Veterinarians in Biomedical Research: Building Capacity

描述（由申请人提供）：本申请建议继续举办一系列年度会议，以促进兽医的生物医学研究事业，重点是比较和转化医学，人畜共患病和全球健康的主题。拟议的会议将建立在自2000年以来成功举办的会议的基础上，最初是Merck-Merial兽医学者研讨会，最近是NIH-Merial兽医学者研讨会。这些会议将为从事生物医学研究的兽医学生和研究生兽医提供国家论坛。培训中的兽医科学家将有机会与同行一起展示他们的研究，并参加由著名科学家举办的最先进的生物医学研究研讨会。此外，这些会议将培养兽医学生，研究员，教师，政府和工业科学家进行比较生物医学研究之间的联系。这些会议将为建立联系提供正式和非正式的机会。此外，这些会议将吸引兽医学生，研究员，学术人员，国家认可的研究科学家，政府科学家和制药行业科学家就兽医，比较医学和转化研究的未来方向进行建设性对话。重要的是，这些会议将邀请，赞助和激励来自研究中代表性不足的群体的本科生进行兽医和研究生培训。来自少数民族背景的学生在兽医和比较医学中的代表性不足。这些学生在这些会议的参与，而他们是本科生将提高对兽医研究的职业选择的认识，提供最有效的工具之一，以增加在该行业的代表性不足的学生人数。这些会议将为从事研究的兽医学生和高级培训项目的主管之间的联系提供机会。继续有高素质的兽医毕业生申请兽医科学家博士后研究计划的职位短缺。这次会议将汇集数百名兽医学生谁有兴趣在研究与设计的研究生研究培训培训课程的董事。正式的介绍以及一对一的互动将有助于培训项目的招聘工作，并将促进我们的长期目标，即促进兽医科学家为人类疾病治疗和公共卫生进步做出贡献。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This application proposes to continue a series of annual conferences to promote biomedical research careers by an inclusive set of veterinarians, focusing on the themes of comparative and translational medicine, and zoonotic diseases and global health. The proposed conferences will build on the success of conferences carried out since 2000, initially as Merck-Merial Veterinary Scholar Symposia, and more recently as NIH-Merial Veterinary Scholar Symposia. These conferences will provide national forums for veterinary students and post- graduate veterinarians engaged in biomedical research. Veterinary scientists-in-training will have an opportunity present their research alongside peers, and attend state-of-the- art biomedical research seminars presented by renowned scientists. In addition, these conferences will cultivate connections among veterinary students, fellows, faculty, government, and industrial scientists performing comparative biomedical research. The meetings will provide formal and informal opportunities for networking. Furthermore, these conferences will engage veterinary students, fellows, academic faculty, nationally recognized research scientists, government scientists and pharmaceutical industry scientists in a constructive dialogue about future directions for veterinary, comparative medicine and translational research. Importantly, these conferences will invite, sponsor and inspire undergraduate students from groups underrepresented in research to pursue veterinary and graduate training. There is a dearth of students from minority backgrounds that are underrepresented in veterinary and comparative medicine. Participation of such students in these conferences while they are undergraduates will increase awareness of career options in veterinary research, providing one of the most effective tools to increase numbers of underrepresented students in the profession. These conferences will provide opportunities for connections between veterinary students performing research, and directors of advanced training programs. There continues to be a shortage of highly qualified veterinary graduates applying for positions in postdoctoral research programs for veterinarian-scientists. This conference will bring together several hundred veterinary students who have an interest in research with directors of training programs designed for post-graduate research training. Formal presentation as well as one-on-one interactions will assist recruitment efforts of training programs, and will promote our long-term objective of facilitating contributions from veterinarian-scientist for advances in treatment of human diseases and public health.