Summer Veterinary Student Research Program (SVSRP)

描述（由申请人提供）：兽医专业的学生在比较医学方面具有独特的资格，这是一种动物模型研究的资源。然而，大多数学生不追求研究事业，主要是因为他们缺乏接触生物医学研究。拟议的夏季兽医学生研究计划（SVSRP）在马里兰州兽医区域学院（VMRCVM）将培训兽医学生的研究技能，并鼓励他们追求研究生涯。VMRCVM在过去的夏季研究项目中取得了成功，自1995年以来培训了87名学生。SVSRP将为学生提供研究领域的经验，这些研究领域将学生对动物健康的兴趣与传染病，免疫学和免疫病理学，细胞和分子病理学，分子生物学以及食品，营养和健康的动物模型的研究结合起来。顾问及遴选委员会将根据申请人的兴趣为申请人指派导师。学生将接受研究建议和科学论文，生物统计学和实验设计，基于计算机的图形，报告和演示文稿，定量信息的可视化显示，人道主义关怀和动物模型的使用，以及研究的道德行为的写作培训。该计划的一个独特之处是参观美国国立卫生研究院，美国农业部，霍华德休斯医学研究所和其他机构在华盛顿，DC更好地了解兽医的研究职业机会，并了解公共政策是如何受到研究的影响。此外，为了保持对生物医学研究的兴趣，我们将每周组织一次会议，与来自学术界，政府或生物技术行业的成功DVM研究人员会面。在完成定向和撰写研究提案后，学生将在导师的实验室里花九周时间进行研究。研究的道德行为将通过每周关于这一主题的研讨会来强调，研讨会将补充短期定向课程，并将包括具有科学完整性，人体实验和贝尔蒙特报告专业知识的演讲者。我们将从全国所有28所兽医学校，特别是塔斯基吉大学招募，目的是招募代表性不足的少数民族。 公共卫生相关性（由申请人提供）：人畜共患病是主要的公共卫生问题。兽医在比较医学的背景下接受了独特的培训，这种专业培训使他们能够在有关这些疾病的研究中发挥重要作用。夏季兽医研究计划（SVSRP）旨在增加从事研究的兽医数量。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Veterinary students are uniquely qualified in comparative medicine, a training that is a resource in animal model research. Yet, a majority of students do not pursue research careers, principally because they lack exposure to biomedical research. The proposed Summer Veterinary Student Research Program (SVSRP) at the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine (VMRCVM) will train veterinary medicine students in research skills and encourage them to pursue a research career. VMRCVM has had success with this and similar summer research programs in the past, training 87 students since 1995. SVSRP will give students experience in areas of research that couple student interests in animal health with research in animal models of infectious disease, immunology and immunopathology, cellular and molecular pathology, molecular biology, and food, nutrition, and health. Mentors will be assigned by the Advisory and Selection Committee to applicants based on applicant interests. Students will receive training in the writing of research proposals and scientific papers, biostatistics and experimental design, computer-based graphics, reports and presentations, visual display of quantitative information, humane care and use of animal models, and the ethical conduct of research. A unique feature of this program will be a visit to the NIH, USDA, the Howard Hughes Medical Research Institute, and other agencies in Washington, DC to better understand research career opportunities for veterinarians and to learn how public policy is influenced by research. Further, to sustain interest in biomedical research, we will organize a weekly meeting with successful DVM researchers from academia, government, or biotech industries. After completing orientation and writing a research proposal, students will spend nine weeks in the mentor's laboratory doing research. The ethical conduct of research will be stressed with weekly seminars on this subject that will supplement an orientation short course and will include speakers with expertise in scientific integrity, human experimentation, and the Belmont Report. We will recruit from all 28 veterinary medical schools in the nation, particularly from Tuskegee University with the objective of recruiting underrepresented minorities. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE (provided by applicant): Zoonotic diseases are major public health concerns. Veterinarians are uniquely trained in the context of comparative medicine and this specialized training allows them to play a vital role in research concerning these diseases. The Summer Veterinary Research Program (SVSRP) is designed to increase the number of veterinarians undertaking research.