Veterinary Student Training in Biomedical Research

描述（由申请人提供）：这个持续计划的目标是为兽医学生提供一个机会，在他们的教育形成阶段从事基于假设的生物医学研究。兽医，以及整个兽医行业，对医学学科的科学发现有很大贡献。兽医教育本质上是基础广泛和比较的。兽医专业的学生接受培训，整合来自各种来源的医学文献，处理各种动物物种，使用解决问题和比较的方法来评估疾病的发病机制和治疗策略，从分子机制到整个动物的临床特征。因此，兽医教育提供了一个坚实而广泛的基础，在此基础上发展科学专业知识的重点领域。帮助兽医学生发现这种协同作用，提高他们对生物医学研究的兴趣是目前培训计划的目标。 该计划将集中在实习生全职工作在一个研究实验室，进行实验的指导和教师导师的直接监督。参与康奈尔大学教师代表的学科包括传染病，遗传学，生理学，癌症生物学，生殖生物学，毒理学和食品安全。支持会议将包括以小组讨论形式提供的七个研究信息模块，特别强调基于动物的实验系统。模块主题包括：1）细胞和分子生物学，2）基因组学和蛋白质组学，3）转基因动物模型，4）涉及非啮齿动物模型的比较动物生物医学研究，5）传染病和食品安全，6）实验设计和统计分析，以及7）实验动物医学和比较病理学。学生还将完成一门研究生课程，重点是研究科学家的道德和职业责任。然而，在任何一周内，实验室外的结构化时间都不会超过两个小时。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The objective of this continuing program is to provide veterinary students with an opportunity to engage in hypothesis-based biomedical research during the formative stages of their education. Veterinarians, and the veterinary profession in general, have much to contribute to scientific discovery in medical disciplines. An education in veterinary medicine is inherently broad-based and comparative. Veterinary students are trained to integrate medical literature from a variety of sources dealing with the full array of animal species, using problem solving and comparative approaches to evaluate disease pathogenesis and therapeutic strategies from molecular mechanisms through whole animal clinical features. As such, an education in veterinary medicine provides a solid and broad foundation upon which to develop a focused area of scientific expertise. Helping veterinary students discover this synergy and enhancing their interest in biomedical research is the goal of the current training proposal. The program will center on the trainee working full-time in a research laboratory, conducting experiments with the guidance and direct supervision of a faculty mentor. Disciplines represented by participating Cornell University faculty include infectious diseases, genetics, physiology, cancer biology, reproductive biology, toxicology, and food safety. Supporting sessions will include seven research information modules delivered in a small group discussion format with a special emphasis on animal-based experimental systems. Module topics include: 1) cell and molecular biology, 2) genomics and proteomics, 3) transgenic animal models, 4) comparative animal-based biomedical research involving non-rodent models, 5) infectious diseases and food safety, 6) experimental design and statistical analyses, and 7) laboratory animal medicine and comparative pathology. Students will also complete a graduate course focused on ethics and professional responsibilities of research scientists. Structured time outside of the laboratory, however, will not exceed two hours in any given week.