Research Centers Collaborative Network Renewal

老龄化社会的问题超越了任何特定学科和游戏的界限 跨越了多个生物和社会领域。六个国家老龄化研究所中心 课程解决这些问题，但通常从特定学科的角度。到 提供一个机制，促进跨学科的合作，研究中心 协作网络（RCCN）成立于2008年。它由美国联邦领导 和维克森林医学院的研究。RCCN解决了 通过采用5项互补战略建立多学科合作的挑战： 1)确定通过中心间合作最能促进的智力机会; 2） 促进跨中心合作的发展; 3）提供新的机会， 早期职业研究人员扩大他们的多学科合作网络;以及4） 利用RCCN活动为多学科老龄化研究带来更多资源。其 头两年非常成功。在一个备受赞誉的研讨会系列中，它汇集了 来自6个NIA中心项目的关键思想领袖，为早期的 职业研究人员，建立了网络研讨会系列，与NIA中心协调中心合作 协调活动和促进传播，并与CTSA的包容性， 老年人致力于增加老年人临床研究的招募， 成绩其今后的目标是在这些成就的基础上， 创新和改进。RCCN下一个周期的具体目标是：1。刺激 通过以下方式开展跨中心协作：a）举办侧重于跨领域科学主题的讲习班 每个项目与4个或更多中心项目相关;以及B）支持启动以下项目的试点赠款： 跨中心合作。2.为早期职业调查人员提供教育机会 建立多学科和跨机构研究的能力。3.与NIA合作 中心计划协调中心和其他NIA支持的研究网络：a） 传播前沿的多学科科学; B）促进6个国家信息评估机构之间的联系 中心计划和其他NIA支持的研究网络;以及c）开发工具，标准 以及促进多学科和多机构研究的指导方针。4.扩大其 通过促进对基金会的应用，CTSA计划和其他潜在的影响 赞助商的利益与NIA中心计划一致。RCCN采用多个 评估战略，旨在加强和调整其方案，并衡量其对 促进采取多学科办法解决老年人面临的问题。

The problems of an aging society transcend the boundaries of any specific discipline and play out across multiple biologic and societal domains. The six National Institute on Aging center programs address these problems but typically from a specific disciplinary perspective. To provide a mechanism to foster cross-disciplinary collaborations the Research Centers Collaborative Network (RCCN) was established in 2008. It is led by the American Federation for Aging Research and the Wake Forest School of Medicine. The RCCN addresses the challenge of building multidisciplinary collaborations by employing 5 complementary strategies: 1) identifying intellectual opportunities that are best advanced by inter-center collaboration; 2) stimulating the development of cross-center collaborations; 3) providing new opportunities for early career researchers to expand their multidisciplinary collaborative network; and 4) leveraging RCCN activities to bring additional resources to multidisciplinary aging research. Its first two years were highly successful. In a highly praised workshop series, it brought together key thought leaders from each of the 6 NIA center programs, offered didactic programs for early career researchers, established a Webinar series, worked with NIA center coordinating centers to coordinate activities and promote dissemination, and worked with the CTSA’s Inclusion of Older Adults workgroup to increase recruitment of older adults to clinical research among other achievements. Its goals going forward build on these achievements and introduce important innovations and refinements. The RCCN’s specific aims for the next cycle are to: 1. Stimulate cross-center collaboration through: a) Workshops focused on cross-cutting scientific themes each relevant to 4 or more center programs; and b) Pilot grants supporting the initiation of cross-center collaborations. 2. Provide educational opportunities for early career investigators to build competencies in multidisciplinary and cross-institutional research. 3. Work with NIA Center program coordinating centers and other NIA supported research networks to: a) disseminate cutting edge multidisciplinary science; b) foster connections between the 6 NIA center programs and other NIA-supported research networks; and c) develop tools, standards and guidelines to promote multi-disciplinary and multi-institutional research. 4. Expand its impact through fostering applications to foundations, the CTSA program and other potential sponsors whose interests align with NIA Center programs. The RCCN employs multiple evaluation strategies designed to strengthen and adapt its programs and to gauge its impact in fostering multidisciplinary approaches to solving the problems facing older adults.