National Need and Priorities for Veterinarians in Biomedical Research

The report identified various factors which contributed to creating an unfulfilled need for veterinarians in the biomedical research workforce, including an increase in the number of NIH grants utilizing animals and the burgeoning use of transgenic rodents, without a comparable change in the supply of appropriately-trained veterinarians. The committee developed strategies for recruiting more veterinarians into careers in biomedical research.

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Identifies various factors which contribute to creating a need for veterinarians in the biomedical research workforce. This work also looks at factors that include an increase in the number of NIH grants utilizing animals and the use of transgenic rodents, without a comparable change in the supply of appropriately-trained veterinarians.

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• Autori: Committee on Increasing Veterinary Invol, Committee on Increasing Veterinary Involvement in Biomedical Research, Division On Earth And Life Studies, Institute for Laboratory Animal Research, National Academy of Sciences, National Research Council
• Con la collaborazione di: National Research Council (Editore)
• Editore: National Academies Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 31.01.2004
• EAN: 9780309090834
• ISBN: 978-0-309-09083-4
• Pagine: 102
• Dimensioni: 158 mm x 229 mm x 7 mm
• Peso: 177 g
• Categoria: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Biologia > Agricoltura, giardinaggio; silvicoltura, pesca, alimentazione