STAR Mentors - Sorted by Research Topic
Faculty from within the Weill School of Veterinary Medicine, the School of Medicine, College of Biological Sciences, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, and College of Engineering are eligible to serve as mentors for student Scholars. While serving as mentors, they are expected to fulfill certain criteria.
If you are interested in becoming a STAR mentor, please contact [email protected] or visit the STAR Mentor Requirements page for more information.
The list of faculty mentors is not all-inclusive - other eligible faculty can also serve as STAR mentors. Please note - some mentors may be listed under more than one research area.
To find a faculty mentor by name, please visit the STAR Mentors - Alphabetical Listing page.
NOTE: Mentors with an * are affiliated with UC Veterinary Medical Center – San Diego, through the Center for Veterinary Sciences and Comparative Medicine. Please contact Dr. Christina Sigurdson ([email protected] ) before selecting a mentor at this location.
List of Faculty Research Topics
- Anesthesia/Pain Management
- Aquatic Health/Ecotoxicology
- Arthritis/Degenerative Disease
- Behavior/Animal Welfare
- Biochemistry/Cellular Biology
- Cardiology/Cardiovascular Biology
- Dentistry/Oral Biology
- Dermal Biology/Dermatology
- Diagnostic Imaging
- Endocrinology/Metabolism
- Epidemiology
- Food Animal Medicine and Food Safety
- GI Physiology/Gastroenterology
- Genetics/Genomics
- Global Health/Projects
- Immunology/Infectious Diseases
- Internal Medicine
- Microbiology/Parasitology
- Neurology/Neurobiology
- Non-Human Primate Medicine
- Oncology/Cancer Biology
- Opthalmology/Ocular Biology
- Orthopedics/Biomechanical Engineering
- Osteoimmunology
- Pathology/Virology
- Pharmacology/Toxicology
- Plant Pathology
- Pulmonary Medicine
- Radiation Oncology
- Reproductive Biology
- Surgery, Emergency and Critical Care
- Translational Research/Regenerative Medicine
- Vector-Borne Disease Research
- Wildlife/Exotic Animal Medicine/Zoonoses