Description
This program aims to provide researchers with opportunities to engage with members of the Network for a variety of collaborative activities, including learning about sample collection and processing techniques, co-developing grant proposals or research papers focused on novel statistical or biological methods, and coordinating with other cohort research groups to harmonize data and methodologies. A parallel goal is to provide immersive experiences with expert mentorship to foster the development of early career investigators into independently funded researchers.
Specific objectives include:
- Supporting junior investigators/study personnel committed to improved measurement of biological risk for late life health outcomes in large representative samples of populations
- Facilitating structured mentorship
- Enhancing skills in research design, data collection, and dissemination
- Producing harmonized data products across Network member studies