Research Training for Veterinarians in Comparative Pathobiology

描述（由申请人提供）：本提案的目的是在比较病理生物学现有研究生课程的框架下建立一个跨学科的比较病理生物学博士后培养计划。该计划的总体目标是准备兽医在生物医学研究的职业生涯。具体来说，该培训计划针对的是完成了病理学、实验动物医学或临床专业住院医师培训的兽医。与拟议的培训计划相关的14名主要教员从事传染病、癌症和炎症的动物模型研究。他们隶属于5个不同的部门，代表了各种学科，包括分子生物学、化学、免疫学、微生物学和病毒学。该项目的学生将从普渡大学和美国其他机构的住院医师项目中招募。重点招收少数民族学生。提案计划的培训包括学科领域的核心和选修课程、研究伦理的研讨会、课程和讲习班，以及在与该计划相关的一名主要教员的指导下完成一项研究项目。学生在成功完成课程后将获得博士学位。该提案要求在资助期间每年提供2个博士后奖学金。每个奖学金为期三年，之后学生将由导师和/或部门支付，直到完成博士学位要求。培训项目的结果是获得委员会认证的具有生物医学研究博士学位的兽医。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The aim of this proposal is the establishment of an interdisciplinary postdoctoral training program in comparative pathobiology under the umbrella of the existing graduate program in the Department of Comparative Pathobiology. The overall goal of the program is to prepare veterinarians for careers in biomedical research. Specifically, this training program is aimed at veterinarians who have completed residency training in pathology, laboratory animal medicine or a clinical specialty. The 14 primary faculty associated with the proposed training program work with animal models of infectious diseases, cancer and inflammation. They are affiliated with 5 different departments, and represent a variety of disciplines, including molecular biology, chemistry, immunology, microbiology, and virology. The students in the program will be recruited from residency programs at Purdue University and other institutions across the US. Specific efforts will be made to recruit students from ethnic/racial minority populations. The training in the proposal program consists of core and elective courses in subject areas, seminars, courses and workshops in research ethics, and completion of a research project under the guidance of one of the primary faculty associated with the program. The students will receive a Ph.D. degree upon successful completion of the program. The proposal requests funding for 2 post-doctoral fellowships per year for the duration of the grant. Each fellowship is for three years, after which the student will be paid by the mentor and/or department until completion of the Ph.D. requirements. The outcome of the training program is board-certified veterinarians with a Ph.D. in biomedical research. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE (provided by applicant): Veterinarians can play an important role in biomedical research and public health as principal investigators or collaborators on multidisciplinary research teams. However, there is a shortage of veterinarians with solid training in biomedical research. This proposal will train highly qualified and motivated veterinarians with advanced specialty training in a clinical or diagnostic discipline.