GERIATRIC RESEARCH AND TRAINING CENTERS

杜克老年医学研究和培训中心的组织，以提高 并支持老年医学的研究和研究职业发展 通过其核心资源。 研讨会的主题是 衰老与慢性病研究。 GRTC将位于 杜克老龄化和人类发展研究中心， 所有大学的多学科计划。 它将利用 资源丰富的杜克大学医学中心、杜克老龄化 中心，达勒姆VA GRECC和其他附属项目。 的实例 这些项目包括达勒姆弗吉尼亚州卫生服务研究， 美国抑郁症临床研究中心（Clinical Research Center for Depression） 老年人，阿尔茨海默病研究中心，既定人群 老年人流行病学研究，行为医学项目， 心脏中心 这个丰富的环境包括96名高级研究员， 老龄化中心和50名调查人员， 与本项目主题直接相关的领域的研究。 的 历史悠久的博士后研究和老年医学培训 课程是职业发展的天然养料。 GRTC将在现有老龄中心核心设施的基础上， 在关键领域提供新的资源，包括五个相互联系的核心方案： a领导/行政核心;三个研究核心：A） 心血管和自主神经生理学实验室（将提供 神经系统和心血管反应评价设施 和心血管功能），B）流行病学/卫生服务研究 核心（将提供设计和实施 流行病学和卫生服务研究），以及C）遗传分析 实验室（将提供DNA库和遗传鉴定设施， 联系和相关研究的miology咨询）;和研究 职业发展核心，将促进 通过项目和工资支持，为学术老年病学家提供服务。 职业生涯 发展活动将提供有指导的研究经验， 必要时进行进一步的教学培训。 第一年，4 职业发展和试点项目将得到支持： 已完成老年医学培训和两个试点项目的教师 来自年轻的研究人员，他们将进行与GRTC相关的研究。

The Duke Geriatric Research and Training Center is organized to enhance and support research and research career development in geriatrics through its Core resources. The central theme of the GRTC will be Research on Aging and Chronic Illness. The GRTC will be based in the Duke Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, an all-university multidisciplinary program. It will take advantage of the rich resources of the Duke University Medical Center, the Duke Aging Center, the Durham VA GRECC, and other affiliated programs. Examples of such programs include the Durham VA Health Services Research and Development Program, Clinical Research Center for Depression in the Elderly, Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Established Populations for Epidemiologic Studies of the Elderly, Behavioral Medicine Program, and Heart Center. This rich milieu includes 96 senior fellows of the Aging Center and 50 investigators with 14.8 million dollars of funded research in areas directly related to the theme of this project. The long-established Post-doctoral Research, and Geriatrics Training Programs serve as natural feeders for career development. The GRTC will build upon existing Aging Center Core facilities to provide new resources in key areas to include five linked core programs: a Leadership/Administrative core; three research cores: A) Cardiovascular and Autonomic Physiology Laboratory (will provide facilities for evaluation of nervous system and cardiovascular responses and cardiovascular function), B) Epidemiology/Health Services Research core (will provide expertise in the design and implementation of epidemiologic and health service studies), and C) Genetic Analysis Laboratory (will provide facilities for DNA banking, and genetic epide- miology consultation for linkage and related studies); and a Research Career Development core which will facilitate career development of academic geriatricians through project and salary support. Career development activities will provide mentored research experiences, and further didactic training where needed. During the first year, four career development and pilot projects will be supported: two for junior faculty with fully completed geriatric training and two pilot projects from young investigators who will conduct research relevant to the GRTC.