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 医学院旨在培养具有医学博士和/或博士学位的合格人才。 学位将成为老年医学和老年医学的独立调查人员 老年学。自1986年以来，美国国立卫生研究院的一笔机构培训补助金一直支持 对已开始从事生物医学和临床研究的人员进行培训 老年医学和老年学的学术生涯。要求提供资金 将博士后职位从每年7个增加到8个 在接下来的五年里，由于高度 近年来符合条件的申请者。培训计划的基础 这项提案的具体目的是及早和广泛地提供 参与实验室和临床研究培训，培训对象为 医学学位或其他高级学位。这些实习生将在 对约翰·霍普金斯大学全职教职员工的指导，通常是合作进行的 与老年学研究中心的高级工作人员一起，主要的校内 国家老龄研究所(NIA)的研究计划。我们的目标是 促进开发必要的研究技能以建立 独立科学家和临床研究人员的职业生涯。老龄化研究 将由研究员在两到三年的方案中根据 研究小组对项目教职员工的指导主要集中在以下几个方面 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。全 学员将从他们的研究导师(S)那里获得广泛的持续指导， 项目主任和两名副项目主任。理查德博士 贝内特，医学副教授，是该项目的主任 研究培训计划。他的这一角色得到了两名助理的支持 项目主任，Ross Andersen博士和Neal Fedarko博士，他们都是 老年医学和老年病学系副教授 资助了NIH的调查人员。此外，研究咨询委员会由以下人员组成 高级教员和其他培训项目的主任提供指导 致计划主任和副计划主任。因此，所有受训人员 接受来自其特定研究小组的教职员工的指导 三位项目主任，主要专注于培养博士后研究员， 并来自经验丰富的顾问小组。科研培训的重要性 老年医学和老年学方面的计划怎么强调都不为过。作为 美国和世界接近20%的人口将 65岁以上，拥有一批训练有素的内科调查人员和 研究科学家专注于降低相关发病率的策略 随着年龄的增长是至关重要的。

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.