Translational Research Training Program in Gerontology and Geriatrics

描述(由申请人提供)：约翰霍普金斯大学医学院老年学和老年病学研究培训计划的主要目标是教育和培训拥有医学和/或博士学位的合格个人，使其成为老年医学和老年学的独立研究人员。在奖学金培训结束时，候选人将为在大学医学中心的老年病科成功地开始生物医学和衰老临床研究的学术生涯做好严格的准备。为了培养下一代将走在老龄研究前沿的独立科学家和临床研究人员，学员将学习十套基本技能；完成核心课程，其中包括正式课程，内容包括(1)临床研究设计和分析，(2)衰老研究潜在的理论框架/分子机制，以及(3)人体衰老的生物学/生理学；以及参加“360度翻译项目”，在该项目中，一组多学科研究生研究员确定和调查与老龄化相关的重要研究领域，这些领域可以在研究科学方法和临床实践之间进行转换。此外，研究员在约翰霍普金斯大学全职教职员工的指导下，通常与老年医学研究中心(GRC)的高级工作人员合作，早期和广泛地参与实验室和临床研究培训，GRC是国家老龄研究所(NIA)的主要内部研究计划。这种受指导的研究经验包括与老年病学/老年学方案学院举行有组织的会议，并根据受训者的经历和兴趣进行监督研究项目，目的是制作一份或多份首创、同行评议的出版物和一份赠款申请，以支持进一步的研究。美国和世界上老年人的比例越来越高，这突显了培训未来老年学和老年病学研究人员的必要性。这项修订后的申请是要求为该项目再提供五年的资金，该项目的目标是为未来的研究人员和学术领袖做好准备，他们将促进将基本科学知识转化为护理和政策标准，以应对改善老年人健康的挑战。

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 educate and train qualified individuals with MD and/or PhD degrees to become independent investigators in geriatric medicine and gerontology. By the end of fellowship training, candidates are rigorously prepared for success in embarking on academic careers in biomedical and clinical research in aging within a geriatrics division of a university medical center. In order to train the next generation of independent scientists and clinical investigators who will be at the forefront of translational research on aging, trainees learn ten essential skill sets; complete a core curriculum which includes formal courses addressing (1) clinical study design and analysis, (2) the theoretical framework/molecular mechanisms underlying research on aging, and (3) the biology/physiology of aging in humans; and participate in a "360-degree Translation Project" where a team of multidisciplinary postgraduate fellows identify and investigate important aging-related research areas that are ready for translation between scientific methodologies for investigation as well as clinical practice. Additionally, fellows experience early and extensive involvement in laboratory and clinical research training under the tutelage of full-time faculty members at Johns Hopkins, often in collaboration with senior staff of the Gerontology Research Center (GRC), the major intramural research program of the National Institute on Aging (NIA). This mentored research experience includes structured meetings with Program Faculty in geriatrics/gerontology and a supervised research project tailored to the trainee's experiences and interests, with the goal of producing one or more first-authored, peer-reviewed publications and a grant application to support further research. The growing proportion of older adults in the United States and the world underlies the need to train future researchers in Gerontology and Geriatrics. This revised application is a request for an additional five years of funding for this program, whose goal is to prepare the future researchers and academic leaders who will facilitate the translation of basic scientific knowledge to standards of care and policy in order to meet the challenge of improving the health of the elderly.