NSERC CREATE in Milk Quality

创建牛奶质量计划的目标是为从事乳房炎和牛奶质量研究的研究生创造新颖、卓越和可持续的培训。除了传统的学术培训外，这种培训还将使未来的专业人员掌握关键的专业技能，使他们能够在加拿大和国际的行业、政府和学术界担任领导角色。该计划将通过以下方式加强：1)鼓励多学科、多机构和国际培训；2)促进知识转移和交流的卓越；以及3)提高就业就绪性。该计划的关键组成部分包括研究生的跨学科交流、乳房炎和牛奶质量在线课程、关于知识转移和科学写作和交流原则的研讨会、与行业和政府的外部联系，以及促进受训者与非学术组织之间互动的年度专业发展和网络活动。培训旨在将理论和实践经验相结合，以优化目标技能和专业能力的获取。该计划将通过来自九所大学的加拿大科学家建立的国际公认的网络、加拿大牛乳腺炎和牛奶质量研究网络来实施，进一步加强现有的强大合作结构。学术培训的范围从以实验室为基础的研究(例如分子微生物学、免疫学、生物技术)到农场应用研究(例如临床兽医学、流行病学和动物福利)，并且可以很容易地转移到其他农业部门。来自行业、政府和学术合作伙伴的重要合作将最大限度地发挥培训的影响，并确保利用资金和专业知识。

The goal of the CREATE in Milk Quality program is to create novel, outstanding, and sustainable training for graduate students conducting research on mastitis and milk quality. In addition to traditional academic training, this training will equip the professionals of tomorrow with critical professional skills that will enable them to have leadership roles within industry, government, and academia in Canada and internationally. This will be enhanced by: 1) encouraging multidisciplinary, multi-institution, and international training; 2) promoting excellence in knowledge transfer and communication; and 3) improving employment readiness.Key components of the program include cross-disciplinary exchanges for graduate students, an on-line credited mastitis and milk quality course, workshops on knowledge transfer and on principles of scientific writing and communication, externships with industry and government, and a yearly professional development and networking event promoting interaction between trainees and non-academic organizations. Training is designed so that theory and hands-on experience are combined to optimize acquisition of the targeted skills and professional competency.The program will be implemented through an established and internationally recognized network of Canadian scientists from nine universities, the Canadian Bovine Mastitis and Milk Quality Research Network, further enhancing a strong collaborative structure already in place. Academic training ranges from basic laboratory-based research (e.g. molecular microbiology, immunology, biotechnology) to applied on-farm research (e.g. clinical veterinary medicine, epidemiology, and animal welfare) and is readily transferable to other agricultural sectors. Important collaborations from industry, government, and academic partners will maximize the training impact and ensure leveraging of funds and expertise.