Minnesota Obesity Prevention Training (MnOPT)

摘要 阻止和扭转美国体重长期上升趋势是一项重要的医疗和公共卫生事业 挑战。肥胖预防方面急需更多熟练的研究人员，但培训计划还不够 很少。肥胖是一种复杂的疾病，有多种原因和多种潜在的预防和治疗策略 治疗。目前的提案是一项名为“明尼苏达州”的培训补助金的竞争性更新申请 肥胖预防培训 (MnOPT) 计划。最初于 2010 年资助，其目标是提供多学科 培训新一代肥胖预防科学家。 MnOPT已成功招募23名学员 在过去的八年中，来自大量高素质的申请者，13 名博士后和 10 名博士前，全部 他们都与合适的导师相匹配，而且所有人都富有成效。我们还有 为生物学领域的所有研究员开展了成功的教育计划和跨学科培训 机制、临床和公共卫生干预措施以及研究道德行为培训。我们 指导每位研究员获得教育经验，例如研究设计和分析， 个别合适的。在这次更新中，我们仅建议对这个成功的计划进行微小的修改。 由于申请人池的规模和构成，我们要求额外进行一项博士后培训 已批准的六名插槽。罗伯特·杰弗里 (Robert Jeffery) 将继续担任总董事以及 流行病学/行为追踪，以及综合生物学系教授凯瑟琳·科茨（Catherine Kotz） 生理学，将担任基础科学/临床方向的联合主任和主任。研究基地位于 明尼苏达大学依然强劲。参与教师人数从去年的36人减少 最初的申请在当前的更新中增加到 33 名，仅包括那些有记录的指导经验的人 和最强大的研究基地。自此以来，对培训计划的机构支持也得到了加强 最初的建议。

Abstract Halting and reversing upward secular trends in body weight in the US is an important medical and public health challenge. Additional skilled researchers in obesity prevention are much needed, but training programs are few. Obesity is a complex disorder that has multiple causes and multiple potential strategies for prevention and treatment. The present proposal is a competitive renewal application for a training grant called the Minnesota Obesity Prevention Training (MnOPT) program. Originally funded in 2010, its goal is to provide multidisciplinary training for a new generation of obesity prevention scientists. MnOPT has successfully recruited 23 trainees over the last eight years from a large pool of highly qualified applicants, 13 post docs and 10 pre-docs, all of whom have been matched with appropriate preceptors and all of whom have been productive. We have also conducted a successful educational program with interdisciplinary training for all fellows in biological mechanisms and clinical and public health interventions as well as training in ethical conduct of research. We have directed each of the fellows to educational experiences, e.g., research design and analysis, as individually appropriate. We are proposing only minor changes to this successful program in this renewal. Because of the size and composition of the applicant pool, we are requesting one additional postdoc training slot to the six already approved. Robert Jeffery will remain the overall director, as well as director of the epidemiology/behavioral track, and Catherine Kotz, professor in the Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology, will serve as co-director and director of the basic science/clinical track. The research base at the University of Minnesota remains strong. The number of participating faculty has decreased from 36 in the original application to 33 in the current renewal to include only those with documented mentoring experience and the strongest research base. The institutional support for the training program has also strengthened since the initial proposal.