Summer of Translational Aging Research for Undergraduates (STARU)

本科生转化衰老研究夏季（STARU）

• 批准号: 9918228
• 负责人: ADAM M BRICKMAN
• 金额: $ 39.78万
• 依托单位: COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2018-08-15 至 2023-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9918228
• 关键词: Address; Affect; Aging; Alzheimer' s Disease; Alzheimer' s disease risk; American; Animal Model; Area; Basic Science; Biomedical Research; Brain; Clinical; Clinical Research; Cognitive; Cognitive aging; Complement; Cultural Backgrounds; Cultural Diversity; Cultural Sensitivity; Degenerative Disorder; Development; Development Plans; Disease; Diverse Workforce; Doctor of Philosophy; Elderly; Equilibrium; Evaluation; Event; Faculty; Fostering; Frequencies; Goals; Hour; Individual; International; Intervention; Journals; Knowledge; Laboratories; Learning; Medical; Medical Students; Mentors; Mentorship; Modeling; Neuropsychology; Neurosciences; New York City; Older Population; Patients; Peer Review; Population; Population Heterogeneity; Preceptorship; Process; Public Health; Publishing; Research; Research Institute; Research Methodology; Research Training; Rotation; Schools; Science; Scientist; Series; Source; Structure; Students; Talents; Training; Training Programs; Travel; Underrepresented Minority; Underrepresented Populations; Underrepresented Students; United States; Universities; Work; Writing; age related; age related neurodegeneration; aging brain; base; career; career development; career life balance; career networking; cognitive neuroscience; cognitive testing; college; epidemiology study; ethnic minority population; experience; genetic epidemiology; graduate student; health disparity; high school; higher education; interest; medical schools; meetings; neuroimaging; pathological aging; patient oriented; prevent; programs; racial and ethnic disparities; skills; social; socioeconomic diversity; socioeconomics; success; summer research; summer student; symposium; training opportunity; undergraduate research experience; undergraduate student; volunteer

PROJECT SUMMARY As the population of older adults increases dramatically, age-related illnesses such as Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and other degenerative disorders present a great public health burden, currently affecting an estimated to 5.4 million Americans. It is well documented that older adults from ethnic minority and lower socioeconomic backgrounds are at increased risk for AD and other disorders of aging. There is thus an urgent need to increase the number of scientists from diverse backgrounds who are committed to the study of aging and age- related health disparities. The proposed Summer of Translational Aging Research for Undergraduates (STAR U) program is guided by three axioms related to biomedical research on aging: 1. The diversity of the older adult population is increasing and there are systematic racial/ethnic disparities related to disorders of aging that are poorly understood; 2. Scientific advancement relies upon diversity of background, experience, ideas, and perspectives; increasing the diversity of scientists involved with biomedical research of aging is necessary to provide the cultural sensitivity and knowledge to understand sources of disparities in aging; and 3. Despite increases in the number of underrepresented minorities receiving higher education, a large percentage do not pursue careers in science. STAR U seeks to overcome historic barriers that have prevented such students from pursuing careers in scientific and aging research. Through a structured summer research program, STAR U will provide 10-12 students per year with: 1) individual, tailored research mentorships in the neuroscience of aging; 2) a range of translational learning opportunities; and 3) professional networking and social experiences. Research opportunities will span areas such as patient-oriented clinical research, cognitive neuroscience, basic science, and the epidemiological study of cognitive aging and its disorders. STAR U students will gather formally once per week for a two-hour seminar session that will include one hour devoted to a scientific topic, and one hour devoted to professional/academic development. Scientific training will focus on major themes in aging research, research methodologies, and general content areas relevant to developing scientific careers. Personal and professional development will be fostered through social gatherings as well as seminars on career development, learning how to find and work effectively with mentors, balance personal and professional demands, choosing the type of graduate training that is most appropriate for them, communicating effectively in science, and applying to graduate/medical school effectively. The long-term goal of the Summer of Translational Aging Research for Undergraduates is to enhance the field of aging and age-related disparities research by infusing it with diverse, well-trained scientists.!

项目概要 随着老年人口急剧增加，阿尔茨海默病等与年龄相关的疾病 （AD）和其他退行性疾病造成了巨大的公共卫生负担，目前估计影响 有充分证据表明，有 540 万美国人来自少数族裔和社会经济地位较低的老年人。 背景是 AD 和其他衰老疾病的风险增加，因此迫切需要解决这一问题。 增加来自不同背景的致力于衰老和年龄研究的科学家数量 相关的健康差异。拟议的本科生转化衰老研究夏季（STAR） U) 计划以与衰老生物医学研究相关的三个公理为指导： 1. 老年人的多样性 成年人口不断增加，并且存在与衰老疾病相关的系统性种族/民族差异 2. 科学进步依赖于背景、经验、想法的多样性； 和观点；增加参与衰老生物医学研究的科学家的多样性是必要的 提供敏感性文化和知识，以了解老龄化差异的根源；以及 3. 尽管 接受高等教育的少数族裔人数增加，其中很大一部分没有接受高等教育 STAR U 致力于克服阻碍此类学生从事科学事业的历史障碍。 通过结构化的夏季研究计划，STAR 致力于科学和衰老研究的职业生涯。 U 每年将为 10-12 名学生提供： 1) 神经科学领域的个性化、量身定制的研究指导 老龄化；2）一系列转化学习机会；3）专业网络和社交经验。 研究机会将涵盖以患者为导向的临床研究、认知神经科学、 基础科学、认知衰老及其疾病的流行病学研究的学生将聚集在一起。 正式每周一次，为期两小时的研讨会，其中包括一小时专门讨论科学主题， 一小时专门用于专业/学术发展的科学培训将重点关注以下主题。 老龄化研究、研究方法以及与发展科学事业相关的一般内容领域。 将通过社交聚会和研讨会促进个人和职业发展 职业发展，学习如何寻找导师并与导师有效合作，平衡个人和专业 需求，选择最适合他们的研究生培训类型，有效沟通 科学，并有效地申请研究生/医学院 夏季的长期目标。 本科生转化老龄化研究旨在加强老龄化和与年龄相关的差异领域 通过注入多样化、训练有素的科学家来进行研究。！