Texas Tech University’s Davis College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources and the USDA teamed up to provide mentorship opportunities and practical experience to students pursuing careers in animal disease research with the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility Laboratorian Training Program, which is nearing the conclusion of its first year.
Eleven students were selected from nine universities to join the one-year hybrid program. The students participating in the first cohort of the program started last spring…