Progress 11/01/24 to 10/31/25

Outputs
Target Audience: Nothing Reported Changes/Problems: Nothing Reported What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?The students are taking Responsible Conduct in Research as online modules, one-on-one discussions with mentors, and indiscussion based workshops. The students are involved in professional development centered around scientific writing,scientific rigor, mentoring and effective presentations. Specific topics include Team science, Strategies for building effectivementoring relationships, Effective reading strategies, Setting Expectations in Graduate Education, Building self-efficacy,Science literature searching, Building networks. The students are traveling to conferences and presenting their research. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?The students are presenting their data to the public and to fellow scientists as descrbed in "other products and outputs". What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?During this next period, students will continue conducting research in the focal area of animal biosecurity, attend professionaldevelopment workshops, and follow their individual development plan. Additionally, undertaking the experiential immersionwith industry partners and the leadership program is planned.

Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals? All three students completed research rotations this year and have started their dissertation research in the lab of their major advisor beginning in the summer. We anticipate that there will be increasingly more presentations and publications as thestudents' major focus is now on their research projects. They are currently immersed in the following phases of the training plan: 1)challenging curriculum and a research dissertation in the agricultural biosecurity discipline; 4) professional developmentprogram; and 5) individual development plan. The students are taking Responsible Conduct in Research. The students areinvolved in professional development centered around scientific writing, scientific rigor, mentoring and effective presentations.

Publications

Progress 11/01/23 to 10/31/24

Outputs
Target Audience:Our recruiting efforts focused on students who conducted research during the summer (i.e., had full-time immersion experience) and wereinterested inanimal health and biosecurity. We also reachedunderrepresented individuals who conductedbiomedical research. Changes/Problems: Nothing Reported What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?The students are taking Responsible Conduct in Research as online modules, one-on-one discussions with mentors,and in discussion based workshops. The students are involved in professional development centered around scientific writing, scientific rigor, mentoring and effective presentations. Specific topics include Team science,Strategies for building effective mentoring relationships, Effective reading strategies,Setting Expectations in Graduate Education, Building self-efficacy,Science literature searching, Building networks. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?The student who started in January has disseminated the results of her research to the public at an outreach event, and to fellow scientists at a scientific conference (see Other Products and Oututs section). What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?During this next period, students will continue conducting research in the focal area of animal biosecurity, attend professional development workshops, and follow their individual development plan. Additionally, undertaking the experiential immersion with industry partnersand the leadership program is planned.

Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals? We have successfully recruited three PhD fellows from underrepresented populations. Two students began in August 2024, and one student started in January 2024. The students are currently immersed in the following phases of the training plan: 1) challenging curriculum and a research dissertation in the agricultural biosecurity discipline; 4) professional development program; and 5) individual development plan. The students are taking Responsible Conduct in Research. The students are involved in professional development centered around scientific writing, scientific rigor, mentoring and effective presentations.

Publications

Progress 11/01/22 to 10/31/23

Outputs
Target Audience:We have created an NNF (IT-LAB) training opportunity flyer and disseminated it across schools in the US. We have also advertised the training grant opportunity at our MidSure (undergraduate) symposium. Changes/Problems: Nothing Reported What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided? Nothing Reported How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest? Nothing Reported What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?We will recruitand name at least 2 graduate student fellows in the coming academic session. Since the funding was received after the admissions cycle in Fall of las year, much of our efforts have been on recruiting URM candidates for thee fellowship.

Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals? We have begun recruiting for graduate students under this training grant.

Publications