ENHANCEMENT OF RESEARCH AND TRAINING IN BIOLOGY OF AGING

肯塔基大学和桑德斯-布朗老龄化研究中心因其对阿尔茨海默病的病因和影响的研究而受到认可。我将利用学术领导奖来扩大这一卓越的焦点，以涵盖更广泛的生物医学科学。该计划的目标是：加强和协调大脑和神经系统的正常老化、更年期生物学和心血管系统老化方面的研究、培训和课程开发。我将集中讨论生物医学科学的这三个具体领域，因为如果我们要提高老年人的生活质量，这些领域的新知识是必不可少的。此外，由于几个巧合的情况一起出现，我们有最大的机会显着改善这些领域的研究和培训。该奖项将作为实现3个主要目标的催化剂：(1)加强对大脑和神经系统老化，更年期生物学和心血管生物学老化的研究。(2)提高老年医学培养质量，加快发展以生物医学老年医学为重点的老年医学博士点创新课程，为临床研究员提供培训机会。(3)整合研究重点，扩大加强研究和教育措施的影响。该奖项将极大地提高肯塔基大学老龄化研究的研究潜力和学术能力。我已收到若干行政办公室的承诺，要配合一些专门用于具体目标的资金。因此，学术领导奖将使我能够利用内部资源，从而扩大这笔资金的影响。我预计这个奖项将使肯塔基大学成为一个真正的国家模式，在生物医学研究和老龄化培训方面拥有全面和综合的卓越中心。

The University of Kentucky and the Sanders-Brown Center on Aging are recognized for their research on the causes and repercussions of Alzheimer's Disease. I will use the Academic Leadership Award to expand this focus of excellence to encompass a broader spectrum in the biomedical sciences. The program objectives are to: enhance and coordinate research, training and curriculum development in the normal aging of the brain and nervous system, the biology of the menopause and the aging of the cardiovascular system. I will focus on these three specific areas of biomedical science since new knowledge in these areas is essential if we are to improve the quality of life of the elderly. In addition, we have the greatest opportunity to markedly improve research and training in these areas because of the coming together of several coincident circumstances. This award will serve as a catalyst to achieve 3 major goals: (1) enhance research efforts in the aging of the brain and nervous system, the biology of the menopause and the aging of the cardiovascular biology. (2) improve the quality of training in gerontology by accelerating the development of innovative courses in the doctoral program in Gerontology focused on biomedical gerontology and providing training opportunities to clinical fellows. (3) integrate the foci of research and amplify the impact of enhanced research and education initiatives. This award will greatly increase the research potential and academic capacity for the study of aging at the University of Kentucky. I have received commitments from several administrative offices to match some of the funds dedicated to specific goals. Therefore, an Academic Leadership Award will allow me to leverage internal resources and thereby amplify the impact of this funding. I anticipate that this Award will enable the University of Kentucky to be a truly national model for comprehensive and integrated centers of excellence in biomedical research and training in aging.