Georgia Veterinary Scholars Summer Research Program

描述(由申请人提供)：佐治亚大学兽医学院(UGA-CVM)的佐治亚兽医学者研究项目(GVSP)的目的是让美国各地有学术天赋的兽医学生沉浸在尖端研究中，激励他们投身生物医学研究，并培养他们对兽医研究目标和需求的更深入理解。对这一目标至关重要的是，GVSP承诺广泛、包容地招收学生，并与强大的、跨学科的导师仔细配对，这些导师不仅能够透彻地接触到进行研究的基本原则，而且还提供了一个灌输社区意识的科学环境。生物技术前沿的扩张需要训练有素的生物生物学家的研究兽医。这些人也是比较医学、公共卫生和食品安全学科的关键参与者。此外，兽医具有广博的知识，可以对新出现和重新出现的人畜共患疾病的研究产生重大影响，这些疾病是由迅速增长的社会和气候变化引起的。然而，兽医学生往往没有意识到研究中的职业机会，在许多情况下，他们没有认识到兽医在许多令人兴奋的领域中的作用。显然，为了在更健康的人和动物身上实现“同一健康”和转化医学的承诺，我们将需要更多的兽医参与研究。GVSP努力向未来的兽医展示研究职业的兴奋和奇迹，以激励他们选择研究作为他们的职业。我们培训补助金的续期将有助于实现这一重要目标。UGA-CVM根据过去16年的经验，建立了必要的方案和管理结构，以成功实现拟议的6名兽医学生的培训。在为期12周的计划中，欢迎学生进入科学界的纪律和友谊，并挑战他们以不同的方式思考。基本技能通过关于道德和研究行为、动物福利和沟通技能的研讨会以及在教职员工家中举行的非正式日记俱乐部、团队建设和领导力练习来传达。核心经验是全日制的基于假设的研究，由学生选择导师，最终在大学和国家层面进行书面和口头报告。PI是UGA-CVM所有暑期项目的负责人，在GVSP中得到了来自5所不同学院和11个不同系的24名导师的支持。GVSP旨在激发未来兽医在形成阶段的想象力，激励他们发展成为独立的调查人员。 公共卫生相关性：当代社会对受过基础研究方法学培训的兽医有很大的需求。不幸的是，兽医学生往往没有意识到这些需要的领域的职业可能性。生物技术前沿的扩大需要兽医科学家的贡献，他们能够在评估整个动物健康问题的同时成为专家，或者至少熟悉快速发展的技术。我们相信，我们建议的培训补助金(竞争性续签)“佐治亚州兽医学者暑期研究计划”将使兽医学生更了解并有可能从事研究工作。这样的兽医研究科学家将特别有能力识别人类疾病的各种动物模型的独特特征，推进转化医学和动物健康的研究，在动物和生态健康的界面上导航，并成为公共卫生领域的领导者。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The aim of the Georgia Veterinary Scholars Research Program (GVSP) at the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine (UGA-CVM) is to immerse academically talented veterinary students from across the US in cutting edge research, inspiring them toward careers in biomedical research, and fostering in them deeper understanding of the goals and needs for veterinary research. Critical to this aim is the GVSP's commitment to broad, inclusive recruitment of students and careful pairing with strong, cross-disciplinary mentors who are not only capable of providing a thorough exposure to the principles underlying the conduct of research, but who also provide a scientific environment that instills a sense of community. The expansion of biotechnology frontiers requires research veterinarians who are well-trained organismal biologists. Such individuals are also key players in the disciplines of comparative medicine, public health, and food safety. Furthermore, veterinarians have the breadth of knowledge to have major impacts on the study of emerging and reemerging zoonotic diseases that are spurred by burgeoning societal and climate changes. Nevertheless, veterinary students are often not aware of career opportunities in research and in many cases do not recognize the role of veterinarians in many of these exciting areas. Clearly, for the promises of "One Health" and translational medicine to be realized in healthier people and animals, we will need more veterinarians engaged in research. The GVSP strives to showcase the excitement and wonder of a research career to future veterinarians to inspire them to choose research as their profession. The renewal of our training grant will help with this important goal. UGA-CVM has the programmatic and administrative structure necessary, built on the experience of the past 16 years, to successfully achieve the proposed training of six veterinary students. During the 12-week program the students are welcomed into the discipline and camaraderie of the scientific community and challenged to think differently. Fundamental skills are conveyed through seminars on the ethics and conduct of research, animal welfare, and communication skills as well as an informal journal club at the homes of faculty, team building and leadership exercises. The central experience is full time hypothesis-based research with a mentor of the student's choosing, culminating in written and oral presentations at the university and national levels. The PI is the director of all the Summer Programs at UGA-CVM and is supported in the GVSP by 24 mentors from five different colleges and 11 different departments. The GVSP is designed to capture the imagination of future veterinarians at a formative time to inspire them to develop into independent investigators. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: There has developed a great need in contemporary society for veterinarians trained in the methodology of basic research. Unfortunately, veterinary students are often not aware of the career possibilities in these areas of need. The expansion of biotechnology frontiers requires contributions by veterinary scientists capable of evaluating whole animal health issues while being expert, or at least conversant, with the rapidly evolving technologies. We believe our proposed training grant (competitive renewal) "Georgia Veterinary Scholar Summer Research Program" will make veterinary students more aware of and likely to pursue careers in research. Such veterinary research scientists will then be particularly well equipped to identify unique features of various animal models of human disease, to advance studies in translational medicine and animal health, to navigate the interface of animal and ecological health, and to be leaders in public health.