Neurocognitive Aging & Analytics Research Education (NAARE)

神经认知老化

基本信息

批准号：
10641798
负责人：
Meredith Nicole Braskie
金额：
$ 36.26万
依托单位：
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY FULLERTON
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
财政年份：
2021
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2021-06-01 至 2026-05-31
项目状态：
未结题

来源：
https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10641798
关键词：
Address African American population Aging Alaskan Alzheimer&apos s disease related dementia American Area Basic Science Biomedical Research Brain Cell physiology Censuses Clinical Research Clinical Trials Communities Competence Computer Analysis Data Data Science Degenerative Disorder Disease Disparity Economics Education Educational Curriculum Educational workshop Effectiveness Enrollment Ensure Environmental Risk Factor Ethnic Population Evaluation Face Faculty Family Female Funding Future GRE Preparation Generations Genetic Processes Goals Health Health Professional Impaired cognition Individual Investigation Knowledge Latino Population Letters Mentors Mentorship Minority Molecular Multimedia Native Americans Nerve Degeneration Neurobiology Neurocognitive Neurosciences Oral Participant Physical Function Population Population Heterogeneity Population Research Process Readiness Research Research Methodology Research Personnel Research Training Risk Factors Science Scientist Site Visit Social Environment Societies Statistical Data Interpretation Students Talents Training Underrepresented Minority Underrepresented Populations Underrepresented Students United States Universities Vulnerable Populations Writing age related aged aging brain aging population brain health career career preparation cohort comparative curriculum development demographics disadvantaged student education research epidemiology study ethnic diversity ethnic health disparity ethnic minority evidence base experience faculty mentor genetic risk factor graduate school graduate school preparation hands on research health disparity health equity health training improved innovation insight interest male meetings mental function minority undergraduate modifiable risk neuroimaging next generation programs racial diversity racial minority role model skills success undergraduate student

项目摘要

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT To prepare ourselves for the aging of our increasingly diverse population, we must increase minority representation in the sciences, and train young researchers to understand neurocognitive aging and Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD), and associated health disparities. CSUF and USC propose an innovative and transformative program entitled, “Neurocognitive Aging & Analytics Research Education (NAARE)” that builds upon our current biomedical research education program on data science and brain health. In the coming decades, the United States and the world will face a rapidly growing aging population, with an insufficient number of experts trained in ADRD research to accommodate this increase. Even though ethnic and racial minorities, including African Americans, Latinos and Native Americans/Alaskans comprise over a third of the U.S. population, they are under-represented in aging studies, leaving us with insufficient knowledge of the genetic and environmental risk factors that contribute to cognitive decline in these populations. The representation of minorities in science and biomedical fields also remains comparatively low. Increasing the number of trained researchers from these underrepresented groups may provide insights into social contextual issues and other factors related to underrepresentation, which may subsequently promote access to these important populations in order to subsequently improve health disparities related to neurocognitive aging in these vulnerable populations. Therefore increasing the number of underrepresented aging researchers continues to be a high national priority. The NAARE program addresses this gap as follows: Aim 1: Provide NAARE scholars hands-on research experiences: Engage three consecutive cohorts (n = 10 per year) of predominantly underrepresented minority undergraduates (50% female) in a 1.5 - year faculty mentored, student-driven research focusing on neurocognitive aging, ADRD, and related health disparities and modifiable risk factors. Aim 2: Develop educational curricula: Traditional and multimedia curricula will be developed for NAARE scholars and also targeted towards a larger diverse student audience (n = 4,500) on the following: basic science behind normal brain aging and ADRD; health disparities, modifiable risk factors and neurocognitive aging; neuroimaging and analytics; and research methods in neurocognitive aging. Aim 3: NAARE Scholar Graduate/Career Preparation: To ensure sustainability and student success, NAARE students will engage in ongoing faculty advising, receive exhaustive graduate school application support via hands-on guidance, and explore first-hand, research intensive universities. In-depth mentored, yet student- owned research experiences that integrate intensive neurocognitive aging and ADRD training, and belonging in the broader scientific community will result in successful future scientists. This program will lead to a greater number of students from underrepresented backgrounds choosing careers in neurocognitive aging and succeeding at them. Our students will become diverse role models for future students for generations to come.

项目概要/摘要为了应对日益多元化的人口老龄化，我们必须增加少数族裔的数量科学领域的代表性，并培训年轻研究人员了解神经认知衰老和阿尔茨海默病和相关痴呆症 (ADRD) 以及相关的 CSUF 和 USC 健康差异。提出一项名为“神经认知衰老与分析研究”的创新和变革计划教育（NAARE）”，建立在我们当前的数据科学和生物医学研究教育计划的基础上未来几十年，美国和世界将面临迅速增长的老龄化问题。人口增长，但受过 ADRD 研究培训的专家数量不足以适应这一增长。尽管少数族裔和种族，包括非裔美国人、拉丁裔和美洲原住民/阿拉斯加人占美国人口的三分之一以上，他们在老龄化研究中的代表性不足，这给我们留下了对导致这些人认知能力下降的遗传和环境风险因素了解不足少数群体在科学和生物医学领域的代表性也仍然相对较低。增加来自这些代表性不足群体的训练有素的研究人员数量可能会提供以下见解：社会背景问题和与代表性不足相关的其他因素，可能会随后促进接触这些重要人群，以随后改善与这些重要人群相关的健康差距这些弱势群体的神经认知老化因此增加了代表性不足的人数。老龄化研究人员仍然是国家的高度优先事项，NAARE 计划解决了这一差距，具体如下：目标 1：为 NAARE 学者提供实践研究经验：让三个连续队列参与（n = 每年 10 名），在 1.5 年制教师中主要是代表性不足的少数族裔本科生（50% 为女性）由学生主导的指导性研究，重点关注神经认知衰老、ADRD 和相关的健康差异目标 2：开发教育课程：传统和多媒体课程。为 NAARE 学者开发，也针对更多不同的学生受众 (n = 4,500) 以下内容：正常大脑衰老和 ADRD 背后的基础科学、可改变的风险因素；和神经认知衰老；神经影像学和分析；以及神经认知衰老的研究方法。 NAARE 学者毕业生/职业准备：为了确保可持续性和学生的成功，NAARE 学生将参与持续的教师咨询，通过以下方式获得详尽的研究生院申请支持实践指导，探索第一手的研究密集型大学。拥有整合强化神经认知老化和 ADRD 训练的研究经验以及归属感在更广泛的科学界将导致未来科学家的成功。来自代表性不足的背景的学生选择神经认知衰老领域的职业的数量我们的学生将成为未来学生的榜样。