Cornell University Veterinary Investigator Program

康奈尔大学兽医研究员计划

基本信息

批准号：
8231399
负责人：
JOEL D. BAINES
金额：
$ 4.72万
依托单位：
CORNELL UNIVERSITY
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
财政年份：
2010
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2010-06-01 至 2015-01-31
项目状态：
已结题

项目摘要

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The objective of the proposed Cornell University Veterinary Investigator Program is to provide veterinary students with an opportunity to engage in hypothesis-based biomedical research during the formative stages of their education. Veterinarians have much to contribute to scientific discovery in medical disciplines given that an education in veterinary medicine is inherently wide-ranging and comparative. Veterinary students are trained to integrate medical literature from a variety of sources encompassing the full array of animal species and to use problem solving approaches to evaluate disease pathogenesis and therapeutic strategies, ranging from molecular mechanisms to whole animal phenotypes. As such, an education in veterinary medicine provides a solid and broad foundation upon which to develop a focused area of scientific expertise. The goal of this proposal is to help veterinary students discover this synergy and to enhance their interest in biomedical research. The Veterinary Investigator Program will center on trainees working full-time in a research laboratory for a 10-week period during the summer after their first or second year of veterinary school. The trainees will conduct experiments with the guidance and direct supervision of a faculty mentor and will actively engage in all other laboratory activities. The trainees also will participate in several enrichment activities, including: 1) a Research Round Table, where a case-based approach will be used to address a scientific problem; 2) weekly lunch seminars on Current and Emerging Research Techniques and dinner seminars on Grant Writing and Scientific Ethics, and; 3) a seminar on Biomedical Research in Non-Academic Settings. In addition, the trainees will attend the Annual Center for Vertebrate Genomics Symposium and the Merck- Merial-NIH Symposium and will deliver a research presentation to the program participants and mentors at the conclusion of the program. Structured time outside of the laboratory, however, will not exceed two hours in any given week to ensure that the trainees have adequate time to devote to a meaningful research project. The Veterinary Investigator Program will tap into the deep pool of potential biomedical researchers who are attracted to the Cornell College of Veterinary Medicine. Students at the college have outstanding academic credentials and in many cases prior research experience. The Veterinary Investigator Program will provide eight interested students per year with an opportunity to avail themselves of the wide range of superb faculty and resources available at Cornell University, with the expectation that such an experience will motivate them to pursue a career that includes rigorous scientific inquiry.

描述（由申请人提供）：拟议的康奈尔大学兽医研究者计划的目的是为兽医学生提供在教育的形成阶段进行基于假设的生物医学研究的机会。考虑到兽医学的教育本质上是广泛的和比较的，兽医对医学学科的科学发现有很大贡献。对兽医学生进行了培训，可以从各种来源中整合医学文献，其中包括各种动物物种，并使用解决问题的方法来评估疾病的发病机理和治疗策略，从分子机制到整个动物表型。因此，兽医学的教育为建立一个专注的科学专业知识领域提供了坚实而广泛的基础。该提案的目的是帮助兽医学生发现这种协同作用，并增强他们对生物医学研究的兴趣。兽医调查员计划将集中于在兽医学校的第一年或第二年的夏季，在研究实验室全职工作的学员全职工作。学员将在教师导师的指导和直接监督下进行实验，并将积极从事所有其他实验室活动。学员还将参加几项富集活动，包括：1）研究圆桌会议，其中将使用基于案例的方法来解决科学问题； 2）每周有关当前和新兴研究技术以及赠款写作和科学道德的晚餐研讨会的午餐研讨会，以及； 3）非学术环境中生物医学研究的研讨会。此外，学员将参加年度脊椎动物基因组学研讨会和默克梅尔 - NIH研讨会，并将在该计划结束时向计划参与者和导师提供研究演讲。但是，在任何给定的一周中，实验室以外的结构化时间将不超过两个小时，以确保学员有足够的时间专门用于有意义的研究项目。兽医调查员计划将利用被康奈尔大学兽医学院吸引的潜在生物医学研究人员的深入。该学院的学生具有出色的学术证书，在许多情况下都有事先的研究经验。兽医调查员计划每年将为八名感兴趣的学生提供一个机会，以利用康奈尔大学提供的各种出色的教师和资源，并期望这种经验会激励他们从事包括严格的科学询问在内的职业。