Research Training in Gerontology & Geriatrics

描述（由申请人提供）：研究的主要目的 约翰霍普金斯大学老年学和老年医学培训计划 医学院是培养合格的医学博士。和/或博士 成为老年医学的独立研究者， 老年学自1986年以来，美国国立卫生研究院的机构培训赠款一直支持 培训生物医学和临床研究人员， 在老年医学和老年学的学术生涯。要求提供资金 将博士后岗位数量从每年7个增加到8个 在未来五年，鉴于高水平的人数大幅增加， 近年来，合格的申请人。培训计划的基础 这项建议的具体目的是提供早期和广泛的 参与实验室和临床研究培训， 医学学位或其他高级学位。这些受训人员将在 约翰霍普金斯大学全职教员的指导，通常是合作 与老年学研究中心的高级工作人员，主要的校内 国家老龄化研究所（NIA）的研究计划。目标是 促进发展必要的研究技能， 作为独立科学家和临床研究者。衰老研究 将由研究员在两到三年的计划下进行， 来自研究小组的项目教师的指导，重点关注以下方面 问题：（1）糖尿病和肥胖，（2）肌肉骨骼疾病，（3） 心血管疾病，（4）神经精神疾病，（5）虚弱，（6） 健康科学，（7）肺部疾病，和（8）老年肿瘤学。所有 学员将得到他们的研究导师的广泛指导， 项目主任和两名副项目主任。理查德博士 班尼特，医学副教授，是项目主任的 研究培训计划。他在这一角色中得到两名同事的支持。 项目总监，Ross Andersen博士，和尼尔·费达科博士谁都是 老年医学和老年学系副教授， 资助的NIH研究人员。此外，研究咨询委员会的成员包括 高级教师和其他培训项目的主任提供指导 项目主任和副项目主任。因此，所有学员 接受导师从他们的具体研究小组，从 三名项目主任，主要负责培养博士后研究员， 和一个经验丰富的顾问团。研究培训的重要性 老年医学和老年学的课程不能被夸大。为 美国和世界接近20%的人口将 65岁以上，拥有一支训练有素的医生研究人员队伍， 研究科学家专注于降低相关发病率的策略， 是至关重要的。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The primary objective of the Research Training Program in Gerontology and Geriatrics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine is to train qualified individuals with M.D. and/or Ph.D. degrees to become independent investigators in Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology. Since 1986, an NIH institutional training grant has supported the training of biomedical and clinical researchers who have embarked upon academic careers in Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology. Funding is requested to increase the number of postdoctoral positions from seven to eight per year for the next five years, given a substantial increase in the number of highly qualified applicants in recent years. The foundation of the training program and the specific aim of this proposal are to provide early and extensive involvement in laboratory and clinical research training to trainees with medical degrees or other advanced degrees. These trainees will work under the tutelage of full-time faculty members at Johns Hopkins, often in collaboration with senior staff of the Gerontology Research Center, the major intramural research program of the National Institute on Aging (NIA). The goal is to facilitate the development of those research skills necessary for establishing careers as independent scientists and clinical investigators. Aging research will be carried out by fellows in two- to three-year programs under the guidance of Program Faculty from research groups focused on the following issues: (1) diabetes and obesity, (2) musculoskeletal diseases, (3) cardiovascular diseases, (4) neuropsychiatric diseases, (5) frailty, (6) health sciences, (7) pulmonary diseases, and (8) geriatric oncology. All trainees will have extensive ongoing mentorship from their research mentor(s), the Program Director, and the two Associate Program Directors. Dr. Richard Bennett, an Associate Professor of Medicine, is the Program Director of the Research Training Program. He is supported in this role by two Associate Program Directors, Ross Andersen, Ph.D., and Neal Fedarko, Ph.D., who are both Associate Professors in the Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology and funded NIH investigators. In addition, a Research Advisory Committee comprised of senior faculty and Directors of other training programs provides guidance to the Program Director and Associate Program Directors. Thus, all trainees receive mentorship from faculty from their specific research groups, from three Program Directors with a primary focus on training postdoctoral fellows, and from an experienced advisory panel. The importance of research training programs in Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology cannot be overstated. As the United States and the world approach the time when 20% of the population will be over sixty-five, having a cadre of well-trained physician investigators and research scientists focused on strategies to reduce the morbidity associated with aging is crucial.