# Training in the Neurobiology of Aging and Alzheimer's Disease

> **NIH NIH T32** · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE · 2020 · $443,954

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT
At present 5.3 million US citizens are affected by Alzheimer's disease and countless others are impacted by
age-related cognitive decline. The cost of care in the US is currently more than $220 billion annually, and with
the increase in cases will grow to an unsupportable $1.2 trillion annually by 2050.  The loss of cognitive
function will impact the quality of life, the available elderly workforce in the nation and our economic viability.
We urgently need to discover new prevention and treatment strategies. Biomedical research and the training of
a new generation of scientists devoted to studying the mechanisms associated with aging and age-related
disorders hold the greatest promise for identifying strategies that allow individuals to "age successfully."
Our training program focuses on preparation and instruction in the application of molecular and quantitative
approaches to the elucidation of the cellular and molecular mechanisms of age-related neurodegeneration,
brain plasticity, and learning and memory. We emphasize training on mechanisms but also the discovery and
translation of effective therapeutics including lifestyles such as physical activity. Overall, our training program
has five primary features and strengths: 1. A team of innovative and scholarly preceptors who have a strong
record of accomplishment for training young scholars and an excellent collaborative environment fostering
team science 2. A core set of courses on Brain Aging along with seminars and symposia (eg. ReMIND),
training on brain pathology through Clinical-pathological case presentations and a mini-clinical internship 3. A
unique environment that allows for students from many departments and programs across the campus to have
a customized program of study, an opportunity that a single department based program cannot provide 4.
Specific training to help trainees reach their individual career goals that will include Training in Communication
skills such as our recent training for students on delivering “elevator pitches” and brief lay descriptions of
research 5. An Individual Development Plan (IDP) to prepare them for their own independent careers in the
neurobiology of aging, and continual monitoring to ensure they develop broad understanding of the bench to
clinic translation of research to improve the lives of the elderly and ensure sustainably healthcare for the
nation. Overall, our Training program in Brain Aging is designed to develop a uniquely trained cadre of
investigators who over the years will develop successful careers.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9934952
- **Project number:** 5T32AG000096-37
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE
- **Principal Investigator:** Carl Wayne Cotman
- **Activity code:** T32 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $443,954
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 1982-09-29 → 2024-04-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9934952

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9934952, Training in the Neurobiology of Aging and Alzheimer's Disease (5T32AG000096-37). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9934952. Licensed CC0.

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