Is this program recognized by ACLAM? | Yes |
Does this program participate in the Veterinary Internship & Residency Matching Program (VIRMP)? | No
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Number of concurrent residents | 2 to 3
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How many residents/trainees have completed this program? | 7 (two within the last two years) |
Of these, how many have subsequently become ACLAM Diplomates? | 2
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In what year did the program accept its first trainee? | 2010 |
How many years are required to complete this program (residency only)? | 3 |
Is formal coursework offered? | Yes |
Is a degree program associated with this residency? | No, but opportunities for PhD work are present on campus, and might be pursued on an individual basis. See link below: |
If yes, what degree(s)? | NA |
Which departments most commonly grant degree(s)? | Biomedical Sciences |
Give an overview of this program, describing its particular strengths and any unique aspects that are not addressed in any of the other sections | The UC San Diego Animal Care Program (ACP) facilities include over 25 sites, including many standard lab animal facilities as well as certain specialized areas (barrier facilities, ABSL-2 suites, aquatic animals – fish and amphibians), plus specialized service and educational support services and facilities (rodent phenotype core, axenic mouse production core, gnotobiotic animal services, diagnostic services laboratory, imaging facilities and irradiation facilities). Among the unique facilities that are served is the School of Medicine’s Center for the Future of Surgery (CFS), the Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography (BAS) and Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) – both of the latter housing and using marine vertebrate and invertebrate species. The ACP operation also includes the Center for Automated Equipment Processing (CAEP) for research equipment sanitation and processing serving multiple research facilities, and a central Animal Operations Center (AOC) for in-vivo research program operational coordination and management 7 days a week, 24 hours a day.
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Describe any unique research interests of your faculty | Gnotobiotic research (primarily in mice), bioengineering, stem cell applications in medical treatment (e.g. – genetically modified autologous cells to correct heritable disease), developmental biology with unique species (e.g. – jerboas), marine biology and aquatic conservation biology, associations with work done at nearby zoological institutions (San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, Sea World) |
Give a few literature citations of publications completed by trainees during their tenure in this program | Makowski KN, Kreisman MJ, McCosh RB, Raad AA, Breen KM. Peripheral interleukin-1β inhibits arcuate kiss1 cells and LH pulses in female mice. J Endocrinol. 2020 Aug;246(2):149-160. doi: 10.1530/JOE-20-0165. PMID: 32464599; PMCID: PMC7371262 Moody LV, Miyamoto Y, Ang J, Richter PJ, Eckmann L. Evaluation of Peroxides and Chlorine Oxides as Disinfectants for Chemical Sterilization of Gnotobiotic Rodent Isolators. J Am Assoc Lab Anim Sci. 2019 Sep 1;58(5):558-568. doi: 10.30802/AALAS-JAALAS-18-000130. Epub 2019 Jul 18. PMID: 31319899; PMCID: PMC6774453. Fernandez C, Lubar AA, Vinetz JM, Matthias MA. Experimental Infection of Rattus norvegicus by the Group II Intermediate Pathogen, Leptospira licerasiae. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2018 Aug;99(2):275-280. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.17-0844. Epub 2018 Jun 21. PubMed PMID: 29943708; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6090328. M Torres, J Frohlich. Successful Treatment Of Chronic Swim Bladder Distension in a leather bass (Dermatolepis dermatolepis) at the Birch Aquarium. Drum and Croaker. 2018; 49:18-25 Frohlich JR, Alarcón CN, Toarmino CR, Sunseri AK, Hockman TM. Comparison of Serial Blood Collection by Facial Vein and Retrobulbar Methods in C57BL/6 Mice. J Am Assoc Lab Anim Sci. 2018 Jul 1;57(4):382-391. doi:10.30802/AALAS-JAALAS-17-000134. Epub 2018 Jun 15. PubMed PMID: 29907166; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6059217. Hockman TM, Cisternas AF, Jones B, Butt MT, Osborn KG, Steinauer JJ, Malkmus SA, Yaksh TL. Target engagement and histopathology of neuraxial resiniferatoxin in dog. Vet Anaesth Analg. 2018 Mar;45(2):212-226. doi: 10.1016/j.vaa.2017.10.005. Epub 2017 Dec 5. PubMed PMID: 29361418.
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Where will vacancies be advertised? | AALAS Careerline; California Laboratory Animal Medicine Society (CLAMS) listserv, American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine (ACLAM) website |
What month does the program begin? | July |