Multidisciplinary Fellowship in Dementia Research

描述（由申请人提供）：这是加州大学（UCSF）行为神经病学和神经退行性疾病多学科博士后培训计划的第一次竞争性更新申请，由Bruce Miller博士指导，该计划的目标是培养行为神经病学研究的未来领导者。该项目目前已进入资助的第四个年头。它吸引了一群不同的、有很高成就的申请者，并资助了七名来自著名神经病学住院医师的神经学家的培训。其中四名研究员已经完成了我们的项目，并已进入稳定的学术职位，他们在研究，教育和临床护理方面追求卓越，而另外三人正在继续他们的培训。拟议的赠款将继续支持为期两年的研究金，这些研究金将结合各种临床经验和教学方法。第一年的临床经验将包括在行为神经病学诊所、阿尔茨海默病研究中心、FTD和相关疾病评估项目项目资助、加州大学旧金山分校退行性痴呆临床试验项目和快速进行性痴呆项目。教学将通过我们的教师专门为这个项目设计的新课程来提供。讲座涉及与行为神经病学和神经退行性疾病相关的关键主题，包括临床表现，基础生物学，神经影像学，数据管理和分析，研究设计，以及大脑行为对道德行为的影响。这些课程将通过互联网作为正式课程提供，供其他培训项目使用。在第二年，研究员将把重点转向基础研究，与一个特定的研究导师一起工作，花更少的时间在临床工作上。可获得的导师名单包括在与痴呆症相关的各种学科中工作的有成就的研究人员，包括认知和行为评估、神经成像、流行病学和实验研究。该项目每年将支持三名新研究员，这些研究员将向神经科医生、精神科医生、老年病学医生或神经心理学家开放。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This is the first competitive renewal application for the University of California (UCSF) multidisciplinary post- doctoral training program in Behavioral Neurology and neurodegenerative disease, directed by Bruce Miller, M.D. The goal of the program is to train future leaders in Behavioral Neurology research. The program is currently in its fourth year of funding. It has attracted a diverse and highly accomplished group of applicants and funded the training of seven neurologists, who came from prestigious Neurology residencies. Four of the fellows have completed our program and have moved into stable academic positions where they pursue excellence in research, education and clinical care, while three others are continuing their training. The proposed grant would provide continued support for two-year fellowships that will combine a diverse set of clinical experiences with didactics. First year clinical experience will include time in the Behavioral Neurology clinic, the Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, the program project grant for assessment of FTD and related disorders, the UCSF clinical trials program for degenerative dementias, and the rapidly progressive dementia program. Didactics will be provided through new courses designed specifically for this program by our faculty. The lectures tackle key topics relevant to Behavioral Neurology and neurodegenerative disease, including clinical presentation, basic biology, neuroimaging, data management and analysis, study design, and brain-behavior influences upon ethical behavior. These courses will be made available via the Internet as a formal curriculum for use by other training programs. During the second year, fellows will shift focus towards basic research, working with a specific research mentor, and spend less time with clinical duties. The list of available mentors includes accomplished researchers working in a variety of disciplines related to dementia, including cognitive and behavioral assessment, neuroimaging, and epidemiology and bench research. The program will support three new fellows per year for fellowships that will be open to neurologists, psychiatrists, geriatricians or neuropsychologists.