Transcript LBTL: 2008 - Oklahoma State University–Stillwater

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
Outline
Why joint programs
 Graduate Program in Veterinary
Biomedical Sciences
 Graduate Program in Entrepreneurship
 Joint programs
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Why joint programs (1)
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Address the national needs
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↓ Students that are motivated to pursue
graduate programs in sciences
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↓ Traditional academic tenure-track positions
↓ Research funding
↑ Outsourcing of R & D
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Why joint programs (2)
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Address the national needs
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↑ Non-traditional career paths
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Business
Law (Patent law)
Regulatory affairs
Technical writing
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Problem?
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Not prepared to do so
Need additional training
Why joint programs (3)
Address the national needs
 Find common language
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both science and business
“THEY SPEAK TOTALLY DIFFERENT LANGUAGE”
- Ken Adler, the first Lundberg-Kienlen Lectureship Speaker
VBS Graduate Programs -MS
30 credit hours
 3 years
 Required Courses (17)
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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)
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VBS Graduate Programs –Ph.D.
90 credit hours (BS); 60 (MS)
 5 years
 Required Courses (15 + up to 45 Res)
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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)
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MS in Entrepreneurship
33 credit hours
 1 year
 Required Courses (27)
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Business Foundation (12)
Entrepreneurial Cores (15)
Entrepreneurship Field Experience (6)
Objectives of the joint programs
Produce VBS entrepreneurial leaders
 Train students in applied Veterinary
Biomedical Sciences research
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biotechnology development
Product development
drug discovery
Train students in pursuing the
commercialization of laboratory
discoveries
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Start-up a venture
Joint Program: MVBS/MSE (1)
44 credit hours
 3 years
 Required Courses
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MVBS: 17
MSE: 27
Non-thesis
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Technology/Process Summary/literature
Review
Hand-on lab experience
Start a venture
Joint Programs: MVBS/MSE (2)
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A research mentor in CVHS
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Technology/product/discovery
Entrepreneurial mentor in SE
 A selection committee (CVHS and SE)
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Joint Programs: MVBS/MSE (3)
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Track 1
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Track 2
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Yr 1: VBS core courses
Yr 2: Lab Research;
Yr 3: Entrepreneurship core courses/Start a venture
Yr 1: Entrepreneurship core courses
Yr 2: VBS core courses
Yr 2: Lab Research/Start a venture
Track 3
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Yr 1: VBS core courses
Yr 2: Entrepreneurship core courses
Yr 3: Lab Research/Start a venture
Future Directions
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Ph.D. VBS/MSE
Training Grants
Industry Tie
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