Georgia Veterinary Scholars Summer Research Program

描述(由申请人提供)：佐治亚大学兽医学院(CVM)的佐治亚兽医学者暑期研究计划(GVSP)的目的是向有学术天赋的兽医学生介绍尖端研究，并由能够激励他们走向生物医学研究职业的导师。虽然基础研究培训的重点转移到细胞和亚细胞层面，但也有必要做出具体努力，鼓励接受广泛医学培训的生物医学科学家。特别是，动物克隆、转基因和基因靶向等生物技术前沿的扩大要求兽医能够在了解技术的同时评估整个动物的健康问题。兽医还接受过识别自发动物模型的理想培训，在公共卫生和食品安全领域也需要兽医。然而，兽医专业的学生往往没有意识到这些需要的领域的职业可能性。这个 GVSP有12年的记录，引进了100多名兽医学生进行研究；方案 文化“和行政结构已经到位。到目前为止，许多合格的学生被剥夺了参与的机会，促使这项提议将实习生人数增加50%。在为期12周的项目中，欢迎学生通过以下方式进入科学界的纪律和友谊：关于研究的道德和行为的研讨会、动物福利、沟通技能、教职员工家中的非正式“夏季科学”期刊俱乐部、团队建设和领导力练习，以及科学和娱乐实地考察。中心体验是关于一个主题的全职研究项目，由学生选择导师，最终在大学和国家层面进行书面和口头陈述。PI是CVM DVM/PhD项目的主任，并得到来自5个学院的20名导师的支持，这些领域包括神经科学、动物基因组和干细胞研究、毒理学、环境科学、公共卫生和食品安全、内分泌学、糖尿病和肥胖学、基础和比较药理学、传染病和寄生虫学。CVM将每年从国家和企业来源提供资金，以确保节目质量的连续性。GVSP旨在抓住未来兽医在形成时期的兴趣，以便他们发展成为对新兴医疗问题的独立调查人员。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The aim of the Georgia Veterinary Scholar Summer Research Program (GVSP) at the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) is to introduce academically talented veterinary students to cutting edge research with mentors capable of inspiring them toward careers in biomedical research. While the focus of basic research training moves to cellular and sub cellular levels, a specific effort is necessary to also encourage biomedical scientists with broad medical training. In particular, the expansion of biotechnology frontiers such as animal cloning, transgenics and gene targeting require veterinarians capable of evaluating whole animal health issues while understanding the technologies. Veterinarians are also ideally trained to recognize spontaneous animal models, and are needed in the disciplines of public health and food safety. However, veterinary students are often not aware of the career possibilities in these areas of need. The GVSP has a 12 year record of introducing over 100 veterinary students to research; the programmatic culture" and administrative structure are already in place. Many qualified students have to date been denied an opportunity to participate, prompting this proposal to increase the number of trainees by 50%. During the12 week program, students are welcomed into the discipline and camaraderie of the scientific community through seminars on the ethics and conduct of research, animal welfare, communication skills, an informal "Summer Science" journal club at the homes of faculty, teambuilding and leadership exercises, and scientific and recreational field trips. The central experience is a fulltime research project on a topic and with a mentor of the student's choosing, culminating in written and oral presentations at the university and national level. The PI is director of the CVM's DVM/PhD program, and is supported by 20 mentors from 5 colleges in critical comparative research areas including neuroscience, animal genomics and stem cell research, toxicology, environmental science, public health and food safety, endocrinology, diabetes and obesity, basic and comparative pharmacology, infectious diseases and parasitology. The CVM will provide annual funds from state and corporate sources to ensure continuation of programmatic quality. The GVSP is designed to capture the interest of future veterinarians at a formative time in order for them to develop into independent investigators of burgeoning medical problems.