Obesity and Cardiovascular Disease: Opportunity for Post-Doctoral Training

肥胖与心血管疾病：博士后培训的机会

• 批准号: 9293351
• 负责人: Robert H Eckel
• 金额: $ 27.8万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2014
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2014-07-01 至 2019-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9293351
• 关键词: Cardiovascular Diseases; Obesity; post-doctoral training

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This T32 grant application submitted to NHLBI is a new application to support post-doctoral research training in the science of obesity and cardiovascular disease (CVD) at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus (UCAMC) and related institutions including the Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes, University of Colorado at Boulder (UCB), Denver Health, the Denver Veterans Administration Medical Center (VAMC), and the National Jewish Health (NJH). The intent of the training program is novel, broad-based and comprehensive including basic, clinical, and population science opportunities on how obesity relates to CVD. Areas of focused training will include hypertension, diabetes, obstructive sleep apnea and asthma, congestive heart failure (CHF), coronary heart disease (CHD), cerebrovascular disease, and sudden death. Training will also be focused on treatment and prevention of obesity. During the first year 2 slots are requested, and by the 3rd year a total of 4 slots divided between the two years of training are requested. An option for a third year will be the responsibility of the trainee's mentor. Although the emphasis will be placed on physician scientists, approximately 1 of the 4 slots will be used for a PhD fellow with a specific emphasis on translational research related to obesity and CVD. The UCAMC has invested over 2.5 million dollars into a new obesity institute (Colorado Obesity Research institute, CORI) that encompasses more than 100 faculty. Of these, 33 have been identified as preceptors/mentors and include senior and mid-career investigators many of whom are nationally and internationally recognized leaders in obesity and CVD science. To our knowledge there is no other program in the USA that has this focus, and in the current environment of the epidemic of obesity throughout the developed and developing world the need for targeted advanced training in how obesity relates to CVD is more than timely. The goal of recruiting, fostering and developing academic obesity/CVD translational scientists through this program will be completely dependent on this NHLBI training grant.

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This T32 grant application submitted to NHLBI is a new application to support post-doctoral research training in the science of obesity and cardiovascular disease (CVD) at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus (UCAMC) and related institutions including the Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes, University of Colorado at Boulder (UCB), Denver Health, the Denver退伍军人管理局医疗中心（VAMC）和国家犹太人健康（NJH）。该培训计划的意图是新颖，基于广泛的，全面的，包括肥胖与CVD的基础，临床和人群科学机会。专注的训练领域将包括高血压，糖尿病，阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停和哮喘，充血性心力衰竭（CHF），冠心病（CHD），脑血管疾病和猝死。培训还将集中在治疗和预防肥胖症上。在第一年，请求2个插槽，到第三年，在两年的培训之间总共分配了4个插槽。第三年的选择将是学员的导师的责任。尽管重点将放在医师科学家身上，但在4个插槽中，大约有1个插槽将用于博士学位研究员，其特定重点是与肥胖和CVD有关的转化研究。 UCAMC已向新的肥胖研究所（科罗拉多州科里肥胖研究所）投资了超过250万美元，该研究所涵盖了100多名教师。其中，有33名被确定为受体/导师，其中包括许多人，其中许多人是肥胖和CVD科学领域的国内和国际认可的领导者。据我们所知，美国没有其他计划具有这种重点，并且在整个发达国家和发展中国家肥胖流行的当前环境中，对肥胖与CVD的有针对性高级培训的需求远远超过了。通过该计划招募，培养和发展学术肥胖/CVD转化科学家的目标将完全取决于这项NHLBI培训赠款。