TRAINING IN THE NEUROBIOLOGY OF AGING

该提案概述了一个全面的跨学科正在进行的计划，导致专门的研究，教育和培训的神经生物学老化。这是佛罗里达大学衰老神经生物学中心（CNA）成功培训资助和项目的延续。培训师资（导师）11人，横跨健康科学中心3个学院6个系。每年招收博士生2名，博士后3名。选择导师是因为他们在衰老神经生物学方面的生产力，学生训练记录，以及他们在教学和研究水平上的高水平互动。每个导师都是CNA的成员，CNA在佛罗里达大学有40多名成员。研究设施包括为每位导师提供充足和支持的实验室、众多部门、学院和核心设施，以及一个新开发的大脑研究所，该研究所包括一个新的20万平方英尺的建筑，大大增加了空间。教学设施包括精心设计的院系课程，一门名为“衰老的神经生物学”的必修课，另一门伦理学研究的必修课，分子生物学的特殊实践课程，神经科学和与此培训相关的其他领域的广泛系列研讨会，以及许多老年学的选修课程。行政设施包括一名全职助理和广告新研究员职位的资金。预计该培训补助金将继续提供必要的资源，以促进老年神经生物学年轻研究人员的职业发展，其基础是：1)过去九年每年分配的培训职位的成功配置；2)博士后前、博士后科研人员的生产力；3)大量的高素质候选人。

This proposal outlines a comprehensive interdisciplinary ongoing program leading to specialized research, education and training in the neurobiology of aging. It is a continuation of a successful training grant and program conducted by the Center for the Neurobiology of Aging (CNA) at the University of Florida. The training faculty (preceptors) include 11 members spanning 3 Colleges and 6 departments in the Health Sciences Center. Support is requested for 2 predoctoral and 3 postdoctoral fellows annually. Preceptors are chosen for their productivity in the neurobiology of aging, student-training records, as well as their high level of interaction at the didactic and research levels. Each preceptor is a member of the CNA, which includes over 40 members through-out the University of Florida. Research facilities include well supplied and supported laboratories for each preceptor, numerous departmental, College and core facilities, and a newly- developed Brain Institute that includes significant space enhancement through a new 200,000 square foot building. Didactic facilities include well designed department curricula, a required course entitled "Neurobiology of Aging," another required course in ethical research, special hands-on courses in molecular biology, extensive seminar series in the neurosciences and other fields related to this training, and many course electives in gerontology. Administrative facilities include a full time assistant and funds for advertising new fellowship positions. It is expected that this training grant will continue to provide the resources necessary to facilitate the career development of young investigators in the neurobiology of aging based on: 1) the successful disposition of training positions allocated for each of the last nine years; 2) the productivity of the predoctoral and postdoctoral fellows; and 3) the large applicant pool of highly qualified candidates.