Minnesota Obesity Prevention Training (MnOPT)

明尼苏达州肥胖预防培训 (MnOPT)

• 批准号: 8052836
• 负责人: Robert W Jeffery
• 金额: $ 27.58万
• 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 2015-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8052836
• 关键词: Minnesota; Training; obesity prevention

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): 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 for a training grant called the Minnesota Obesity Prevention Training (MnOPT) program. Its goal is to provide multidisciplinary training for a new generation of obesity prevention scientists. The proposed training program would have three training tracks: basic science, behavioral epidemiology, and clinical. The MnOPT program will provide training for predoctoral, postdoctoral, and medical fellows. There will be 6 training slots: 3 predoctoral and 3 postdoctoral fellows. Robert Jeffery, professor in Epidemiology and Community Health, is the Program Director. Catherine Kotz, professor in the Department of Food Science and Nutrition, and Charles Billington, professor in Medicine, are the Codirectors. Dr. Billington will oversee the clinical science, Dr. Kotz the basic science, and Dr. Jeffery the behavioral epidemiology training. There are 36 participating faculty with active research programs who will serve as mentors in these areas. Trainees will be exposed to research and training in each of these fields. Trainees will complete a research projects, publish manuscripts, complete a core curriculum, attend journal clubs and seminars, and receive training in grant writing, research ethics and career development. The training arms will ensure that the diverse disciplines engaged in obesity research are well represented and there is cross-fostering between arms to fulfill the need for transdisciplinary training. The University of Minnesota and affiliated research facilities are uniquely qualified to host this training grant. As a large research university with Schools of Public Health, Medicine, Agriculture, NIH-supported Comprehensive Obesity and Obesity Prevention Centers, and a General Clinical Research Center, the University of Minnesota has the resources to provide trainees with a broad training experience in research ranging from basic mechanisms underlying obesity development to clinical and behavioral strategies to prevent obesity. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: Obesity is a rapidly increasingly problem in the US that increases health care costs, reduces quality of life and reduces productivity of millions of Americans. It is one of the greatest threats to public health. Finding ways to stop increases in obesity and to and reverse current trends requires intensive scientific study. The proposed grant will provide the training necessary to fill this need.

描述（由申请人提供）：在美国停止和逆转体重向上趋势是一项重要的医疗和公共卫生挑战。急需肥胖症的其他熟练研究人员非常需要，但是培训计划很少。肥胖是一种复杂的疾病，具有多种原因和预防和治疗的多种潜在策略。本提案是针对称为明尼苏达州肥胖预防培训（MNOPT）计划的培训补助金。它的目标是为新一代的预防肥胖科学家提供多学科培训。拟议的培训计划将有三个培训轨道：基础科学，行为流行病学和临床。 MNOPT计划将为术前，博士后和医疗研究员提供培训。将有6个训练插槽：3个五次和3个博士后研究员。流行病学和社区健康教授罗伯特·杰弗里（Robert Jeffery）是计划主任。食品科学与营养系教授凯瑟琳·科兹（Catherine Kotz）和医学教授查尔斯·比灵顿（Charles Billington）是代码指导。 Billington博士将监督临床科学，基础科学Kotz博士和Jeffery博士的行为流行病学培训。有36个有活跃研究计划的教职员工将在这些领域担任导师。学员将在每个领域的每个领域接受研究和培训。学员将完成研究项目，出版手稿，完成核心课程，参加期刊俱乐部和研讨会，并接受赠款写作，研究道德和职业发展的培训。训练臂将确保从事肥胖研究的多样化学科得到很好的代表，并且在武器之间进行了交叉培养，以满足跨学科培训的需求。明尼苏达大学和附属研究机构具有独特的资格来托管这项培训补助金。作为一所具有公共卫生，医学，农业，NIH支持的全面肥胖和肥胖预防中心的大型研究大学，明尼苏达大学拥有一般的临床研究中心，可以为受训者提供广泛的研究经验，从而提供广泛的培训经验，包括临床和行为策略的基本基本机制，以防止肥胖。 公共卫生相关性：在美国，肥胖是一个越来越多的问题，可提高医疗保健成本，降低生活质量并降低数百万美国人的生产率。它是对公共卫生的最大威胁之一。寻找停止肥胖和扭转当前趋势的方法需要深入的科学研究。拟议的赠款将提供满足这一需求的必要培训。