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CVM Undergrads aren't just training to be Veterinarians!
Students in the College of Veterinary Medicine go on to a wide variety of careers in the biological, biotechnological, and biomedical sciences, as well as many different non-science careers. Students majoring in Biochemistry, Genetics and Cell Biology, Microbiology, and Neuroscience are training for career paths from medicine to marketing, and yes, even veterinary medicine.
Molecular Biosciences
The School of Molecular Biosciences offers exciting opportunities for students to explore a wide range of future career paths in the life sciences. 
Neuroscience
The WSU Neuroscience program is home to some of the most advanced scientific tools available. 
Pre-Health Programs
Majors in Neuroscience and the School of Molecular Biosciences prepare students for careers in a variety of health professions, from human medicine to pharmacy to veterinary medicine and everything in between.Undergraduate News
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October 29, 2021
October 29, 2021
Undergraduate Research Opportunities
| Professor and # of vacancies | Major/Coursework | Research Area | Credit/Pay |
| Ryan Driskell | 2 | Minimum GPA 3.8 in SMB courses | basic histology (H&E staining), computer programming, or website design | Course credit |
| Alan Goodman | 0 | Prior lab coursework, B in STEM classes, Junior standing | Immune responses to pathogenic infections in insects | Volunteer to start, then credit, then pay |
| Mike Griswold | 1-2 | SMB Majors | Functional genomics, immunocytochemistry | Credit to start |
| Cynthia Haseltine | 1-2 | No minimum requirements | Biology and genome stability of hyperthermophilic archaeal microbes | Volunteer or course credit |
| Kanako Hayashi | 1-2 | SMB majors, biological science, and/or computer science | Cellular, molecular and epigenetic mechanisms of gynecological diseases and reproductive functions | Credit to start |
| Michael Konkel | 3-4 | Freshman to junior standing, minimum GPA = 2.5, all majors welcome | Improving Human and Animal Health through Understanding of Disease (bacteria-host cell interactions) | Credit or pay |
| Erika Offerdahl | 1-3 | Sophomore or Junior SMB or biological science major, minimum GPA = 3.0 | Understanding how to improve undergraduate teaching and learning in biochemistry and molecular biology | Volunteer or credit to start then pay |
| Eric Shelden | 1 | Molecular biology or bioinformatics coursework | Gene expression patterns associated with drug resistance in cancer | Course credit |
| John Wyrick | 1-2 | Prior lab experience (course or research setting) OR computer programming experience | UV damage, repair, and mutagenesis in skin cancers | Course credit |