THE NATURE OF AGING

描述(由申请者提供)：俄勒冈州科学和技术博物馆 工业(OMSI)提议创建一个2000平方英尺的永久性展览， 《衰老的本质》，以及全国巡回展览的复制品。 展览的重点将是衰老的生物学。 论动物界的比较衰老、健康衰老和 大脑。衰老可能是最复杂和最不被理解的 生物过程，但它也是一种普遍的经验，标志着我们 所有人都认识到。老龄化在21世纪有很大的相关性，因为 医学进步和人口结构变化加速了老年人的成长 人口，而科学研究缩小了对 老化过程。 为了延长游客体验，OMSI将制作一系列相关的 教育材料和方案，包括家庭活动指南、 网站、展览和OMSI生活活动的演示 科学实验室。这次展览是为家庭观众和活动而设计的 将旨在促进代际互动。展品和 辅助材料将在该中心的支持下开发 俄勒冈健康科学大学(OHSU)和其他机构的健康老龄化 来自老年学研究和教育领域的不同领域的专家。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) proposes to create a 2,000-square-foot permanent exhibition, The Nature of Aging, and a duplicate traveling exhibition for national tour. The exhibition will focus on the biology of senescence with special emphasis on comparative aging across the animal kingdom, healthy aging, and aging of the brain. Senescence is perhaps the most complex and least understood biological process, yet it is also a universal experience marked by signs we all recognize. Aging has great relevance in the twenty-first century as medical advances and demographic shifts accelerate the growth of our elder population, and scientific research narrows in on the central mysteries of the aging process. To extend the visitor experience, OMSI will produce a series of related educational materials and programs including a family activity guide, a website, demonstrations for both exhibitions, and activities for OMSI's Life Science Lab. The exhibition is intended for a family audience, and activities will be designed to foster intergenerational interaction. The exhibits and ancillary materials will be developed with the support of the Center for Healthy Aging at the Oregon Health Sciences University (OHSU) and other experts from a diversity of fields in gerontology research and education.