UCLA GERIATRIC RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

描述：（改编自应用程序）。该申请要求在五年内为博士后博士和老年医学研究生在老龄化的临床和基础研究方面的研究培训提供资金。拟议培训计划的目标是培养老年医学和老年学主题的临床和基础研究人员，使他们最终成为独立的调查人员。 每名受训人员将被任命至少两年的时间，与一名导师密切合作，导师将指导一个积极和持续的老龄化研究项目。博士后计划将有以下培训内容：1）参与导师正在进行的研究项目; 2）在导师的监督下，开发一个或多个研究项目，其中受训者发挥领导作用; 3）参加研究方法，各种老年医学和老年学主题的跨学科研讨会，以及研究的道德行为; 4）根据学员的具体需要，设计个性化的课程和教学研究。由于老龄化研究的跨学科性质，本申请建议扩大现有的培训计划，重点是博士后精神病学家和心理学家的老年医学研究培训，包括基础和临床研究的其他领域更广泛的受训人员。 这项计划是建立在现有资源的基础上的，如美国国立卫生研究院资助的阿尔茨海默病中心和克劳德D。胡椒老年美国人独立中心，以提供一个机会，以加强目前的跨学科研究工作，并补充现有的研究和临床培训活动。每年的培训计划要求12个职位，并在阿尔茨海默病，晚年抑郁症，综合老年评估，体弱老年人的生活质量，流行病学，妇女健康，基础神经科学和免疫学等领域提供研究机会。

DESCRIPTION: (Adapted from application). This application requests funds over five years for research training for postdoctoral PhDs and post-geriatric fellowship MDs in clinical and basic research on aging. The goal of the proposed training program is to develop clinical and basic researchers in geriatric and gerontological topics such that they will eventually become independent investigators. Each trainee will be appointed for at least a two- year period to work closely with a mentor who will direct an active and ongoing program in aging research. The postdoctoral program will have the following training components: 1) participation in the mentor's ongoing research projects; 2) development of one or more research projects in which the trainee takes a leadership role, under the mentor's supervision; 3) attendance at interdisciplinary seminars in research methods, a variety of geriatric and gerontological topics, and the ethical conduct of research; and 4) individually designed coursework and didactic study depending upon the trainee's specific needs. Because of the interdisciplinary nature of research on aging, this application proposes to expand the existing training program that focuses on geriatric research training for postdoctoral psychiatrists and psychologists, to include a broader trainee pool in additional areas of basic and clinical research. The proposed program builds upon such existing resources as the NIA-funded Alzheimer's Disease Center and Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center, as to provide an opportunity to enhance current interdisciplinary research efforts, and complement existing research and clinical training activities. Twelve positions are requested for each year of the training program, and research opportunities will be provided in such areas as Alzheimer disease, late-life depression, comprehensive geriatric assessment, quality of life for the frail elderly, epidemiology, women's health, basic neuroscience, and immunology.