Minnesota Obesity Prevention Training (MnOPT)

明尼苏达州肥胖预防培训 (MnOPT)

• 批准号: 8637057
• 负责人: Robert W Jeffery
• 金额: $ 25.4万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2010-04-01 至 2015-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8637057
• 关键词: Minnesota; Training; obesity prevention

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): 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 for a training grant called the Minnesota Obesity Prevention Training (MnOPT) program. Its goal is to provide multidisciplinary training for a new generation of obesity prevention scientists. The proposed training program would have three training tracks: basic science, behavioral epidemiology, and clinical. The MnOPT program will provide training for predoctoral, postdoctoral, and medical fellows. There will be 6 training slots: 3 predoctoral and 3 postdoctoral fellows. Robert Jeffery, professor in Epidemiology and Community Health, is the Program Director. Catherine Kotz, professor in the Department of Food Science and Nutrition, and Charles Billington, professor in Medicine, are the Codirectors. Dr. Billington will oversee the clinical science, Dr. Kotz the basic science, and Dr. Jeffery the behavioral epidemiology training. There are 36 participating faculty with active research programs who will serve as mentors in these areas. Trainees will be exposed to research and training in each of these fields. Trainees will complete a research projects, publish manuscripts, complete a core curriculum, attend journal clubs and seminars, and receive training in grant writing, research ethics and career development. The training arms will ensure that the diverse disciplines engaged in obesity research are well represented and there is cross-fostering between arms to fulfill the need for transdisciplinary training. The University of Minnesota and affiliated research facilities are uniquely qualified to host this training grant. As a large research university with Schools of Public Health, Medicine, Agriculture, NIH-supported Comprehensive Obesity and Obesity Prevention Centers, and a General Clinical Research Center, the University of Minnesota has the resources to provide trainees with a broad training experience in research ranging from basic mechanisms underlying obesity development to clinical and behavioral strategies to prevent obesity. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: Obesity is a rapidly increasingly problem in the US that increases health care costs, reduces quality of life and reduces productivity of millions of Americans. It is one of the greatest threats to public health. Finding ways to stop increases in obesity and to and reverse current trends requires intensive scientific study. The proposed grant will provide the training necessary to fill this need.

描述（由申请人提供）：在美国，阻止和逆转体重的长期上升趋势是一项重要的医学和公共卫生挑战。在肥胖预防方面，非常需要更多熟练的研究人员，但培训计划很少。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。目前的建议是一个培训补助金称为明尼苏达州肥胖预防培训（MnOPT）计划。其目标是为新一代肥胖预防科学家提供多学科培训。拟议的培训计划将有三个培训轨道：基础科学，行为流行病学和临床。MnOPT计划将为博士前，博士后和医学研究员提供培训。将有6个培训名额：3名博士前和3名博士后研究员。流行病学和社区卫生教授罗伯特·杰弗里是项目主任。食品科学与营养系教授凯瑟琳·科茨和医学教授查尔斯·比林顿是共同主任。比林顿博士将负责临床科学，科茨博士负责基础科学，杰弗里博士负责行为流行病学培训。有36名参与教师与积极的研究计划谁将担任这些领域的导师。受训人员将接触到这些领域的研究和培训。学员将完成一个研究项目，出版手稿，完成核心课程，参加期刊俱乐部和研讨会，并接受赠款写作，研究道德和职业发展的培训。培训部门将确保从事肥胖研究的不同学科得到很好的代表，并在部门之间进行交叉培养，以满足跨学科培训的需要。明尼苏达大学及其附属研究机构是唯一有资格主办这一培训补助金。作为一所大型研究型大学，拥有公共卫生，医学，农业，NIH支持的综合肥胖和肥胖预防中心以及一般临床研究中心，明尼苏达大学有资源为学员提供广泛的研究培训经验，从肥胖发展的基本机制到预防肥胖的临床和行为策略。 公共卫生关系：肥胖在美国是一个迅速增长的问题，它增加了医疗保健成本，降低了数百万美国人的生活质量并降低了生产力。这是对公众健康的最大威胁之一。找到阻止肥胖增加的方法，扭转目前的趋势，需要深入的科学研究。拟议的赠款将提供必要的培训，以满足这一需要。