# Comparative Medicine and Pathology Training

> **NIH NIH T32** · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · 2024 · $382,810

## Abstract

Project Summary/Abstract
The Comparative Medicine and Pathology training program was initiated in Fall 2003 and over two decades
has consistenUy provided state-of-the-art research training to veterinarians as a pathway to careers as
veterinarian-scientists. Five years of continuing support are requested in the present application, including
support for six postdoctoral trainees in each program year. It is anticipated that most of these individuals will
have completed a residency in veterinary medicine, surgery, or pathology prior to entering the training
program. Selection criteria will include 1) a strong interest in research and a desire for a career in academic
veterinary medicine; 2) academic credentials and performance during clinical training/residency; and 3)
desirable personal characteristics, including integrity, perseverance, and oral and written communication skills.
The training program is located in the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Minnesota and is
directed by Drs. Molly McCue, Cathy Carlson, and David Brown. Thirty-four faculty mentors, all members of the
Comparative and Molecular Biosciences (CMB) and/or Veterinary Medicine (VMED) graduate programs, will
participate in the training program. These individuals represent a diverse group of disciplines, including
pharmacology, cell biology, infectious disease, neurobiology, kinesiology, genetics, molecular biology, and
orthopedics. Trainees without a PhD degree will pursue a PhD degree in either the CMB or VMED graduate
program; both are well-organized, multidisciplinary programs created to focus graduate education efforts by
faculty interested in comparative biomedical sciences and the molecular mechanisms responsible for human
and animal health and disease. The goals of our training program are to provide students with broad-based
scientific knowledge, superb communication skills, and advanced research training essential for a career as an
independent investigator.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10935359
- **Project number:** 2T32OD010993-21
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
- **Principal Investigator:** DAVID R BROWN
- **Activity code:** T32 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2024
- **Award amount:** $382,810
- **Award type:** 2
- **Project period:** 2003-09-30 → 2029-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10935359

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10935359, Comparative Medicine and Pathology Training (2T32OD010993-21). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-25 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10935359. Licensed CC0.

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