Georgia Veterinary Scholars Summer Research Program

描述（由申请人提供）：格鲁吉亚兽医学者夏季研究计划（GVSP）在乔治亚大学兽医学院（CVM）的目的是引入学术上有才华的兽医学生与能够激励他们走向生物医学研究事业的导师进行前沿研究。虽然基础研究培训的重点转移到细胞和亚细胞水平，但也需要作出具体努力，鼓励具有广泛医学培训的生物医学科学家。特别是，生物技术前沿的扩展，如动物克隆、转基因和基因靶向，要求兽医能够在了解这些技术的同时评估整个动物的健康问题。兽医也接受了理想的培训，以识别自发的动物模型，并且在公共卫生和食品安全学科中是需要的。然而，兽医专业的学生往往没有意识到这些需要领域的职业可能性。这个

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The aim of the Georgia Veterinary Scholar Summer Research Program (GVSP) at the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) is to introduce academically talented veterinary students to cutting edge research with mentors capable of inspiring them toward careers in biomedical research. While the focus of basic research training moves to cellular and sub cellular levels, a specific effort is necessary to also encourage biomedical scientists with broad medical training. In particular, the expansion of biotechnology frontiers such as animal cloning, transgenics and gene targeting require veterinarians capable of evaluating whole animal health issues while understanding the technologies. Veterinarians are also ideally trained to recognize spontaneous animal models, and are needed in the disciplines of public health and food safety. However, veterinary students are often not aware of the career possibilities in these areas of need. The GVSP has a 12 year record of introducing over 100 veterinary students to research; the programmatic culture" and administrative structure are already in place. Many qualified students have to date been denied an opportunity to participate, prompting this proposal to increase the number of trainees by 50%. During the12 week program, students are welcomed into the discipline and camaraderie of the scientific community through seminars on the ethics and conduct of research, animal welfare, communication skills, an informal "Summer Science" journal club at the homes of faculty, teambuilding and leadership exercises, and scientific and recreational field trips. The central experience is a fulltime research project on a topic and with a mentor of the student's choosing, culminating in written and oral presentations at the university and national level. The PI is director of the CVM's DVM/PhD program, and is supported by 20 mentors from 5 colleges in critical comparative research areas including neuroscience, animal genomics and stem cell research, toxicology, environmental science, public health and food safety, endocrinology, diabetes and obesity, basic and comparative pharmacology, infectious diseases and parasitology. The CVM will provide annual funds from state and corporate sources to ensure continuation of programmatic quality. The GVSP is designed to capture the interest of future veterinarians at a formative time in order for them to develop into independent investigators of burgeoning medical problems.