Minnesota Obesity Prevention Training (MnOPT)

明尼苏达州肥胖预防培训 (MnOPT)

• 批准号: 9700792
• 负责人: Robert W Jeffery
• 金额: $ 24.65万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2010-04-01 至 2025-04-30
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9700792
• 关键词: Minnesota; Training; obesity prevention

Abstract Halting and reversing upward secular trends in body weight in the US is an important medical and public health challenge. Additional skilled researchers in obesity prevention are much needed, but training programs are few. Obesity is a complex disorder that has multiple causes and multiple potential strategies for prevention and treatment. The present proposal is a competitive renewal application for a training grant called the Minnesota Obesity Prevention Training (MnOPT) program. Originally funded in 2010, its goal is to provide multidisciplinary training for a new generation of obesity prevention scientists. MnOPT has successfully recruited 23 trainees over the last eight years from a large pool of highly qualified applicants, 13 post docs and 10 pre-docs, all of whom have been matched with appropriate preceptors and all of whom have been productive. We have also conducted a successful educational program with interdisciplinary training for all fellows in biological mechanisms and clinical and public health interventions as well as training in ethical conduct of research. We have directed each of the fellows to educational experiences, e.g., research design and analysis, as individually appropriate. We are proposing only minor changes to this successful program in this renewal. Because of the size and composition of the applicant pool, we are requesting one additional postdoc training slot to the six already approved. Robert Jeffery will remain the overall director, as well as director of the epidemiology/behavioral track, and Catherine Kotz, professor in the Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology, will serve as co-director and director of the basic science/clinical track. The research base at the University of Minnesota remains strong. The number of participating faculty has decreased from 36 in the original application to 33 in the current renewal to include only those with documented mentoring experience and the strongest research base. The institutional support for the training program has also strengthened since the initial proposal.

抽象的 在美国停止和逆转体重的上升趋势是重要的医疗和公共卫生 挑战。急需肥胖预防方面的其他熟练研究人员，但培训计划是 很少。肥胖是一种复杂的疾病，具有多种原因和预防的多种潜在策略和 治疗。本提案是一项竞争性更新申请，用于称为明尼苏达州的培训补助金 肥胖预防培训（MNOPT）计划。最初由2010年资助，其目标是提供多学科 培训新一代肥胖症的科学家。 MNOPT成功招募了23名学员 在过去的八年中，大量高素质的申请人，13个邮政文件和10个预先申请人 与适当的受体相匹配的人，所有人都富有生产力。我们也有 通过对所有研究员的生物学研究员进行了成功的教育计划 机制，临床和公共卫生干预措施以及研究道德行为的培训。我们 已经将每个研究员指导到教育经验，例如研究设计和分析， 单独适当。在此续签中，我们只提出对这个成功计划的微小更改。 由于申请人池的尺寸和组成，我们要求额外进行一次博士后培训 已经批准的六个插槽。罗伯特·杰弗里（Robert Jeffery）将继续担任总监 流行病学/行为轨道和综合生物学系教授凯瑟琳·科兹（Catherine Kotz） 生理学将担任基础科学/临床轨道的联合导演和主管。研究基础 明尼苏达大学仍然很强大。参与教师的数量已从36 当前续约中的原始申请仅包括有记录的指导经验的申请 以及最强大的研究基础。从那以后，对培训计划的机构支持也得到了加强 最初的建议。