Biology of Aging Sessions at meetings of The Gerontological Society of America

描述（由申请人提供）：本提案寻求对美国老年学会生物科学部分的补充支持，以扩大其2011年年会计划的范围。母基金为2010年和即将到来的2011年年会上一系列强有力的、以主题为重点的跨学科生物科学会议提供了支持。补充的目的不仅是增加初级调查人员的数量，而且要真正让他们参与，这将影响他们在老龄化研究中的职业生涯，并保持他们对老年医学领域的兴趣和参与。GSA会议的设置为老龄化社区的生物学提供了一个独特的机会，以“突破”到更广泛的生物医学世界。正是这种翻译的组成部分，是关键，以扩大对衰老生物学领域的初级研究人员的观点。 公共卫生相关性：在过去的十年里，衰老的基础生物学在理解遗传学和正常衰老生理学的某些方面取得了巨大的进展。衰老是一系列重要的人类慢性疾病的主要风险因素，生物学的发现很有希望导致治疗或预防干预。目前有一系列的会议集中在衰老的生物学，但他们往往是孤立的老年病学家，临床老年病学家和社会科学家对衰老的工作，从而减缓了基础生物学的发现翻译。作为我们的NIA资助的赠款的一部分，我们正在进行一系列基于主题的，跨学科的会议上老化的生物学在美国老年学会（GSA）的年度科学会议。该赠款旨在为衰老领域的生物学提供一个讲台，倡导对基础和转化衰老科学进行重大投资，并鼓励超越现状的思考。我们要求补充我们的NIA赠款，以资助初级研究人员，这将有助于吸引和留住这一重要研究领域的下一代科学家。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This proposal seeks supplemental support for the Biological Sciences section of The Gerontological Society of America to expand the scope of its 2011 annual meeting program. The parent grant provided support for a robust, topic-focused interdisciplinary series of Biological Sciences sessions at both the 2010, as well as the upcoming 2011 annual meetings. The supplemental is intended to not only increase the number of junior level investigators, but to truly engage them in a way that will impact their careers in aging research and retain their interest and involvement in the field of biogerontology. The setting of the GSA meeting provides a unique opportunity for the biology of aging community to "break out" into the wider biomedical world. It is this translational component that is key to broadening the perspectives of junior investigators on the field of aging biology. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: The basic biology of aging has made enormous progress over the past decade in understanding the genetics and some aspects of the physiology of normal aging. Aging is the major risk factor for a range of important human chronic diseases and there is great hope that discoveries in biology will lead to therapies or preventive interventions. There is currently a range of meetings focused on the biology of aging, but they tend to be isolated from geriatricians, clinical gerontologists, and social scientists working on aging, thus slowing the translation of discoveries made in basic biology. As part of our NIA funded grant, we are conducting a series of topic-based, interdisciplinary meetings on the biology of aging at the Annual Scientific Meeting of The Gerontological Society of America (GSA). The grant is aimed at providing the biology of aging field with a podium from which to advocate for significant investment in both basic and translational aging science and to encourage thinking beyond the status quo. Our request for a supplement to our NIA grant to fund junior investigators will help attract and retain the next generation of scientists in this important area of research.