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Contents of the R-SER Introduction…………………………………………………………….. 2 1. Correction of the Major Deficiencies……………………………………...3 2. Correction of the Minor Deficiencies…………………………………..….9 3. ESEVT Indicators………………………………………………………..11

4. Additional information…………………………………………….…….13

- Annex I: SWOT Analysis for VFUAX Research Situation

- Annex II: Scientific production at VFUAX in the last 5 years

- Annex III: Research lines

 

 

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1.2.2. Comments:

VFUAX is a relatively young institution with little to none established research lines or teams, but has embraced EAEVE recommendations and understood its importance and the repercussion on the student´s education. Main areas have been identified and will be potentiated by UAX. Education to research for veterinary students has greatly improved since EAEVE first visit and it is one of the main goals in the strategic plan.

1.2.3. Suggestions for improvement:

R&D ACTIVITY

• We must improve and increase the clinical research at VTH, not only with our own R&D projects but also offering high quality services or collaborations to private companies and public research centers.

• We suggest grouping of individual researchers in multidisciplinary groups, focus in specific areas with the aim of creating sufficient human critical mass to be competitive and propose more ambitious R&D projects.

• We suggest hiring, at least, three senior postdoctoral researchers to start research groups, localized in the new molecular and cellular laboratory found at Veterinary Hospital. These translational research groups must work in a very close collaboration with clinicians.

• We suggest an inclusion in working schedule of time specifically dedicated to R&D activities. In addition, specific evaluation criteria should be established for research activity.

• We suggest establishing specific teaching plans with the aim to improve the access of students to R&D activities.

• We suggest developing R&D measures that will provide data to justify our activities of innovation and research in UAX.

• In general, we suggest to keep in mind in UAX research lines the "One Health" concept. "One Health" concept would be equivalent to the idea "one world, one health", where the link between animal diseases and public health should be emphasized.

• Establish strategic partnerships, where appropriate (private companies, public research centers), that will advance our position in animal health and veterinary science, locally and nationally.

HUMAN RESOURCES

• We suggest expanding UAX human resources portfolio to include more R&D professionals, including that senior postdoctoral researchers suggested previously.

• We suggest a positive assessment of R&D experience, specially a PhD degree, in the personnel selection, and an inclusion of R&D activities clauses in employment contract.

• We suggest encouraging R&D activities by allowing to UAX researchers to be inventors in patents, and this right must be recorded in the contracts.

 

 

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ANNEX III

SUGGESTED MAIN RESEARCH AREAS

Microbiology Area: led by Rosario Baquero, this area would include a multidisciplinary project developed around the "One Health" concept. Research lines would focus on antibiotic resistance and the presence of human/veterinary pathogenic viruses in animals or their parasites, including collaborations with human hospitals. UAX Veterinary Hospital has access to biological samples of pets, and veterinary teachers would also obtain samples from livestock and even wild animals. This would allow us to make a very large biological samples bank for screening of the most interesting pathogens. High throughput screening would be can be done in collaboration with other research centers (for example, Microbiology National Center at ISCIII). Some UAX researchers who could join this "group" could be: Rosario Baquero, Fernando Vazquez, Gustavo Ortiz, Nelida Fernandez, Gustavo del Real, Pedro Martín, Amanda Fernandez and Ana Montoya.

Regenerative Medicine Area: led by Isabel Rodríguez, this area would focus on the development of Advanced Therapies. These therapies (i.e. cellular therapies) could be applied in veterinary clinical trials. In this area would be desire collaborations with private companies, public research centers, ... they would be the ones who would get the cells or devices. Some UAX researchers who could join this "group" could be: Isabel Rodríguez, Javier García-Castro, Gustavo Ortiz, Gustavo del Real, José Ángel Pardo, Ramón Vázquez, Laura Cruz.

Oncology Area: led by Javier García-Castro, this area would develop multidisciplinary projects including clinicians of various specialties, and with a clear application to human clinic. In this area we will develop our specific treatments (i.e. Celyvir) and other treatments from external companies, Universities, …. One advantage in this area is the previous experience, although in an uncoordinated way. Some researchers of the UAX that could be added to this "group" could be: Javier García-Castro, Noemí del Castillo, Isidro Mateo, Ana Cloquell, Gustavo Ortiz, Fernando Vázquez.

Apart from this groups it would be desirable to promote other small and emerging groups, due to their singularity but with high potential. These groups could be:

Group of Primatology / Ethology: led by Lara Carrasco, this group would focus on the ethology of diverse mammals with special interest in primates. In this regard, the UAX already has a collaboration agreement with the Zoo of Madrid and we are in

 

 

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