Veterinary Research Student Training Grant

描述（由申请人提供）： 密歇根州立大学兽医学院（CVM-MSU）要求对目前资助的为期一年的强化研究培训计划进行为期五年的更新，以培养基于假设的生物医学研究领域的优秀兽医学生。这一请求具体涉及国家需要更多兽医接受比较医学和病理学领域的基本生物医学研究培训。虽然目前的培训补助金仅在三年资助的第二年，但成功的早期指标包括目前的夏季研究计划（由NIH和Merck-Merial资助）与受训人员高水平（100%）参与D.V.M./ M.S.或DVM博士研究生课程。只有最好的研究人员-培训师才从CVM和MSU的其他参与学院中选出，他们被分为五个卓越的研究领域，以提供最佳的培训环境：1）高血压; 2）毒理学; 3）食品安全和新兴传染病; 4）比较医学和分子遗传学;和5）非传染性呼吸道疾病的机制。必修课程包括统计学和比较医学和综合生物学的研讨课程。额外的课程是在研究生咨询委员会的指导下。提供科学诚信和负责任地开展研究方面的培训。将努力从其他兽医学院招收兽医学生，并制定了一项计划，以确保少数民族学生有机会参加这一研究培训方案。该计划的所有学生的目标是在国家或国际科学会议上展示他们的研究摘要，在同行评审的科学期刊上发表他们的研究结果，并在年度CVM Phi Zeta研究日上展示他们的研究结果。此外，密歇根州大急流城的货车安德尔研究所还将提供可选的4-8周夏季研究培训体验，这将为选定的学生提供在世界一流的基础科学实验室进行校外研究体验的机会，以解决人类健康问题。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The College of Veterinary Medicine at Michigan State University (CVM-MSU) is requesting a five-year renewal of the currently funded one-year-long intensive research training program for exceptional veterinary students in the area of hypothesis-based biomedical research. This request specifically addresses the national need for more veterinarians to be trained in basic biomedical research in the areas of comparative medicine and pathology. Although the current training grant is only in the second year of three years of funding, early indicators of success include the synergy demonstrated between the current summer research program (funded by NIH and Merck-Merial) and the high level (100%) participation of the trainees in combined D.V.M./M.S. or D.V.M.-Ph.D. graduate programs. Only the best researcher-trainers have been selected from the CVM and other participating colleges at MSU, and they have been grouped into five areas of research excellence to provide the best training environment: 1) hypertension; 2) toxicology; 3) food safety and emerging infectious diseases; 4) comparative medicine and molecular genetics; and 5) mechanisms of non-infectious respiratory disease. Required coursework includes statistics and a seminar course in comparative medicine and integrative biology. Additional coursework is under the direction of the graduate advisory committee. Training is provided in scientific integrity and the responsible conduct of research. Efforts will be made to recruit veterinary students from other colleges of veterinary medicine and a plan is in place to ensure that minority students have access to this research training program. A goal for all students in the program is to present an abstract of their research at a national or international scientific meeting, publish the results of their research in a peer-reviewed scientific journal, and present their research results at the annual CVM Phi Zeta Research Day. In addition, an optional 4-8-week summer research training experience will be offered at the Van Andel Research Institute in Grand Rapids, Michigan, which will provide selected students with the opportunity for an off-campus research experience at a world-class basic science laboratory addressing human health issues.