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| As the population ages, the development of strategies to maintain and
even enhance neuronal plasticity and cognitive function in the elderly is
a critical priority. This training program in the Neurobiology of Aging
is designed to provide high quality research training for select pre and
postdoctoral students to prepare them for successful independent careers
on the basic mechanisms in the neurobiology of aging. The program, begun
in 1983, is designed to provide multidisciplinary training to better understand
the basic neural events underlying successful aging, its maintenance and
plasticity, and the key events that compromise learning and memory and higher
cognitive function. To accomplish this we have assembled a group of senior
and junior investigators recognized for their expertise in key areas of
research and technology, who have a history and continued motivation to
collaborate, and are dedicated to high quality training in the field. The
program includes preceptors from departments in the Schools of Biological
Sciences, Chemistry, Engineering, Computer Science and Medicine in order
to reflect advances in new evolving areas and to train the next generation
of researchers. The program continues to evolve to include training in several
new technologies that range from genomics and proteomics to transgenic and
higher animal models and their application to the neurobiology of aging.
In addition, the program offers research opportunities for the study of
postmortem human tissues and clinical-pathological studies in order to translate
basic findings to the clinical setting. Trainees that enter the program
have an opportunity to obtain a well-rounded experience in neurobiology
at the same time focus on a subfield of interest. The training program involves
hands on experience, a seminar series, didactic training and community awareness.
The program has a solid track record of producing quality scientists who
enter academia or apply their training and knowledge in industry to address
a challenging and serious health problem for the nation and our growing
senior population. |
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