Cornell University Veterinary Investigator Program

康奈尔大学兽医研究员计划

基本信息

批准号：
8231399
负责人：
JOEL D. BAINES
金额：
$ 4.72万
依托单位：
CORNELL UNIVERSITY
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
财政年份：
2010
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2010-06-01 至 2015-01-31
项目状态：
已结题

项目摘要

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The objective of the proposed Cornell University Veterinary Investigator Program is to provide veterinary students with an opportunity to engage in hypothesis-based biomedical research during the formative stages of their education. Veterinarians have much to contribute to scientific discovery in medical disciplines given that an education in veterinary medicine is inherently wide-ranging and comparative. Veterinary students are trained to integrate medical literature from a variety of sources encompassing the full array of animal species and to use problem solving approaches to evaluate disease pathogenesis and therapeutic strategies, ranging from molecular mechanisms to whole animal phenotypes. As such, an education in veterinary medicine provides a solid and broad foundation upon which to develop a focused area of scientific expertise. The goal of this proposal is to help veterinary students discover this synergy and to enhance their interest in biomedical research. The Veterinary Investigator Program will center on trainees working full-time in a research laboratory for a 10-week period during the summer after their first or second year of veterinary school. The trainees will conduct experiments with the guidance and direct supervision of a faculty mentor and will actively engage in all other laboratory activities. The trainees also will participate in several enrichment activities, including: 1) a Research Round Table, where a case-based approach will be used to address a scientific problem; 2) weekly lunch seminars on Current and Emerging Research Techniques and dinner seminars on Grant Writing and Scientific Ethics, and; 3) a seminar on Biomedical Research in Non-Academic Settings. In addition, the trainees will attend the Annual Center for Vertebrate Genomics Symposium and the Merck- Merial-NIH Symposium and will deliver a research presentation to the program participants and mentors at the conclusion of the program. Structured time outside of the laboratory, however, will not exceed two hours in any given week to ensure that the trainees have adequate time to devote to a meaningful research project. The Veterinary Investigator Program will tap into the deep pool of potential biomedical researchers who are attracted to the Cornell College of Veterinary Medicine. Students at the college have outstanding academic credentials and in many cases prior research experience. The Veterinary Investigator Program will provide eight interested students per year with an opportunity to avail themselves of the wide range of superb faculty and resources available at Cornell University, with the expectation that such an experience will motivate them to pursue a career that includes rigorous scientific inquiry.

描述（由申请人提供）：拟议的康奈尔大学兽医研究员计划的目标是为兽医学生提供在其教育形成阶段参与基于假设的生物医学研究的机会。鉴于兽医教育本质上是广泛的和比较性的，兽医可以为医学学科的科学发现做出很大贡献。兽医学生接受的培训是整合各种来源的医学文献，涵盖各种动物物种，并使用解决问题的方法来评估疾病发病机制和治疗策略，从分子机制到整个动物表型。因此，兽医教育为发展科学专业知识的重点领域提供了坚实而广泛的基础。该提案的目的是帮助兽医学生发现这种协同作用并增强他们对生物医学研究的兴趣。兽医调查员计划的重点是受训人员在兽医学校学习第一年或第二年之后的暑假期间在研究实验室全职工作 10 周。学员将在导师的指导和直接监督下进行实验，并积极参与所有其他实验室活动。学员还将参加多项丰富活动，包括：1）研究圆桌会议，其中将使用基于案例的方法来解决科学问题； 2) 每周关于当前和新兴研究技术的午餐研讨会和关于资助写作和科学伦理的晚餐研讨会； 3）非学术环境中的生物医学研究研讨会。此外，学员还将参加年度脊椎动物基因组学中心研讨会和默克-梅里亚-NIH 研讨会，并将在项目结束时向项目参与者和导师发表研究报告。然而，每周实验室外的结构化时间不会超过两个小时，以确保学员有足够的时间致力于有意义的研究项目。兽医研究员计划将挖掘康奈尔兽医学院所吸引的潜在生物医学研究人员的深层资源。该学院的学生拥有出色的学术资格，并且在许多情况下拥有先前的研究经验。兽医调查员计划每年将为八名感兴趣的学生提供利用康奈尔大学广泛的一流师资和资源的机会，期望这种经历将激励他们追求包括严谨的科学探究在内的职业生涯。