San Antonio Comparative Biology of Aging Center

圣安东尼奥衰老比较生物学中心

• 批准号: 6852866
• 负责人: JAMES SMITH
• 金额: $ 10.8万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCIENCE CENTER
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2004
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2004-09-30 至 2009-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/6852866
• 关键词: aging; biology; education; health science research; neurosciences; workshop

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This application requests support to develop an Multi-institutional Center on the Comparative Biology of Aging in San Antonio. The comparative study of the biology of aging is an emerging experimental paradigm that promises to increase our understanding of the basic processes of aging. No single institution has all the elements needed to build such a center. However, by combining the strengths of three institutions a world-class center can be developed. This center will incorporate the strengths in gerontological research of The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSCSA) and will build and expand upon the established strengths of the Southwest National Primate Research Center in primate research and the University of Texas at San Antonio in biology and neuroscience. The development of this center will be accomplished by the collaboration of the three institutions to facilitate the recruitment of faculty with interests in this area, establish an annual pilot project program, develop a new inter-institutional course in the Comparative Biology of Aging and sponsor an Annual Workshop on the Comparative Biology of Aging. In addition, research seminar programs at all three institutions will host a substantial number of seminars to this area. The development of this new program will strengthen aging research at the University of Texas at San Antonio and at the Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research and at the same time, will contribute substantially to the national research enterprise in aging. The structure of the proposed program will guarantee optimal integration with established research programs at each of the Institutions. The value of such a Center to the advancement of our understanding of the basic mechanisms of aging has recently become clear and the breath and depth of research into the Biology of Aging in San Antonio makes this a logical home for an effective Center on the Comparative Biology of Aging.

描述（由申请人提供）：本申请要求支持在圣安东尼奥建立一个多机构老龄化比较生物学中心。衰老生物学的比较研究是一种新兴的实验范式，有望增加我们对衰老基本过程的理解。没有一个机构拥有建立这样一个中心所需的所有要素。然而，通过结合三个机构的优势，可以发展成为一个世界级的中心。该中心将结合德克萨斯大学圣安东尼奥健康科学中心（UTHSCSA）在老年学研究方面的优势，并将建立和扩展西南国家灵长类动物研究中心在灵长类动物研究方面的现有优势，以及德克萨斯大学圣安东尼奥分校在生物学和神经科学方面的优势。该中心的发展将通过三所大学的合作来完成，以促进对该领域感兴趣的教师的招募，建立一个年度试点项目计划，开发一个新的老年比较生物学的机构间课程，并赞助一个老年比较生物学的年度研讨会。此外，这三个机构的研究研讨会项目将在这一领域举办大量的研讨会。这个新项目的发展将加强德克萨斯大学圣安东尼奥分校和西南生物医学研究基金会的老龄化研究，同时，将为国家老龄化研究事业做出重大贡献。拟议项目的结构将保证与每个机构已建立的研究项目的最佳整合。这样一个中心对我们对衰老基本机制的理解的进步的价值最近变得清晰，圣安东尼奥对衰老生物学的研究的呼吸和深度使其成为一个有效的衰老比较生物学中心的逻辑所在地。