a day in the life of a clinical laboratory animal veterinarian research opportunities fun facts
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A Day in the Life of a Clinical Laboratory Animal Veterinarian
Research Opportunities Fun Facts
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Provide for the health and well-being of animals used in research and testing
Laboratory Animal Medicine
Study of biology and disease in animal models to improve human and animal health
Comparative Medicine Research
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Research Clinical Medicine Pathology and
Diagnostics Surgery Teaching and
Training Administration Diverse and
interesting jobs
Research
SurgeryPathology
Clinical Medicine
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No two days are the same! Multiple components to a clinician’s job
Veterinary Care Husbandry Oversight Model Development/Refinement Investigator Collaboration/Support Training Compliance
Protocol Review Post-Approval Monitoring Training
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Wide variety of species
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Herd Health Preventative Medicine
Dog/Cat NHP Rodent
Outbreak Management Research Outcomes vs. Treatment Options
Will a treated animal still be a useful research model?
Model related disease vs. spontaneous disease
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You are the “Expert”! Wide variety of species Regulatory Component
Cage size – USDA, The Guide for Care and Use of Laboratory Animals
Changing/Sanitization frequency Animal Wellbeing Diet Bedding Types Breeding Concerns All must be kept in the context of the
research they are supporting!!!!!!!
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“Hey Doc, I want to study heart disease in… Mouse Rat PigHow do I do it?”
“Hey Doc, I have this mouse that gets heart disease, but it doesn’t show the signs I need it to. Any thoughts?”
How can you help? This is where you can really help
investigators by standing in the hallway and talking to them. Communication is the KEY!
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Alternatives to animal models How can you help?
3 (4) R’s Reduce the number of animals used Refine methods Replace animal models with other systems (Respect/Responsibility)
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Model Development/Refinement Model Support
Surgical Model Development (VAP placement) Specialized Veterinary Needs (DMD) Technical Support/Training
Breeding Colony Problems Training
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PI and their staff Graduate students Veterinary students Public at large
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Animal Care and Use Committee (ACUC) Animal Use Protocols
Pre-review
Animal Care Quality Assurance Post-Approval Monitoring Compliance Animal welfare concerns
Best cure for most compliance issues is an ounce of prevention (lots of communication and training!)
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Coupling of interests Veterinary medicine Research
Post-DVM programs devoted to training in research and veterinary specialties Examples of research-oriented specialties
American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine (ACLAM)
American College of Veterinary Pathology (ACVP) American College of Veterinary Anesthesiologists (ACVA) American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine
(ACVIM)
High demand / good pay Variety of career opportunities
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Develop hypotheses Perform investigations Observe and interpret outcomes Establish conclusions Prepare grants and manuscripts Become experts in their fields
Peter Doherty, DVM, PhD
Nobel Laureate, 1996
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Basic Clinical / Applied
Veterinary Questions Human Health Questions
Primary Investigators Collaborative Scientists
TranslationalResearch
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One health initiativehttp://onehealthinitiative.com/index.php
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Technology development for organ transplantation
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Examples of Comparative Medicine Research
Development for mouse models of cancer metastasis
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Example of Micro-CT Image Data
Volume rendering of Micro-CT image
data.
CTI-Concorde LLCMicroCAT II™
Micro-CTMicro-CT Coronal
Section
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Day 21 Day 27 Day 35 Day 43
Progression of a Tibial Metastasis
0.75 mm 1.4 mm 2.3 mm
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Day 27
0.75 mm
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Day 21
Progression of a Tibial Metastasis
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Anywhere biomedical research is performed Universities Pharmaceutical
companies Biotech companies Government All over the country / world Travel!
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Great!!! Future still bright
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Average Lab Animal Vet Salary (2011) = $162,336 Highest = $500,000 Lowest = $53,000
Consulting to supplement Average = $17,154
Residency Salaries Start at $36,996
Post DVM/PhD training (SERCA) Up to $75,000
http://www.aclam.org/
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Independent and Collaborative Research
Improving human and animal life
Veterinary Care Development and refinement
of animal models Development of alternatives
to animals
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Externships / electives Comparative Medicine Clubs Student member of ASLAP, ACVP,
etc Meeting opportunities
Talk to Comparative Medicine Scientists and Laboratory Animal Veterinarians
Post-DVM training programs
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What? 3-12 weeks Summer research programs Flexible Many are paid!!!!!
Where? Academia – training programs Biotech & pharmaceutical
companies NIH, USDA Primate centers
How to find? Visit the web
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http://cvm.msu.edu/research/summer-research-program-1/merck-merial-veterinary-scholars/merck-merial-veterinary-scholars-national-and-canadian-research-opportunities-for-veterinary-students
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Research “Residency”
hands on no internship
required Various
combinations Each program
has it’s strengths
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Advantages Perspective to
research Comparative Clinician scientist Research teams
Coupling of interests
Dedicated funding sources for training
Disadvantages? Time well spent!
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Visit the web Talk to Comparative Medicine Scientists
and Laboratory Animal Veterinarians Do an externship!!!!!!
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DVM Graduate training (MS, PhD, postdoc)
Residency
Research
Research
Combined programs (DVM/PhD)
Combined programs (resident/grad)
Practice
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Exciting careers Great job market Neat toys Great
environment
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Questions?