Training in the Neurobiology of Aging

描述（由申请人提供）：这是北德克萨斯大学健康科学中心衰老神经生物学培训计划的第一次竞争性更新。该培训方案建立在一个成功的博士前培训方案的基础上，该方案在第一个供资周期培训了31名受训人员，现在为下一阶段的培训提出了博士前和博士后培训内容。18位潜在的导师将为该计划提供他们的专业知识，实验室设施和广泛的博士前和博士后培训经验。现有的计划，以提高培训的质量，将继续是（1）我们的衰老过程中的神经生物学;（2）我们的衰老研讨会系列的神经生物学;（3）我们的衰老杂志俱乐部的神经生物学;和（4）我们的衰老实习生研讨会的神经生物学。增加了培训计划的几个新特点。拟议培训方案的这些新特点是：（1）协理研究员方案，该方案将第一个供资周期的受训人数从每年2-6人大幅度增加到每年15-19人，从而使一个出色的培训方案所需的受训人数达到临界数量;（2）机构承诺提供20多万美元，以加强这一培训工作;（3）一个导师培训计划和指导导师计划，为我们的新教师导师;（4）在神经科学计划，使用6个优秀的核心实验室设施的技术;和（5）培训在补助金审查计划，提供必要的技能，补助金审查我们的博士后学员。与第一个供资周期一样，将使用10个指标的评价方案来评估培训方案和受训人员的质量。培训计划在第一个资助周期的成功是由我们的学员的高生产力，他们在学术研究金或教师线的安置，他们的研究成果的认可，他们在同行中的领导作用，高少数民族参与培训计划和学员之间的广泛分布导师表示。总之，提出了一个博士前和博士后研究员的培训计划，现在已经证明是成功的，包括各种新的培训方案。该计划将有助于填补下一代科学家的需要，以处理预防，治疗和治愈与年龄有关的神经系统疾病。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This is the first competitive renewal of a training program in the Neurobiology of Aging at the University of North Texas Health Science Center. This training program builds on a successful predoctoral training program that in the first funding cycle trained 31 trainees and now proposes both a predoctoral and a post- doctoral training component for the next phase of training. Eighteen potential preceptors will provide their expertise, laboratory facilities and extensive pre- and post-doctoral training experience to this program. The existing programs for enhancement of the quality of training that will be continued are (1) our Neurobiology of Aging Course; (2) our Neurobiology of Aging Seminar Series; (3) our Neurobiology of Aging Journal Club; and (4) our Neurobiology of Aging Trainee Symposium. Several new features of the training program have been added. These new features of the proposed training program are (1) an associate fellows program that substantially increased the number of trainees in the first funding cycle from 2-6 per year to 15-19 per year, allowing the critical mass of trainees needed for an outstanding training program; (2) an institutional commitment of more than $200,000 to enhance this training effort; (3) a Preceptor-in-Training Program and a Mentoring-the-Mentor Program for our new faculty preceptors; (4) a Techniques in Neuroscience Program that use 6 excellent core laboratory facilities; and (5) a Training-in-Grant-Reviews Program that provides needed skills in grant reviewing to our post-doctoral trainees. As in the first funding cycle, a 10-metric evaluation program will be used to assess the quality of the training program and of the trainees. The success of the training program during the first funding cycle is indicated by the high productivity of our trainees, their placement in academic fellowships or faculty lines, their recognition for research achievements, their leadership roles among peers, the high minority involvement in the training program and the broad distribution of trainees among preceptors. In summary, a program of training of pre- and post-doctoral fellows is proposed that now has demonstrated success and includes a variety of new programs for training enhancement. This program will help fill the need for the next generation of scientists to deal with the prevention, treatment and cure of age-related diseases of the nervous system.