1. Joint Graduate Programs in Veterinary Biomedical Sciences and Entrepreneurship Lin Liu Department of Physiological Sciences Center for Veterinary Health Sciences February 25, 2011 The First Annual Riata Fellow Research Symposium

2. Outline  Why joint programs  Graduate Program in Veterinary Biomedical Sciences  Graduate Program in Entrepreneurship  Joint programs

3. Why joint programs (1)  Address the national needs ↓ Students that are motivated to pursue graduate programs in sciences ↓ Traditional academic tenure-track positions ↓ Research funding ↑ Outsourcing of R & D

5. Why joint programs (2)  Address the national needs ↑ Non-traditional career paths  Business  Law (Patent law)  Regulatory affairs  Technical writing  …… Problem?  Not prepared to do so  Need additional training

6. Why joint programs (3)  Address the national needs  Find common language both science and business “THEY SPEAK TOTALLY DIFFERENT LANGUAGE” - Ken Adler, the first Lundberg-Kienlen Lectureship Speaker

7. VBS Graduate Programs -MS  30 credit hours  3 years  Required Courses (17) VBSC 5013 Cell and Molecular Biology (3) VBSC 5023 Pathophysiology (3) STAT 5013 Statistics for Experimenters I (3) VBSC 6110 Seminar (2) VBSC 5000 MS Research and Thesis (6)  Write and defend MS thesis  Advisory committee (3 members)

8. VBS Graduate Programs –Ph.D.  90 credit hours (BS); 60 (MS)  5 years  Required Courses (15 + up to 45 Res) VBSC 5013 Cell and Molecular Biology (3) VBSC 5023 Pathophysiology (3) STAT 5013 Statistics for Experimenters I (3) STAT 5023 Statistics for Experimenters II (3) VBSC 6110 Seminar (3) VBSC 6000 PhD Research and Thesis (up to 45 credit h)  Written and oral qualifying exam  Write and defend Ph.D. thesis  Advisory committee (4 members)

9. MS in Entrepreneurship  33 credit hours  1 year  Required Courses (27) Business Foundation (12) Entrepreneurial Cores (15) Entrepreneurship Field Experience (6)

10. Objectives of the joint programs  Produce VBS entrepreneurial leaders  Train students in applied Veterinary Biomedical Sciences research biotechnology development Product development drug discovery  Train students in pursuing the commercialization of laboratory discoveries Start-up a venture

11. Joint Program: MVBS/MSE (1)  44 credit hours  3 years  Required Courses MVBS: 17 MSE: 27  Non-thesis Technology/Process Summary/literature Review Hand-on lab experience Start a venture

12. Joint Programs: MVBS/MSE (2)  A research mentor in CVHS Technology/product/discovery  Entrepreneurial mentor in SE  A selection committee (CVHS and SE)

13. Joint Programs: MVBS/MSE (3)  Track 1 Yr 1: VBS core courses Yr 2: Lab Research; Yr 3: Entrepreneurship core courses/Start a venture  Track 2 Yr 1: Entrepreneurship core courses Yr 2: VBS core courses Yr 2: Lab Research/Start a venture  Track 3 Yr 1: VBS core courses Yr 2: Entrepreneurship core courses Yr 3: Lab Research/Start a venture

14. Future Directions Ph.D. VBS/MSE Training Grants Industry Tie ???