Biostatistics  ·  Research methodology  ·  Specialty veterinary medicine

Research methodology, by a clinician-scientist.

Evetria provides biostatistics and research methodology consulting to specialty veterinary practices, residents, and clinical investigators — combining clinical veterinary training, public health methodology, biomedical research, and pharmaceutical bioanalytical experience.

Est. 2026  ·  Evetria
DVM  ·  MPH
Clinician-scientist
Cross-disciplinary research training
By selective engagement

Specialty veterinary medicine produces some of the most clinically important research questions in modern science. They deserve more than convenient analyses. They deserve methodology built with discipline — from study design through manuscript submission.

The Evetria Standard
01 / About the Practice

A scientific partner with cross-disciplinary training.

Evetria was founded to bring rigorous research methodology to specialty veterinary medicine — a field where complex clinical questions consistently outpace available analytical support.

Vanessa Snyder, DVM, MPH, founded Evetria after a career spanning veterinary medicine, public health, biomedical research, and pharmaceutical bioanalytics. She holds her DVM and MPH from Michigan State University, where she also served as a statistics instructor in the Vetward Bound program.

Her research training began at the Wistar Institute, where over three years she contributed to cancer biology investigations including transgenic mouse models of K-ras-induced tumorigenesis and molecular mechanisms of oncogenes. She then spent two years in pharmaceutical bioanalytics — at Merck's vaccine manufacturing science laboratories (through Lancaster Laboratories) and GlaxoSmithKline's Late Stage Technology Validation Group (through PPD) — running validated immunoassay and surface plasmon resonance protocols in GMP-regulated environments.

That combination — clinical veterinary experience, public health methodology, biomedical research, and regulated pharmaceutical bench science — now anchors Evetria's work with veterinary specialists. Every engagement begins with the clinical question, moves through methodology grounded in current literature, and concludes with analysis and interpretation a clinician-investigator can draw on for a manuscript, a grant submission, or a conference presentation.

Evetria operates remotely, partners with external statistical reviewers for advanced analyses where appropriate, and works selectively with clinical teams who share the same standard of scientific discipline.

02 / Services

Statistical consulting at every stage of a research project.

Engagements are scoped to the question at hand — from a single methodology consultation to ongoing analytical support across a multi-center study.

Flagship

Statistical Analysis Plans — pre-specified before unblinding.

Pre-specified analytical strategies lock methodology before data are analyzed — a baseline expectation in pharmaceutical clinical research and an emerging standard in specialty veterinary clinical research. Evetria's SAPs are written to address the considerations of both clinical investigators and statistical reviewers.

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Study Design & Methodology

Pre-protocol consultation, endpoint selection, sample size calculation, and study architecture review. The most consequential statistical decisions are made before data collection begins.

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Data Analysis & Interpretation

Execution of pre-specified analyses, with clinically meaningful interpretation written for the audiences that will read the manuscript or evaluate the grant.

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Manuscript & Publication Support

Drafting of statistical methods sections, results, and structured responses to peer reviewer comments — written in language that addresses both clinicians and statistical editors.

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Protocol & Grant Review

Independent review of draft research protocols, statistical sections of grant applications, and resident research projects prior to formal submission.

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Scientific Communication

Translation of research findings for internal scientific rounds, journal club presentations, conference abstracts, and continuing education programs.

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Resident Research Mentorship

Methodological mentorship for residents developing research projects toward board certification — from study design through manuscript preparation.

03 / The Evetria Standard

A disciplined research process, adapted to clinical reality.

Every engagement follows the same four phases — designed to honor scientific complexity while delivering on the timelines a working clinical team operates within.

I.
DiscoveryClarity before complexity
We define the clinical question, the population, and the decision the research will inform. Most analytical missteps trace back to ambiguity at this stage — and most can be prevented here. Clarify the question before designing the analysis.
II.
MethodologyPre-specified · documented · rigorous
We design the analytical strategy that answers the question. Pre-specified, documented, and grounded in current methodological literature. The analysis plan is locked before data are unblinded. No exploratory analyses presented as primary.
III.
ExecutionReproducible by construction
Analyses are run cleanly, with code and documentation another statistician could reproduce. No hidden steps, no convenient assumptions, no quietly-dropped observations. Every analytical decision is recorded and documented.
IV.
TranslationWritten for scientific audiences
Results are interpreted in language a clinician can use — and in the form scientific audiences expect. Methods, results, and discussion drafted to the standards of peer-reviewed journals, honest about limitations, clear about implications. Honest about what the data show — and what they do not.
04 / Who We Work With

Selectively, with teams who share the same scientific discipline.

Evetria works closely with a small number of specialty practices, research-active residencies, and clinical investigators rather than serving a high-volume general market.

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Specialty Practices

Multi-specialty referral centers conducting in-house clinical research across surgery, ophthalmology, internal medicine, oncology, and critical care — with the resources to pursue substantial research programs.

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Residents & Mentors

Residency programs and their mentors developing research projects toward board certification, conference presentation, and peer-reviewed submission — where methodology is central to the work.

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Clinical Investigators

Independent clinician-scientists running retrospective cohort studies, prospective method-comparison trials, and pilot investigations as part of larger research programs.

05 / Contact

Let's talk about your research question.

Whether you have an existing dataset awaiting analysis, a protocol in early design, or a manuscript ready for the methodology section — the first conversation is the place to start.

hello@evetria.com
Engagements
All remote  ·  nationwide
Scope
Project-based or ongoing
Rates
By engagement  ·  on request