The United States needs more veterinary researchers. Veterinary researchers advance biomedical and behavioral research, support the veterinary profession, and improve the quality of animal care. This program's primary objective is to help veterinary students develop research careers. We seek highly qualified 1st and 2nd year students (eight/summer) and place them in strong research laboratories. We provide them with mentored research experience and knowledge about further research training and career opportunities. Our goal is to stimulate veterinary students'interest in research and nurture a sense of belonging to a community of veterinary scientists. The three month program consists of an individual research project, research-related workshops, career development sessions, a veterinary student journal club, and a student research symposium. The research project is the most important part of the program and is similar to a 1st year Ph.D. graduate student laboratory rotation. Participating faculty offer research opportunities in a broad range of biomedical and behavioral disciplines and are members of the following departments in the Stanford University School of Medicine: Microbiology &Immunology, Neurology &Neurological Sciences, Orthopedic Surgery, Pathology, Pediatrics, Psychiatry &Behavioral Sciences, Radiation Oncology, and Comparative Medicine. The long-term effect of this program, and others like it, is further development of the nation's workforce in laboratory animal medicine, comparative pathology, and comparative medicine.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)
Type
NRSA Short -Term Research Training (T35)
Project #
5T35RR017188-08
Application #
7588875
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (ZRR1-CM-B (01))
Program Officer
O'Neill, Raymond R
Project Start
2002-06-01
Project End
2013-04-30
Budget Start
2009-05-01
Budget End
2010-04-30
Support Year
8
Fiscal Year
2009
Total Cost
$47,578
Indirect Cost
Name
Stanford University
Department
Veterinary Sciences
Type
Schools of Medicine
DUNS #
009214214
City
Stanford
State
CA
Country
United States
Zip Code
94305
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Heng, Kathleen; Haney, Megan M; Buckmaster, Paul S (2013) High-dose rapamycin blocks mossy fiber sprouting but not seizures in a mouse model of temporal lobe epilepsy. Epilepsia 54:1535-41
Buckmaster, Paul S; Haney, Megan M (2012) Factors affecting outcomes of pilocarpine treatment in a mouse model of temporal lobe epilepsy. Epilepsy Res 102:153-9
Lew, Felicia H; Buckmaster, Paul S (2011) Is there a critical period for mossy fiber sprouting in a mouse model of temporal lobe epilepsy? Epilepsia 52:2326-32
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Buckmaster, Paul S; Ingram, Elizabeth A; Wen, Xiling (2009) Inhibition of the mammalian target of rapamycin signaling pathway suppresses dentate granule cell axon sprouting in a rodent model of temporal lobe epilepsy. J Neurosci 29:8259-69