Georgia Veterinary Scholars Summer Research Program

佐治亚州兽医学者暑期研究计划

• 批准号: 8268027
• 负责人: SUSAN SANCHEZ
• 金额: $ 4.25万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2006
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2006-04-01 至 2017-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8268027
• 关键词: Animals; Area; Biomedical Research; Biotechnology; Communication; Communities; Discipline; Disease; Environment; Ethics; Exercise; Exposure to; Faculty; Food Safety; Fostering; Future; Goals; Grant; Health; Health Food; Home environment; Imagination; Individual; Journals; Knowledge; Leadership; Medicine; Mentors; Oral; Public Health; Research; Research Personnel; Role; Structure; Students; Time; Training; Universities; Veterinarians; Veterinary Medicine; Writing; animal welfare research; base; career; climate change; college; comparative; design; experience; frontier; programs; skills; translational medicine

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The aim of the Georgia Veterinary Scholars Research Program (GVSP) at the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine (UGA-CVM) is to immerse academically talented veterinary students from across the US in cutting edge research, inspiring them toward careers in biomedical research, and fostering in them deeper understanding of the goals and needs for veterinary research. Critical to this aim is the GVSP's commitment to broad, inclusive recruitment of students and careful pairing with strong, cross-disciplinary mentors who are not only capable of providing a thorough exposure to the principles underlying the conduct of research, but who also provide a scientific environment that instills a sense of community. The expansion of biotechnology frontiers requires research veterinarians who are well-trained organismal biologists. Such individuals are also key players in the disciplines of comparative medicine, public health, and food safety. Furthermore, veterinarians have the breadth of knowledge to have major impacts on the study of emerging and reemerging zoonotic diseases that are spurred by burgeoning societal and climate changes. Nevertheless, veterinary students are often not aware of career opportunities in research and in many cases do not recognize the role of veterinarians in many of these exciting areas. Clearly, for the promises of "One Health" and translational medicine to be realized in healthier people and animals, we will need more veterinarians engaged in research. The GVSP strives to showcase the excitement and wonder of a research career to future veterinarians to inspire them to choose research as their profession. The renewal of our training grant will help with this important goal. UGA-CVM has the programmatic and administrative structure necessary, built on the experience of the past 16 years, to successfully achieve the proposed training of six veterinary students. During the 12-week program the students are welcomed into the discipline and camaraderie of the scientific community and challenged to think differently. Fundamental skills are conveyed through seminars on the ethics and conduct of research, animal welfare, and communication skills as well as an informal journal club at the homes of faculty, team building and leadership exercises. The central experience is full time hypothesis-based research with a mentor of the student's choosing, culminating in written and oral presentations at the university and national levels. The PI is the director of all the Summer Programs at UGA-CVM and is supported in the GVSP by 24 mentors from five different colleges and 11 different departments. The GVSP is designed to capture the imagination of future veterinarians at a formative time to inspire them to develop into independent investigators. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: There has developed a great need in contemporary society for veterinarians trained in the methodology of basic research. Unfortunately, veterinary students are often not aware of the career possibilities in these areas of need. The expansion of biotechnology frontiers requires contributions by veterinary scientists capable of evaluating whole animal health issues while being expert, or at least conversant, with the rapidly evolving technologies. We believe our proposed training grant (competitive renewal) "Georgia Veterinary Scholar Summer Research Program" will make veterinary students more aware of and likely to pursue careers in research. Such veterinary research scientists will then be particularly well equipped to identify unique features of various animal models of human disease, to advance studies in translational medicine and animal health, to navigate the interface of animal and ecological health, and to be leaders in public health.

描述（由申请人提供）：格鲁吉亚大学兽医学院（UGA-CVM）的格鲁吉亚兽医学者研究计划（GVSP）的目的是让来自美国各地的学术人才兽医学生沉浸在前沿研究中，激励他们从事生物医学研究，并培养他们对兽医研究的目标和需求有更深入的了解。这一目标的关键是GVSP致力于广泛，包容性的学生招聘，并与强大的跨学科导师仔细配对，这些导师不仅能够提供对研究基本原则的全面了解，而且还提供了一个灌输社区意识的科学环境。 生物技术前沿的扩展需要训练有素的有机生物学家研究兽医。这些人也是比较医学，公共卫生和食品安全学科的关键参与者。此外，兽医拥有广泛的知识，对新兴和重新出现的人畜共患病的研究产生重大影响，这些疾病是由新兴的社会和气候变化引起的。然而，兽医专业的学生往往没有意识到研究中的职业机会，并且在许多情况下没有认识到兽医在许多这些令人兴奋的领域中的作用。显然，为了在更健康的人和动物身上实现“一个健康”和转化医学的承诺，我们将需要更多的兽医从事研究。GVSP致力于向未来的兽医展示研究职业的兴奋和奇迹，以激励他们选择研究作为自己的职业。延长我们的培训补助金将有助于实现这一重要目标。UGA-CVM有必要的方案和行政结构，建立在过去16年的经验，成功地实现了六名兽医学生的拟议培训。在为期12周的课程中，学生们受到科学界的纪律和同志情谊的欢迎，并受到不同思考的挑战。基本技能是通过研讨会上的道德和研究，动物福利和沟通技巧的行为，以及在教师，团队建设和领导力练习的家园非正式杂志俱乐部传达。中心经验是全职假设为基础的研究与学生选择的导师，最终在大学和国家一级的书面和口头陈述。PI是UGA-CVM所有暑期课程的主任，并由来自五所不同学院和11个不同部门的24名导师在GVSP中提供支持。GVSP旨在捕捉未来兽医的想象力，激励他们发展成为独立的研究者。 公共卫生相关性：当代社会对接受基础研究方法学培训的兽医有很大的需求。不幸的是，兽医专业的学生往往没有意识到在这些需要的领域的职业可能性。生物技术前沿的扩展需要兽医科学家的贡献，他们能够评估整个动物健康问题，同时又是快速发展的技术的专家，或至少熟悉这些技术。我们相信，我们提出的培训补助金（竞争性更新）“格鲁吉亚兽医学者暑期研究计划”将使兽医学生更加了解并有可能从事研究工作。这样的兽医研究科学家将特别有能力识别人类疾病的各种动物模型的独特特征，推进转化医学和动物健康的研究，导航动物和生态健康的界面，并成为公共卫生的领导者。