Pre-Doctoral Research Training in Aging and Urban Health

描述（由申请人提供）：韦恩州立大学老龄化和城市健康培训项目正在寻求资金，以继续其特殊的博士前研究培训项目。继续这个国家卫生研究院支持的培训项目的理由是进一步我们在培训博士预科学生方面的成功，跨越。多个学科，关于老龄化和城市健康的研究，重点是健康差异，功能独立性，认知神经科学以及健康和医疗保健，为期5年。我们使用指导团队和“伪联合任命”的模式使我们的学员与老年学建立了牢固的专业“契合度”。从2001年至今，我们所有17名毕业生都在顶尖大学或研究项目（如杜克大学、密歇根大学、加州大学戴维斯分校、路易斯维尔大学、北卡罗来纳州立大学、伦敦城市大学、曼彻斯特大学、迈阿密大学、三角研究所）担任老龄化和健康研究的职位，这一事实说明了这一点。NIA的投资使受训者取得了非凡的成功：72篇出版物，103篇地区和国家演讲，50多个大学和国家奖项。从2001年到2004-05年，对于NIA授予的每个名额（头四年20个），我们能够通过大学承诺和培训教师研究补助金额外授予53个名额。事实上，一个特殊的培训环境的关键之一是高技能的资助研究人员的存在。我们的21名培训教师拥有超过3000万美元的赠款资金

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Wayne State University training program in aging and urban health is seeking funds to continue its exceptional pre-doctoral research training program. The rationale for continuing this NIH supported training program is to further our success in training pre-doctoral students, across .a variety of disciplines, on the study of aging and urban health, with a focus on health disparities, functional independence, cognitive neuroscience as well as health and health care over another 5 year period. Our model of using mentoring teams and "pseudo joint appointments" has enabled our trainees to develop a strong professional "fit" with gerontology. This is illustrated by the fact that all 17 of our graduates from 2001-present hold positions in aging and health research at top universities or research programs (e.g. Duke University, University of Michigan, University of California-Davis, University of Louisville, North Carolina State University, City University of London, University of Manchester, University of Miami, Research Triangle Institute). The NIA's investments have led to exceptional success by trainees: 72 publications, 103 regional and national presentations, over 50 university and national awards. From 2001-2004-05, for each slot, the NIA awarded (20 over first four years), we have been able to award an additional 53 slots through university commitments and training faculty research grants. Indeed, one of the keys to an exceptional training setting is the presence of highly skilled funded researchers. Our 21 training faculty hold over $30,000,000 in grant funding, a doubling from our first application five years ago. Program Excellence is demonstrated by (1) Trainee achievement, (2) Faculty achievement, (3) Program achievement, and by (4) Demonstrating growth in its reputation and widespread impact across campus, in the community, and nationally. Lay description: Behavioral, social and cognitive neuroscience research holds significant promise for better understanding chronic disease, health promotion and health-related behaviors among older adults. This is particularly true for urban older adults, who suffer significantly increased morbidity and mortality due to health disparities across a spectrum of diseases and conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, obesity, and a variety of physical and cognitive disabilities. Our training program will prepare researchers to be able to design and apply research findings to this population.