Psychosocial Determinants and Biological Pathways to Healthy Aging (Pathways)

项目摘要 寻求理解和促进健康老龄化的科学家必须能够整合研究方法， 这些发现涵盖了从基本的生物机制到复杂的社会现象。我们的预科和博士后 培训计划，"心理社会决定因素和生物途径健康老龄化"（途径） 促进这种综合办法。路径的总体目标是启动未来领导者的职业生涯， 老龄化研究，在学术界内外，谁拥有的知识和技能，以促进老龄化 科学我们力求通过两类培训活动实现这一目标。首先，路径计划 为个人提供所需的基础培训，以整合广泛的心理社会和 生物学概念，并在自己的研究中使用先进的数据采集和分析方法。这是 通过我们的双导师模式，个人发展计划，课程和参与一个 与同行和导师的座谈会。第二，我们在专业发展问题上提供指导， 是启动和维持一个成功的研究项目的关键。这种指导是通过一个 年度赠款写作"靴子营"，座谈会，包括导师和外部发言人，并通过提供 在线资源（例如，资助提案的例子）。这项新计划的成功， 迄今为止有15名博士前和8名博士后学员，这反映在学员发表的大量论文中， 学员之间的跨学科合作、资助赠款申请和终身教职安排 教师职位。路径计划是通过宾夕法尼亚州立大学的健康老龄化中心管理， 拥有50年的卓越研究和培训个人的历史，这些人改变了衰老科学 和发展方法。我们的教师导师资金充足，具有跨学科的良好记录 研究培训，从人类发展和家庭研究，运动学， 生物行为健康和心理学。我们要求继续支持2名博士前学员和2名 在下一个周期的计划，每年博士后培训人员，每个人都将在该计划中注册 两年了此外，宾夕法尼亚州立大学已承诺约210万美元的路径计划， 包括支持5名额外的博士生，3名额外的博士后培训生，以及项目资金 局

PROJECT SUMMARY Scientists seeking to understand and promote healthy aging must be able to integrate research methods and findings that span from basic biological mechanisms to complex social phenomena. Our pre- and postdoctoral training program, “Psychosocial Determinants and Biological Pathways to Healthy Aging” (Pathways) facilitates this integrative approach. The overall goal of Pathways is to launch the careers of future leaders in aging research, within and beyond academia, who possess the knowledge and skills to advance aging science. We seek to accomplish this goal through two types of training activities. First, the Pathways program provides individuals with the foundational training needed to integrate a broad range of psychosocial and biological concepts, and to use advanced data acquisition and analysis methods in their own research. This is achieved through our dual preceptor model, individual development plans, coursework, and participation in a colloquium with peers and preceptors. Second, we provide mentorship in professional development issues that are key to launching and maintaining a successful research program. This mentorship takes place through an annual grant-writing “boot camp,” colloquia featuring both preceptors and outside speakers, and by providing online resources (e.g., examples of funded proposals). The success of this new program, which has supported 15 predoctoral and 8 postdoctoral trainees to date, is reflected in the high number of trainee publications, cross-disciplinary collaboration among trainees, funded grant applications, and placement in tenure-track faculty positions. The Pathways program is administered through Penn State’s Center for Healthy Aging which has a 50-year history of research excellence and of training individuals who have transformed aging science and developmental methods. Our faculty preceptors are well-funded with strong records of interdisciplinary research training, from the Departments of Human Development and Family Studies, Kinesiology, Biobehavioral Health, and Psychology. We are requesting continued support for 2 pre-doctoral trainees and 2 post-doctoral trainees per year in the next cycle of the program, each of whom will be enrolled in the program for 2 years. In addition, Penn State University has committed ~ $2.1 million to the Pathways program which includes support for 5 additional predoctoral students, 3 additional postdoctoral trainees, and funds for program administration.