Biosecurity Research Institute seeks applicants for Transboundary Animal Disease fellowship

With the recent completion of their program by Kansas State University (KSU) students, the Biosecurity Research Institute is actively seeking new applicants for its Transboundary Animal Disease (TAD) fellowship.

The next round of opportunities is now being offered for summer 2019 and an optional fall 2019 term, with the focus put on confronting diseases. Successful applicants must be U.S. citizens enrolled in the agricultural biosecurity research graduate certificate program at KSU. If accepted, benefits would include a summer stipend of $8,000 and an optional fall stipend of $3,000. Tuition assistance of up to $4,000 would also be offered for core courses within the agricultural biosecurity research graduate certificate program.

“Our objective was to train and support graduate-degree-seeking individuals, or individuals who are just beginning their postgraduate careers,” said Dana Vanlandingham, associate professor of virology in KSU’s diagnostic medicine and pathobiology department. “At this point, we have completed training of two cohorts of students who have continued their research on TADs, which are important to agriculture.”

Applicants will be given hands-on training for safe handling procedures and operations in high-containment labs. The program also provides numerous networking opportunities within the worlds of veterinary medicine and public health.