Summer Research Experience for Veterinary Students

项目摘要 受过实验设计和研究培训的兽医严重短缺。 技术，这从对称职的兽医研究人员的巨大需求中可见一斑 由兽医学院、医学院、制药行业和联邦政府 经纪公司。特别是，兽医科学家需要解决两个关键的需要领域。 生物医学研究：转化医学和新发传染病。在 密西西比州立大学兽医学院和塔斯基吉大学兽医学院 作为兽医，我们特别适合满足这些领域的需求。我们的长- 学期目标是通过以下方式促进兽医在生物医学研究方面的国家能力 在兽医学生的早期参与和教育他们的短期研究培训 课程设置。这个应用程序的直接目标是让兽医学生在短期内参与 Ruth L.Kirschstein NRSA短期支持的研究培训机会 院校研究培训助学金(T35)计划。具体来说，MSU-CVM和TUCVM 建议实施夏季研究体验计划，以招募和培训兽医 生物医学研究专业的学生。我们计划的另一个重要目标是增加多样性 在兽医研究队伍中。 我们的计划将为12名兽医学生每人提供暑期研究体验 在AVMA认证的课程中完成大一、大二或大三学业的学生 兽医课程。拟议的培训将包括连续12周的 夏日的时光。该计划将包括三个主要部分：1)根据 对积极的教研员的指导，2)研究、职业方面的教育活动 发展和领导力，以及3)准备科学研究的培训和经验 演示文稿。MSU-CVM和TUCVM将采取几个步骤来确保计划的联合 运作：两所学院将参与选拔学员，教育活动将联合进行 管理，学员将根据个人研究被分配到密歇根州立大学或理工大学 兴趣。我们的学院有独特的研究项目为学员提供培训经验 毒理学、流行病学、转译研究、基因组学/功能基因组学、计算 生物学、传染病、肿瘤学或食品安全。

Project Summary There is a critical shortage of veterinarians with training in experimental design and research technologies, which is evidenced by the great demand for competent veterinary researchers sought by veterinary colleges, medical schools, pharmaceutical industries, and federal agencies. In particular, veterinary scientists are necessary to address two critical areas of need for biomedical research: translational medicine and emerging infectious diseases. At the Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine and Tuskegee University College of Veterinary Medicine, we are particularly well suited to address these areas of need. Our long- term goal is to contribute to the national capacity of veterinarians in biomedical research by engaging and educating veterinary students in short-term research training early in their curriculum. The immediate goal of this application is to involve veterinary students in short-term research training opportunities supported by the Ruth L. Kirschstein NRSA Short-Term Institutional Research Training Grants (T35) program. Specifically, MSU-CVM and TUCVM propose to administer a Summer Research Experience Program to recruit and train veterinary students in biomedical research. Another important goal of our program is to increase diversity in the veterinary research workforce. Our program will provide summer research experiences for twelve veterinary students each year that have completed their freshman, sophomore, or junior year in an AVMA-accredited veterinary curriculum. The proposed training will consist of a continuous twelve week block of time in summer. The program will have three major components: 1) research conducted under the mentorship of an active faculty researcher, 2) educational activities in research, career development, and leadership, and 3) training and experience in preparation of scientific presentations. MSU-CVM and TUCVM will take several steps to ensure the program is jointly operated: both colleges will participate in selecting trainees, educational activities will be jointly administered, and trainees will be assigned to MSU or TU based on individual research interests. Our colleges have unique research programs to give trainees experience in toxicology, epidemiology, translational research, genomics/functional genomics, computational biology, infectious disease, oncology, or food safety.