moorekir@missouri.edu
Other
RADIL main line
OAR main line
OAR Emergency
882-5983
8006690825
882-3111
884-7521 fax
884-4345 fax
441-4198