Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Training Program

描述(由申请者提供)：国家研究委员会记录了国家对受过生物医学研究培训的兽医专家的迫切需求。此外，兽医研究人员在多学科和跨学科的研究活动中发挥着关键作用，因为他们天生就是基础研究和临床研究的桥梁。为了满足这一培训需求，北卡罗来纳州立大学兽医学院(CVM)的教职员工于2009年为兽医学生建立了跨学科生物医学研究培训计划(IBRTP)。该培训计划的目标是提供跨学科的生物医学研究经验，专门针对对研究事业有浓厚兴趣的兽医学生。该培训计划也是促进教职员工之间新的跨学科研究合作的桥梁。受训者在实验室里完成为期3个月的研究，研究人员来自9个不同的学科。学员由来自不同学科的两名教员指导，以创建和执行一个跨学科的项目。参与这一计划的29名教职员工资金充足，有良好的培训记录。入选的九个学科是北卡罗来纳州的优势领域；临床科学、细胞和分子生物学、遗传学和基因组学、工程学、食品安全、统计学、药理学、再生医学和毒理学。研究项目强调两个学科的融合，以创造一种解决生物医学研究问题的新方法。结合临床和基础科学学科的项目将被优先考虑。受训者将是一年级或二年级的兽医学生，他们将建立在先前研究经验的基础上。该培训项目始于2009年，由北卡罗来纳州立大学CVM承诺提供资金。2010年，由美国国立卫生研究院资助的四个实习生名额增加。2012年，NIH支持的实习生名额增加到7个。到目前为止，共有22名NIH资助的学员完成了该项目。在这份续签申请中，我们建议将NIH资助的培训名额增加到每年10个。计划要求包括：(1)每周一次关于研究伦理和科学与专业发展主题的研讨会；(2)每周一次的期刊俱乐部，讨论跨学科研究论文；(3)参加NIH-梅里亚国家兽医学者研讨会和一年一度的CVM研究研讨会。这些要求是对与学生的研究培训经验相关的要求的补充。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The National Research Council has documented a dire national need for veterinary specialists trained in biomedical research. Furthermore, veterinary researchers play a key role in multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary research activitis since they naturally bridge basic and clinical research. To address this training need, faculty in the North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) established the Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Training Program (IBRTP) for veterinary students in 2009. The objective of this training program is to provide interdisciplinary biomedical research experience specifically targeted to veterinary students with a strong interest in a research career. The training program also serves as a bridge to foster new interdisciplinary research collaborations amongst faculty members. Trainees complete a 3-month research experience in the laboratories of faculty members drawn from nine different disciplines. Trainees are mentored by two faculty members from different disciplines to create and execute an interdisciplinary project. The 29 faculty members participating in this program are well funded and have a strong training track record. The nine disciplines selected are areas of strength at NC State; Clinical Sciences, Cellular and Molecular Biology, Genetics and Genomics, Engineering, Food Safety, Statistics, Pharmacology, Regenerative Medicine, and Toxicology. Research projects emphasize the melding of two disciplines to create a novel approach to a biomedical research problem. Projects combining clinical and basic science disciplines are given priority. Trainees will be veterinary students in their first or second year who are building on prior research experience. The training program started in 2009 with funds committed by NC State University CVM. Four trainee slots funded by the NIH were added in 2010. The number of NIH supported trainee slots grew to 7 in 2012. To date, a total of 22 NIH funded trainees have completed the program. We propose in this renewal application that the number of NIH funded training slots be increased to 10 per year. Program requirements include: (1) a weekly seminar series on topics related to research ethics and scientific and professional development; (2) a weekly journal club discussing interdisciplinary research papers; (3) participation in the NIH-Merial National Veterinary Scholars Symposium and the annual CVM research symposium. These requirements are in addition to those associated with a student's research training experience.