Research Education Component

REC支持早期研究人员的职业发展、指导和研究培训， 向独立研究职业过渡。我们的计划为多个机构在圣安东尼奥，第7届 美国最大的城市和最大的西班牙裔多数少数民族城市之一-反映了未来的人口统计 OAIC是南德克萨斯州地区老年科学研究培训的协调中心。 我们的总体目标是促进早期研究人员在翻译老年科学的发展。学者 将拥有全面的技能，以测试老年人的衰老调节干预措施。我们的REC计划是 在过去4年内成功建立，以1）提高临床和转化研究知识， 基础科学家的经验; 2）培养临床研究者的机械研究技能; 3）促进 基础和临床研究人员之间的合作。这一目标是通过以下目标实现的： 目标1：监督征聘、甄选、监测和评价一个高素质、敬业和多样化的 一群早期职业生涯的REC学者;协助他们发展成为临床和转化科学家， 能够有效领导跨学科研究团队并为之做出贡献的老年科学家。 目标2：提供积极的多学科监督（指导）团队，定期监测、评估和指导 每个REC学者通过他们的研究和职业发展计划的进展;学者及其 导师将制定个性化的结构化研究教育计划，明确界定责任， 根据他们的调查需要，并侧重于翻译科学的交叉培训的里程碑。 目标3：在多个方面招募和推进多元化学者干部的职业生涯，包括 妇女，代表性不足的少数民族和现役军人和退伍军人代表我们的病人 人口，以建立一支具有医学，护理，心理学，药学和其他专业知识的老年科学工作队伍 在团队科学环境中推进老年护理所需的卫生保健学科。 目标4：促进相互交流，确保区域经济合作方案参与者的职业发展与 与a）所有圣安东尼奥OAIC计划和B）全国OAIC网络的活动。 我们的核心有两个定制的轨道：OAIC第一阶段计划提供工资支持，密集 向各种早期研究人员提供转化老年科学方面的指导和教学。2期 为完成第一阶段的学者和早期教师提供持续的职业发展活动 强调独立领导和指导技能的发展。REC培训下一代 科学家在老年科学编织在一起的强大和独特的老龄化研究资源和研究 在南德克萨斯州的教育计划融入综合增强的职业发展环境。我们清楚地 定位于转化在啮齿动物中开发并在绒猴中测试的健康衰老策略， 促进转化老年科学这一新兴学科的健康发展。

The REC supports career development, mentoring, and research training for early-stage investigators to transition to independent research careers. Our program serves multiple institutions in San Antonio, the 7th largest city in the U.S. and one of the largest Hispanic majority minority cities – reflecting the future demographics of the U.S. The OAIC is the focal point for geroscience research training for the South Texas region. Our overall goal is to foster development of early-stage investigators in translational geroscience. Scholars will have a comprehensive skill set to test aging-modulating interventions in older adults. Our REC program was successfully established within the last 4 years to 1) enhance clinical and translational research knowledge and experience of basic scientists; 2) develop mechanistic research skills of clinical investigators; and 3) facilitate collaborations among basic and clinical researchers. This goal is achieved through the following Aims: Aim 1: Oversee the recruitment, selection, monitoring, and evaluation of a highly qualified, dedicated and diverse group of early-career REC Scholars; assisting with their development into clinical and translational scientists in geroscience who can effectively lead and contribute to interdisciplinary research teams. Aim 2: Provide active multi-disciplinary supervising (mentoring) teams that regularly monitor, evaluate, and guide the progress of each REC Scholar through their research and career development programs; Scholars and their mentors will develop individualized structured research education plans with clearly defined responsibilities and milestones based on their investigative needs and focused on cross-training in translational sciences. Aim 3: Recruit and advance the careers of a diverse cadre of Scholars across multiple dimensions, including women, underrepresented minorities and active-duty military and veterans representative of our patient population to build a geroscience workforce with expertise in medicine, nursing, psychology, pharmacy and other health care disciplines necessary for advancing geriatric care in a team science environment. Aim 4: Promote cross-fertilization and assure integration of the REC participants' career development and activities with a) all San Antonio OAIC programs and b) the national OAIC network. Our Core has two customized tracks: the OAIC Phase 1 Program provides salary support, intensive mentoring and didactics in translational geroscience to a diverse cadre of early-stage investigators. Phase 2 provides continued career development activities for Scholars finishing Phase 1 and early-stage faculty emphasizing growth in independence leadership and mentoring skills. The REC trains the next generation of scientists in geroscience by weaving together the robust and unique aging research resources and research education programs in South Texas into an integrated enhanced career development environment. We are well positioned to translate healthy aging strategies developed in rodents and tested in marmosets to promote healthspan and accelerate progress in the new discipline of translational geroscience.