UCLA GERIATRIC RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

描述：(改编自应用程序)。这项申请要求在五年内为老年临床和基础研究方面的博士后博士和老年后研究员提供研究培训资金。拟议的培训计划的目标是培养老年学和老年学主题的临床和基础研究人员，使他们最终成为独立的研究人员。每个受训人员将被任命至少两年的时间，与一名导师密切合作，导师将指导一项积极和持续的老龄化研究计划。博士后计划将包括以下培训部分：1)参与导师正在进行的研究项目；2)在导师的指导下，开发一个或多个由学员发挥领导作用的研究项目；3)参加研究方法、各种老年学和老年学主题以及研究的伦理行为的跨学科研讨会；4)根据学员的具体需求，单独设计课程和教学研究。由于老龄化研究的跨学科性质，本申请建议扩大现有的培训计划，重点是针对博士后精神病学家和心理学家的老年研究培训，将更广泛的受训者包括在基础和临床研究的其他领域。拟议的计划建立在NIA资助的阿尔茨海默氏症中心和克劳德·D·佩珀老年美国人独立中心等现有资源的基础上，以提供一个机会来加强当前的跨学科研究努力，并补充现有的研究和临床培训活动。培训计划每年招聘12个职位，并将在阿尔茨海默病、老年抑郁症、综合老年评估、虚弱老年人的生活质量、流行病学、妇女健康、基础神经科学和免疫学等领域提供研究机会。

DESCRIPTION: (Adapted from application). This application requests funds over five years for research training for postdoctoral PhDs and post-geriatric fellowship MDs in clinical and basic research on aging. The goal of the proposed training program is to develop clinical and basic researchers in geriatric and gerontological topics such that they will eventually become independent investigators. Each trainee will be appointed for at least a two- year period to work closely with a mentor who will direct an active and ongoing program in aging research. The postdoctoral program will have the following training components: 1) participation in the mentor's ongoing research projects; 2) development of one or more research projects in which the trainee takes a leadership role, under the mentor's supervision; 3) attendance at interdisciplinary seminars in research methods, a variety of geriatric and gerontological topics, and the ethical conduct of research; and 4) individually designed coursework and didactic study depending upon the trainee's specific needs. Because of the interdisciplinary nature of research on aging, this application proposes to expand the existing training program that focuses on geriatric research training for postdoctoral psychiatrists and psychologists, to include a broader trainee pool in additional areas of basic and clinical research. The proposed program builds upon such existing resources as the NIA-funded Alzheimer's Disease Center and Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center, as to provide an opportunity to enhance current interdisciplinary research efforts, and complement existing research and clinical training activities. Twelve positions are requested for each year of the training program, and research opportunities will be provided in such areas as Alzheimer disease, late-life depression, comprehensive geriatric assessment, quality of life for the frail elderly, epidemiology, women's health, basic neuroscience, and immunology.