LABORATORY ANIMAL & COMPARATIVE MEDICINE TRAINING

描述(由申请人提供)： 本申请的目的是申请续签26-30年的兽医和兽医专业学生暑期实习培训计划。目前每年总共提供四个志愿人员员额研究金职位，今后拟设同样数目的职位。此外，目前共提供6个志愿人员入学前暑期研究金职位，今后也拟提供同样数量的职位。该计划是一个面向兽医的以研究为导向的计划。研究人员的目标是提供一个经验和教育的基础，培训人员可以在此基础上利用动物研究在比较医学领域建立职业生涯，以更好地了解人类健康问题。受训人员将是DVM，他们的职业生涯致力于比较医学。调查人员将把培训工作的重点放在妇女健康研究和营养的一般领域的综合生物医学方向，因为这也是培训教师的研究专长领域。女性健康的关键领域包括心血管疾病、肥胖和糖尿病、认知功能、癌症和骨骼。这些调查主题将学员置于一个研究领域，该领域将随着人口老龄化而不断增长和扩大；因此，为未来的研究提供了一个独特的机会。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The purpose of this application is to request renewal for years 26-30 of our Training Program for veterinarians and veterinary students during a summer externship. A total of four post D.V.M. fellowship positions per year are offered currently and the same number is proposed for the future. In addition, a total of six pre-D.V.M. summer fellowship positions are offered currently and the same number is proposed for the future. The program is a research-oriented program to be offered to veterinarians. The investigators' objective is to provide a base of experience and education upon which trainees can build a career in comparative medicine using research in animals to better understand human health issues. The trainees will be D.V.M.s whose career commitment is to comparative medicine. The investigators will focus training efforts in the direction of integrative biomedicine in the general area of women's health research and nutrition, as this is also an area of research expertise of the training faculty. Key areas involved in women's heath include cardiovascular disease, obesity and diabetes, cognitive function, cancer, and bone. These topics of investigation place the trainees in an area of research that will be growing and expanding as the population ages; thus, providing a unique opportunity for future research.