NIH/T35 Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Program
The College of Veterinary Medicine at North Carolina State University established the Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Training Program (IBRTP) for veterinary students to provide research training in a multidisciplinary environment. Trainees will complete a 3-month research experience in the laboratories of two faculty members drawn from seven different disciplines. The seven disciplines chosen are: 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 collaborations.
Program requirements: (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; (3) participation in an annual CVM research symposium; and (4) participation in the Merial-NIH National Veterinary Scholars Symposium. These requirements are in addition to those associated with a student’s particular research training experience.
Eligibility: Any first or second year veterinary student in good academic standing,. Trainees will be expected to have prior biomedical research experience (including those students with an MS or PhD degree) but this is not a requirement.
Funding: $5,000 stipend and support to fund travel and participation in the Merial-NIH National Veterinary Scholars Symposium in August of the summer you participate in the program. The primary mentor should have sufficient funds for the research project.
Application Instructions
1. Your name, class, focus area if chosen, contact information
2. Primary and secondary mentor name, discipline, and contact information
3. Project description (one page max)
4. Mentorship plan (one page max)
5. Description of your motivation to participate in this program, especially as it relates to your DVM training and long term plans.
6. Prior research experience, including degrees obtained
7. Email you application to Sam Jones (sam_jones@ncsu.edu)
List of faculty eligible to serve as primary mentor:
Sam Jones, Cell Biology, Inflammation
Matthew Breen, Genomics, Cytogenetics, Cancer
Jody L. Gookin, Intestinal Physiology, Mucosal Cell Biology, Infectious causes of diarrhea
Philip L. Sannes, Cell Biology, Respiratory epithelium
Kenneth B. Adler, Cell Biology, Respiratory epithelium
Ronald Baynes, Pharmacology
Anthony T. Blikslager, Intestinal Physiology, Mucosal Cell Biology, Epithelial repair
Edward B. Breitschwerdt, Infectious Diseases, Vector Borne Diseases
Marie Davidian, Statistics, Clinical Trial design
David Dorman, Cell Biology, Toxicology
Brian Gilger, Ophthalmology, Pharmacology, Drug delivery
Marlene Hauck, Cancer, Genomics
Jason M. Haugh, Cell Biology, Cell Migration, Cell Signaling, Modeling
Jonathan M. Horowitz, Cell Biology, Cancer, Transcription, Cell Cycle
Duncan Lascelles, Orthopedics, Pain, Arthritis
Jay F. Levine, Epidemiology
Elizabeth Loboa, Stem Cell Biology
Christine McGahan, Cell Biology of the Eye
Nancy Monterio-Riviere, Pharmacology, Toxicology, Nanopharmacology and nanotoxicology
Jack Odle, Nutrition, Intestinal Physiology
Natasha Olby, Neurology, Pharmacology, Spinal cord injury, Stem Cell Biology
Thierry Olivry, Immunological diseases of the skin
Mark Papich, Clinical Pharmacology, Drug disposition
Jorge A. Piedrahita, Genomics, Epigenetic control of phenotype, Stem Cell Biology
Balaji Rao, Cell Biology, Stem Cell Biology
Jim Riviere, Pharmacology, Toxicology, Modeling
Simon C. Roe, Orthopedics, Bio-medical Engineering
Barbara Sherry, Virology, Viral Carditis, Influenza
Rob C. Smart, Cell Biology, Toxicology, Cancer
Alan Tonelli, Textiles, Biopolymers
Jeffrey Yoder, Innate Immunity, Genomics