Multidisciplinary Fellowship in Dementia Research

描述（由申请人提供）：这是加州大学（UCSF）行为神经学和神经退行性疾病多学科博士后培训计划的第一个竞争性续期申请，由医学博士布鲁斯米勒指导。该计划的目标是培养行为神经学研究的未来领导者。目前，该项目已进入第四个融资年。它吸引了一批多样化和高度成就的申请者，并资助了七名神经学家的培训，他们来自著名的神经病学住院医师。四名研究员已经完成了我们的计划，并已进入稳定的学术职位，他们追求卓越的研究，教育和临床护理，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，将联合收割机结合各种临床经验与教学法。第一年的临床经验将包括在行为神经学诊所，阿尔茨海默病研究中心，FTD和相关疾病评估的计划项目资助，UCSF退行性痴呆临床试验计划和快速进展性痴呆计划的时间。教学将通过我们的教师专门为该计划设计的新课程提供。这些讲座涉及与行为神经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。这些课程将作为正式课程通过互联网提供，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，与特定的研究导师合作，并减少临床职责的时间。可用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，神经影像学，流行病学和实验室研究。该计划将每年支持三名新的研究员，这些研究员将向神经学家，精神病学家，老年病学家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.