Abstract

The National Research Council has documented a dire national need for veterinary specialists trained in biomedical research. Furthermore, veterinary researchers play a key role in multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary research activities since they naturally bridge basic and clinical research. To address this training need, faculty members in the College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM), North Carolina State University will establish the Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Training Program (IBRTP) for veterinary students and veterinarians. Trainees will complete a 3-month research experience in the laboratories of two faculty members drawn from seven different disciplines. The 33 faculty members that have committed to participating in this program have a strong training track record. The seven disciplines chosen are areas of strength at North Carolina State University;Clinical Sciences, Cellular and Molecular Biology, Genetics and Genomics, Engineering and Textiles, Statistics and Epidemiology, Biological Chemistry, and Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Nanotechnology. Research projects will emphasize the melding of two disciplines to create a novel approach to a biomedical research problem. Projects combining clinical and basic science disciplines will be given priority. It is envisioned that trainees will bridge research disciplines and serve as a nidus for new faculty members collaborations. Trainees will be veterinary students (pre-doctoral) or graduate veterinarians (postdoctoral). Trainees will be expected to have prior biomedical research experience. The training program will start in Summer 2009 with funds for 2 slots committed by North Carolina State University CVM. Four additional trainee slots are requested in this application for Year 1. The number of trainee slots will grow to a total of 9 in year 3, 6 requested in this application and 2 supported by the CVM. Program requirements include: (1) a weekly seminar series on topics related to research ethics and scientific and professional development;(2) a weekly journal club discussing interdisciplinary research papers;and (3) participation in an annual CVM research symposium. These requirements are in addition to those associated with a student's particular research training experience.

Public Health Relevance

(provided by applicant): This novel training program will build upon the strong commitment and track record of the NC State CVM to train veterinarians in research.

  Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)
Type
NRSA Short -Term Research Training (T35)
Project #
5T35RR025837-03
Application #
8099011
Study Section
National Center for Research Resources Initial Review Group (RIRG)
Program Officer
Moro, Manuel H
Project Start
2009-06-01
Project End
2014-05-31
Budget Start
2011-06-01
Budget End
2012-05-31
Support Year
3
Fiscal Year
2011
Total Cost
$48,762
Indirect Cost

  Institution

Name
North Carolina State University Raleigh
Department
Other Clinical Sciences
Type
Schools of Veterinary Medicine
DUNS #
042092122
City
Raleigh
State
NC
Country
United States
Zip Code
27695

  Publications

Lascelles, B Duncan X; Rausch-Derra, Lesley C; Wofford, Jessica A et al. (2016) Pilot, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical field study to evaluate the effectiveness of bupivacaine liposome injectable suspension for the provision of post-surgical analgesia in dogs undergoing stifle surgery. BMC Vet Res 12:168
Mochizuki, H; Shapiro, S G; Breen, M (2016) Detection of Copy Number Imbalance in Canine Urothelial Carcinoma With Droplet Digital Polymerase Chain Reaction. Vet Pathol 53:764-72
Shapiro, S G; Knapp, D W; Breen, Matthew (2015) A cultured approach to canine urothelial carcinoma: molecular characterization of five cell lines. Canine Genet Epidemiol 2:15
Shapiro, S G; Raghunath, S; Williams, C et al. (2015) Canine urothelial carcinoma: genomically aberrant and comparatively relevant. Chromosome Res 23:311-31
Mochizuki, Hiroyuki; Kennedy, Katherine; Shapiro, Susan G et al. (2015) BRAF Mutations in Canine Cancers. PLoS One 10:e0129534
Mwirigi, Anne; McDonald, Vickie; Shapiro, Susie et al. (2015) Is there benefit in extensive screening for cancer in patients with unprovoked venous thromboembolism? Thromb Res 136:1332-3
Schreeg, Megan E; Marr, Henry S; Tarigo, Jaime L et al. (2015) Rapid High-Resolution Melt Analysis of Cytauxzoon felis Cytochrome b To Aid in the Prognosis of Cytauxzoonosis. J Clin Microbiol 53:2517-24
Mochizuki, Hiroyuki; Shapiro, Susan G; Breen, Matthew (2015) Detection of BRAF Mutation in Urine DNA as a Molecular Diagnostic for Canine Urothelial and Prostatic Carcinoma. PLoS One 10:e0144170
Williams, Morika D; Kirkpatrick, Amy E; Griffith, Emily et al. (2014) Feasibility and repeatability of thermal quantitative sensory testing in normal dogs and dogs with hind limb osteoarthritis-associated pain. Vet J 199:63-7
Olby, Natasha J; Lim, Ji-Hey; Babb, Kellett et al. (2014) Gait scoring in dogs with thoracolumbar spinal cord injuries when walking on a treadmill. BMC Vet Res 10:58

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