Predoctoral Training in Exercise Physiology and Aging

运动生理学和衰老的博士前培训

• 批准号: 7228593
• 负责人: JAMES M HAGBERG
• 金额: $ 20.01万
• 依托单位: UNIV OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 1999
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1999-05-01 至 2009-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7228593
• 关键词: Aging; Exercise Physiology; Training; pre-doctoral

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The University of Maryland College Park (UMCP) Department of Kinesiology exercise biology and aging program has a history of producing well-trained PhDs who complete postdoctoral training and become productive academic faculty members. The program provides fellows with the training to prepare them for high quality dissertation research addressing 1) clinical and basic laboratory investigations in exercise biology (exercise, cardiovascular (CV), musculoskeletal, and metabolic physiology and genetics) and aging to study the risk factors for CV disease, falls, and physical dysfunction in the elderly, 2) the effects of exercise interventions on musculoskeletal, metabolic, and CV function in older persons, and 3) the effects of common genetic variations on the responses of older persons to exercise training. The program's curriculum provides; 1) basic knowledge in aging, 2) specific knowledge in exercise, CV, musculoskeletal, and metabolic physiology, 3) courses in genetics, biochemistry, cell biology, and other life sciences, and 4) biostatistics and research design. The research of the Training Program faculty involves longstanding collaborations with the UM School of Medicine (UMSM) Divisions of Gerontology, Nephrology, and Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Nutrition, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health (Pitt-GSPH), and NIA-Gerontology Research Center (NIA-GRC). Trainees receive laboratory and clinical research experience with UMCP Primary Mentors and Secondary and Associate Mentors from UMSM, NIAGRC, and Pitt-GSPH. Coursework and laboratory experiences provide the basis for each fellow's dissertation research. Our previous PhD trainees have published numerous papers in clinical, gerontology, and physiology journals, and all fellows have gone on to NIH postdoctoral training and faculty positions. We propose to support 5-6 fellows for 4 yrs to provide an optimal training experience. Such training clearly produces PhDs with an integrated knowledge of exercise biology and aging that will complete postdoctoral fellowships and become academic faculty members.

描述(由申请人提供)：马里兰大学学院园区(UMCP)运动学、运动生物学和老龄项目系有培养训练有素的博士的历史，这些博士完成博士后培训并成为富有成效的学术教职员工。该计划为研究员提供培训，使他们为高质量的论文研究做好准备，内容包括1)运动生物学(运动、心血管(CV)、肌肉骨骼、代谢生理学和遗传学)和衰老方面的临床和基础实验室调查，以研究老年人心血管疾病、跌倒和身体功能障碍的风险因素，2)运动干预对老年人肌肉骨骼、代谢和CV功能的影响，以及3)常见基因变异对老年人运动训练反应的影响。该计划的课程包括：1)衰老基础知识；2)运动、简历、肌肉骨骼和代谢生理学方面的专门知识；3)遗传学、生物化学、细胞生物学和其他生命科学课程；4)生物统计学和研究设计。培训计划教员的研究涉及与匹兹堡大学公共卫生研究生院(PITT-GSPH)老年学、肾脏病、内分泌学、糖尿病和营养部门(UMSM)以及NIA-老年学研究中心(NIA-GRC)的长期合作。学员将获得UMCP初级导师以及来自UMSM、NIAGRC和PIT-GSPH的二级和副导师的实验室和临床研究经验。课程作业和实验室经验为每个研究员的论文研究提供了基础。我们之前的博士生在临床、老年学和生理学杂志上发表了大量论文，所有研究员都进入了NIH博士后培训和教职岗位。我们建议为5-6名学员提供为期4年的支持，以提供最佳培训体验。这样的培训显然会培养出具有运动、生物学和衰老综合知识的博士，这些博士将完成博士后奖学金并成为学术教员。