Graduate Training Program in Comparative Medicine

 描述(由申请者提供)：康奈尔大学兽医学院的“比较医学研究生课程”正在申请资助。请求提供六个职位--与之前授予的职位相同。比较医学课程结合了康奈尔大学提供的最好的研究生教学、教师监督和培训相关活动的形式。将为受训人员提供两种途径中的一种，一种面向基础研究，另一种面向翻译科学事业。在每种情况下，培训都将被安排，以确保学者向独立方向有序发展。拟议的计划将独立的、由教师指导的研究与细胞和分子生物学、生物统计学的正式教学、职业咨询以及旨在培养学员关键能力、沟通和团队合作技能的各种专业充实活动结合在一起。研究生将获得博士学位。兽医在康奈尔大学攻读博士学位的平均时间为4.5年；然而，申请资助的时间仅为3年。头6至9个月的培训支持将由康奈尔大学兽医学院提供的研究生研究助学金提供。预计学员将成功申请 对于个人奖学金(“K”奖励或相当于)，将支持受训人员完成研究生学习并过渡到独立的职业生涯。该项目的校友将被鼓励进行至少两年的博士学位以外的研究，最好是在相关学科和不同的机构，然后接受他们最初的任命为独立研究员。许多校友预计将在美国兽医学院或医学院实现教员生涯，尽管一些人可能会在独立机构、政府或行业寻求研究职位。

 DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Ongoing support is requested for a "Graduate Program in Comparative Medicine" in the College of Veterinary Medicine at Cornell University. Six positions are requested - the same as previously awarded. The Comparative Medicine Program combines the very best that Cornell offers in the form of didactic graduate-level instruction, faculty supervision and training related activities. Provision would be made for trainees to follow one of two tracks, one geared to basic research and one to a career in translational science. In each case, training would be structure to ensure the orderly progression of scholars to independence. The proposed program combines independent, faculty-guided research with formal didactic instruction in cell and molecular biology and biostatistics, career counseling, and a variety of professional enrichment activities calculated to develop the trainees' critical capacity, communication and teamwork skills. Graduate scholars would earn the PhD degree. The average time to degree for veterinarians seeking a PhD at Cornell University is 4.5 years; however, funding is requested for three years only. The first six to nine months of training support will be provided by Graduate Research Assistantships provided by the College of Veterinary Medicine at Cornell. It is expected that trainees will successfully apply for individual fellowships ("K" awards ore equivalent) that would support the trainee as they finish their graduate studies and transition to independent careers. Program alumni would be encouraged to undertake at least two years of research beyond the PhD degree preferably in a related discipline and at a different institution before accepting their initial appointment as an independent investigator. Many alumni are expected to realize careers as faculty members in U.S. veterinary colleges or medical schools, although some may seek research positions in independent institutions, government, or industry.