Nathan Shock Centers Coordinating Center

内森休克中心协调中心（NSC 3）的目标是加强协调， 加强现有内森休克中心（NSC）之间的合作，并加强其领导作用， 在基础老龄化研究中的可见性。NSC本身的任务是加强基础研究， 衰老生物学，支持新的研究人员，推动创新，提供资源和知识 领导到外地。一个成功的NSC 3与各个NSC领导团队合作， 通过共同的活动，利用各个中心的优势，使所有人受益。美国 老龄化研究联合会（AFAR）是一个全国性的非营利组织， 自2017年以来。作为协调中心，AFAR提供了一个共享和交换信息的论坛，主要是 通过计划主任会议、国家安全委员会半年一次的会议、年度会议或在国家或 国际会议，专门的NSC 3网站，网络研讨会和NSC职业发展活动 试点补助金获得者。NSC 3还为NSC发挥领导作用提供了创新机会 在把老龄化研究的最前沿，新重新强调的国家卫生研究院的承诺，以加强 通过严谨和透明，确保所有生物医学研究的可重复性。非洲难民基金会的优势， 作为国家协调委员会第三届会议，包括：（1）建立基础设施，以促进正在进行的以及新的国家协调委员会第三届会议 （2）与国家安全委员会和国家信息评估机构领导层保持密切的关系;（3）建立了一种对国家安全委员会的综合办法 活动和联系NSC，老龄社区与普通公众;（4）直接进入， 与所有90多个NIA支持的中心及其各自的协调中心进行沟通 研究中心合作网络（RCCN）;（5）AFAR是一个公正的组织， 在科学界的广泛网络;（6）作为协调中心的经验 （7）一个发达的受赠人网络，包括现任和校友，以及 老龄化研究的科学领导力。AFAR将通过以下方式实现NSC 3的功能 目的：（1）加强社区支援中心与社会大众的对外沟通， 老龄化和相关领域，并作为NSC研究人员之间科学交流的论坛， 以及其他NIA和NIH资助的、联邦和私人资助的促进衰老生物学培训的倡议 （2）与国家安全委员会主任合作，制定、分发和实施一个共享的国家安全状况报告。 艺术的方法和承诺，重新NIH强调严谨性，可重复性和透明度（RRT） （3）为NSC及其与适当NIA的相互作用提供后勤支持 （4）制定和实施评估战略，以评估国家协调委员会的有效性， NSC 3，指导未来方向并向利益攸关方报告成果。

The goal of the Nathan Shock Centers Coordinating Center (NSC3) is to enhance coordination and cooperation among the existing Nathan Shock Centers (NSCs) as well as enhance their leadership role and visibility in basic aging research. The NSCs themselves are tasked with strengthening research in the basic biology of aging, supporting new investigators, driving innovation, providing resources and intellectual leadership to the field. A successful NSC3 works in collaboration with the individual NSC leadership teams to leverage the strengths of the individual centers via shared activities to the benefit of all. The American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR) is a national nonprofit organization which has served as the NSC3 since 2017. As the Coordinating Center, AFAR provides a forum to share and exchange information, primarily through Program Directors meetings, the NSC biannual meeting, annual sessions or symposia at national or international conferences, a dedicated NSC3 website, webinars and career development activities for the NSC pilot grant recipients. The NSC3 also offers an innovative opportunity for the NSCs to assume a leadership role in bringing to the forefront of aging research the newly re-emphasized NIH commitment to enhancing the reproducibility of all biomedical research through rigor and transparency. Advantages of AFAR to continue to serve as the NSC3 include: (1) an established infrastructure to facilitate ongoing as well as new NSC3 activities; (2) a strong rapport with NSC and NIA leadership; (3) an established an integrated approach to NSC activities and linking the NSCs, and aging communities with the lay public; (4) direct access to and communication with all 90+ NIA-supported Centers and their respective Coordinating Centers through the Research Centers Collaborative Network (RCCN); (5) AFAR is an impartial organization with broad and extensive network in the scientific community; (6) a demonstrated experience serving as a Coordinating Center with many similar features; and (7) a well-developed network of grantees, both current and alumni, and scientific leadership in aging research. AFAR will accomplish the functions of the NSC3 through the following aims: (1) Enhance the NSCs external communication with the lay public, expand information on resources in aging and related fields, and serve as a forum of scientific exchange among NSC investigators across sites as well as other NIA- and NIH-funded, federal and privately funded initiatives promoting aging biology training and/or research; (2) Work with the NSC directors to develop, distribute, and implement a shared state-of-the art approach and commitment to the renewed NIH emphasis on rigor, reproducibility and transparency (RRT) in pre-clinical studies; (3) Provide logistical support to the NSCs and their interactions with the appropriate NIA staff; and (4) Develop and implement evaluation strategies for assessing the effectiveness of the NSCs and NSC3, guide future directions and reporting outcomes to stakeholders.