UAB Nutrition Obesity Research Center (NORC)

UAB 营养肥胖研究中心 (NORC)

基本信息

批准号：
9085260
负责人：
DAVID B ALLISON
金额：
$ 108.42万
依托单位：
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
财政年份：
2000
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2000-06-01 至 2017-05-31
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9085260
关键词：
Academic support Adult Aging Animal Model Area Back Behavioral Biological Biometry Body Composition Body fat Caloric Restriction Cancer Grant Supplements (P30)Childhood Clinical Clinical Research Comprehensive Cancer Center Development Diabetes Mellitus Disease Education Endocrinology Environment Environmental Risk Factor Epidemiology Exercise Physiology Fostering Funding Genetic Genomics Geriatrics Grant Guidelines Health Industry Instruction Intake Interdisciplinary Study K-Series Research Career Programs Knowledge Leadership Literature Longevity Medical Students Meta-Analysis Metabolic Metabolism Misinformation Mission Molecular Biology Names National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Nutritional Obesity Output Pathology Patient Care Pediatric Surgical Procedures Peer Review Physicians Physiology Play Population Positioning Attribute Production Psychology Public Health Public Health Schools Publications Quality of life Randomized Controlled Trials Recruitment Activity Research Research Infrastructure Research Personnel Review Literature Role Science Scientific Inquiry Scientist Series Strategic Planning Superstitions Technology Training Translational Research United States National Institutes of Health Writing base cost effective health disparity medical schools member minority health multidisciplinary muscle metabolism nutrition profession allied to medicine programs statistics success symposium trait

项目摘要

We request renewed funding to continue the documented success achieved by UAB's Nutrition Obesity Research Center (NORC) in its first two funding cycles. Inaugurated with NIH funding in 2000, our NORC fosters multidisciplinary, collaborative basic clinical and translational nutrition and obesity research. Since it was first funded, the NORC's research base has grown substantially. At inception (2000), we had 60 members; this number increased 70% to 102 members in 2006 at our last renewal and another 31% to 134 members in 2011. In 2000, our members held as Pis 15 R01s or K-awards that were clearly related to nutrition or obesity; this number increased 93% to 29 such grants active in 2006 and another 17% to 34 (including ROD grants) active in 2011 (as of this writing). UAB's NORC has directly helped to recruit at least a dozen new and established obesity and nutrition investigators in the past funding cycle. Our publication output has steadily increased in absolute numbers and as a proportion of the world's literature on obesity and nutrition. The impact of NORC publications as judged by citation counts consistently exceeds the norm for peer-reviewed literature on obesity and nutrition. Our NORC leadership oversees two NIH-funded T32 training grants for obesity research, an industry-sponsored obesity training grant, and a series of national nutrition and obesity-related conferences. Our NORC funds at least four P/F studies per year, a Named New Investigator, and an extensive Enrichment Program. UAB provides our NORC over $700,000 annually to supplement the NIDDK P30 grant. The NORC Cores in Metabolism/Body Composition, Genomics, Animal Models, and Biostatistics have flourished, resulting in cost-effective research and enhanced access to cutting-edge technology that is heavily utilized by our members. Our primary theme is Obesity: Causes, Consequences, and Alleviation. Within this broad multidisciplinary theme, we are cultivating subdomains such as obesity among minorities and health disparities; obesity, caloric restriction, and aging;developmental and pediatric aspects; and mathematical/quantitative science approaches. Backed by exceptional institutional support and academic infrastructure, we request renewed funding to continue our contributions to this important area of research.

我们请求更新资金，以继续 UAB 营养肥胖研究中心 (NORC) 在前两个资助周期中取得的成功记录。我们的 NORC 于 2000 年在 NIH 的资助下成立，致力于促进多学科、协作性基础临床和转化营养与肥胖研究。自首次获得资助以来，NORC 的研究基础已大幅扩大。成立时（2000 年），我们有 60 名成员； 2006 年我们上次续约时，这一数字增加了 70%，达到 102 名会员，2011 年又增加了 31%，达到 134 名会员。2000 年，我们的会员获得了与营养或肥胖明显相关的 Pis 15 R01 或 K 奖； 2006 年，这一数字增加了 93%，达到 29 项活跃的此类赠款，2011 年（截至撰写本文时）又增加了 17%，达到 34 项（包括 ROD 赠款）。 UAB 的 NORC 在过去的资助周期中直接帮助招募了至少十几名新的和成熟的肥胖和营养研究人员。我们的出版物产出的绝对数量以及在世界肥胖和营养文献中所占的比例都在稳步增长。从引用次数来看，NORC 出版物的影响力始终超过肥胖和营养领域同行评审文献的标准。我们的 NORC 领导层负责监督两项 NIH 资助的肥胖研究 T32 培训拨款、一项行业赞助的肥胖培训拨款以及一系列全国营养和肥胖相关会议。我们的 NORC 每年至少资助四项 P/F 研究、一名指定的新研究者和一项广泛的强化计划。 UAB 每年为我们的 NORC 提供超过 700,000 美元，以补充 NIDDK P30 补助金。 NORC 的代谢/身体成分、基因组学、动物模型和生物统计学核心领域蓬勃发展，带来了具有成本效益的研究，并增强了获得我们会员大量使用的尖端技术的机会。我们的主题是肥胖：原因、后果和缓解。在这个广泛的多学科主题中，我们正在培育诸如少数族裔肥胖和健康差异等子领域；肥胖、热量限制和衰老；发育和儿科方面；和数学/定量科学方法。在卓越的机构支持和学术基础设施的支持下，我们请求新的资金，以继续为这一重要研究领域做出贡献。