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A companion meeting addressed issues related to
graduate research training. Professors Natasza Kurpios,
Klaus Beyenbach, and Douglas McGregor focused on
aspects of training one should weigh in selecting an
institution for graduate study; the subject of one’s thesis
research, and the individual to guide one’s graduate
studies.
In a separate meeting, a case study was used to
illustrate “translational science.” The discussion, led
by Professor William Horne, revealed how an individual
trained to a high level of profi ciency as both a clinical
specialist and research scientist can elucidate disease
mechanisms and extend the frontiers of knowledge
through research conducted at a cell or molecular level.
Still another meeting was convened to review
conclusions drawn from the foregoing discussions
and to identify opportunities for well trained veterinary
graduates to conduct research on a wide range of
important diseases. Such diseases often have been
the subject of descriptive studies; however, meaningful
progress toward rational strategies for their treatment
and prevention requires detailed knowledge of their
underlying mechanisms. These matters were discussed
by Professors Parker, Fraser and McGregor.
To prepare tomorrow’s scientists and public health professionals
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