This last spring I have had the great opportunity to work at the
Lethbridge Research Centre in Alberta, Canada as a paid co-op student on
the topic of cattle behavior and welfare. The current trials involved
the transportation of beef cattle and castration of bulls. While most of
the actual handling of cattle and data collection had occurred prior to
my arrival, it was my assignment to analyze the video and specimens
gathered, to compile results, and then perform further analysis on the
results we obtained. I became very proficient in video analysis, ELISA’s
and other data analysis. I was also able to help supervise and train
other co-op students on various experiments. It was a very rewarding and
satisfying experience to be involved in a research environment, and it
ultimately led me to change my career choice to doing research instead
of medicine. This was a great place to get started in research
especially since there were so many other scientists working on other
projects in agriculture. And if you’re like me and agriculture really
isn’t your thing, know that the experience and techniques I gained there
transfers right over to the oncology lab I’m in right now. It was a
great summer internship!
For more information visit: http://www.agr.gc.ca/index.html.
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