Veterinary Research Student Training Grant

描述(由申请人提供)： 密歇根州立大学兽医学院(CVM-MSU)要求将目前资助的为期一年的强化研究培训计划延长五年，该计划针对基于假设的生物医学研究领域的特殊兽医学生。这项请求特别针对国家需要对更多的兽医进行比较医学和病理学领域的基础生物医学研究的培训。虽然目前的培训资助只是三年资助中的第二年，但成功的早期指标包括当前夏季研究计划(由NIH和默克-梅里亚公司资助)与受训人员高水平(100%)参与D.V.M./M.S.或D.V.M.-Ph.D.研究生项目之间的协同效应。只有从密歇根州立大学的CVM和其他参与学院中挑选出最好的研究培训师，他们被分成五个优秀的研究领域，以提供最佳的培训环境：1)高血压；2)毒理学；3)食品安全和新出现的传染病；4)比较医学和分子遗传学；5)非传染性呼吸道疾病的机制。必修课程包括统计学和比较医学和综合生物学的研讨会课程。额外的课程作业由研究生顾问委员会指导。提供科学诚信和负责任的研究行为方面的培训。将努力从其他兽医学院招收兽医学生，并制定了一项计划，以确保少数民族学生能够参加这一研究培训计划。该项目的所有学生的目标是在国内或国际科学会议上展示他们的研究摘要，在同行评议的科学期刊上发表他们的研究成果，并在一年一度的CVM Phi Zeta研究日上展示他们的研究成果。此外，密歇根州大急流城的Van Andel研究所将提供为期4-8周的可选夏季研究培训体验，这将为被选中的学生提供在世界级基础科学实验室进行校外研究体验的机会，以解决人类健康问题。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The College of Veterinary Medicine at Michigan State University (CVM-MSU) is requesting a five-year renewal of the currently funded one-year-long intensive research training program for exceptional veterinary students in the area of hypothesis-based biomedical research. This request specifically addresses the national need for more veterinarians to be trained in basic biomedical research in the areas of comparative medicine and pathology. Although the current training grant is only in the second year of three years of funding, early indicators of success include the synergy demonstrated between the current summer research program (funded by NIH and Merck-Merial) and the high level (100%) participation of the trainees in combined D.V.M./M.S. or D.V.M.-Ph.D. graduate programs. Only the best researcher-trainers have been selected from the CVM and other participating colleges at MSU, and they have been grouped into five areas of research excellence to provide the best training environment: 1) hypertension; 2) toxicology; 3) food safety and emerging infectious diseases; 4) comparative medicine and molecular genetics; and 5) mechanisms of non-infectious respiratory disease. Required coursework includes statistics and a seminar course in comparative medicine and integrative biology. Additional coursework is under the direction of the graduate advisory committee. Training is provided in scientific integrity and the responsible conduct of research. Efforts will be made to recruit veterinary students from other colleges of veterinary medicine and a plan is in place to ensure that minority students have access to this research training program. A goal for all students in the program is to present an abstract of their research at a national or international scientific meeting, publish the results of their research in a peer-reviewed scientific journal, and present their research results at the annual CVM Phi Zeta Research Day. In addition, an optional 4-8-week summer research training experience will be offered at the Van Andel Research Institute in Grand Rapids, Michigan, which will provide selected students with the opportunity for an off-campus research experience at a world-class basic science laboratory addressing human health issues.