14th Congress International Association of Biomedical Gerontology (IABG) (R13)

描述（由申请人提供）：申请资金，使美国老年科学家和美国老龄化协会（AGE）附属学员的旅行和参与第14届IABG会议在英国布莱顿，从2011年7月11日至14日，将在布莱顿希尔顿酒店举行。IABG是一个由人类学组织组成的国际协会，旨在促进人类学研究的国际信息交流和共同努力。今年的IABG是与英国老龄研究协会（BSRA）联合举办的。本次会议的特点是：（一）组成（>90%的与会者来自英国和欧洲），（ii）通过会议上的三个新机制促进未来国际合作研究计划的发展（快速约会、地平线扫描午餐会和资助者圆桌会议）; ㈢所有美国参与者-包括高级领导人和受训人员-积极参与第㈡项下的活动;将向NIA报告资助者讨论和新合作讨论的结果。 顶尖科学家和老龄问题的前任或现任主席参加BSRA- IABG联合会议将提供一个绝佳的机会，进一步发展美国，英国和其他国家的老年生物学家之间的联系和联合研究计划，并将使英国和欧洲的受训人员接触这些老龄研究的领导者。相反，美国AGE学员的存在将使他们有机会展示他们的工作，并与英国和欧洲的顶级科学家会面和互动。今年的BSRA-IABG联席会议将是跨大西洋生物老年学研究倡议的介绍，这是一个支持6个跨大西洋团队（一个来自英国的PI，另一个来自美国）的联合BBSRC-NIA资助机制。2010年，该会议是在第39届老龄问题年会的主持下举行的，年会在俄勒冈州波特兰举行，由Nikolich-Zugich博士组织。老龄问题专业人员和受训人员的出席将为这些努力提供附加值，以扩大和巩固旨在了解老龄化过程和改善或消除其对人类健康的不利影响的跨大西洋研究合作。此外，这也将为学员提供一个特殊和独特的国际培训经验。 公共卫生相关性：预计到2050年，65岁以上的人口将达到地球人类居民的近四分之一。老龄化的不利后果，包括多个器官和系统的退化以及与年龄有关的疾病的发病率和严重程度的增加，有可能在全世界造成重大痛苦和苦难以及经济困难。美国老龄化研究人员与英国和欧洲同行之间的拟议互动将促进联合攻击，以解决这一问题。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Funds are requested to enable travel and participation of US biogerontological scientists and trainees affiliated with the American Aging Association (AGE) at the 14th IABG meeting in Brighton, UK, from July 11-14, 2011, to be held at the Brighton Hilton Hotel. IABG is an international association of biogerontological organizations aimed to foster international exchange of information and promote joint efforts in biogerontological research. This year's IABG is held jointly with the British Society for Research on Aging (BSRA). The unique features of this meeting are: (i) the composition (>90% participants from the UK and Europe), (ii) fostering the development of future collaborative international research programs via three novel mechanisms at the conference(speed dating, Horizon Scan lunches and funders round tables); (iii) strong involvement of all US participants - both senior leaders and trainees - in activities under (ii); a report will be made to the NIA on the results of funder's discussions and of new collaboration discussions. Participation of top scientists and past or current presidents of AGE at the joint BSRA- IABG meeting will provide an outstanding opportunity to further develop connection and nucleate joint research initiatives between US, UK and biogerontologists from other countries and will also expose UK and European trainees to these leaders in aging research. Conversely, the presence of US-based AGE trainees will afford them an opportunity to present their work and meet and interact with top UK and European scientists. This year's BSRA-IABG joint meeting will be grounds for the presentations of the Transatlantic Research Initiative in Biogerontology, a joint BBSRC-NIA funding mechanism that supports 6 cross-Atlantic teams (one PI from the UK, the other from the US) groups. In 2010, this meeting was held under the auspices of the 39th Annual AGE meeting, in Portland, OR, organized by Dr Nikolich-Zugich. The presence of AGE PI's and trainees will provide added value to these efforts to expand and cement transatlantic research collaborations aimed to understand the process of aging and ameliorate or abrogate its adverse effect upon human health. Moreover, this will also provide an exceptional and unique international training experience to the trainees. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: The population aged over 65 is projected to reach nearly a quarter of Earth's human inhabitants by 2050. Adverse consequences of aging, including deterioration of multiple organs and systems and an increase in the incidence and severity of age-related diseases, threaten to inflict major pain and suffering as well as economic hardship worldwide. Proposed interactions between the US researchers on aging and their UK and European counterparts will foster joint attacks to resolve this problem.