This proposal is designed to provide a 21st-century roadmap for establishing USC as the world leader in the research, education, policy, and application of innovations and advances that promote a cradle- to-grave approach for health, wellness, and longevity. The leadership award will enable the attainment of this goal by facilitating the development of a Lifespan Health (LSH) Initiative at USC that capitalizes on the wealth of expertise at the University while fostering new and convergent approaches to research. With this goal in mind, we propose four Specific Aims of this innovative approach to the study of lifespan health: 1. Convergent Lifespan Health Research ? Coordinate the bountiful resources at USC that impact the study of lifespan health. Generate multiple institutional resources to advance lifespan health research particularly new convergent approaches. 2. Convening Lifespan Health Events ? Establish a series of events that will bring scholars together to develop new and convergent approaches to lifespan health. 3. Omni-Training and Mentoring ? Develop new coursework and establish the USCMentorMatch program. 4. Communication of Lifespan Health Topics ? Create a dedicated team of communication professional to advance the Lifespan Health Initiative. Collectively, this project will revolutionize the study of lifespan health, increase the number of exceptionally well-trained scholars in lifespan health, and further solidify USC as the preeminent institution to study lifespan health.

Public Health Relevance

By merging the study of biology, medicine, demography, social and behavioral sciences into a unified approach, the USC Lifespan Health Initiative fosters new cooperative and collaborative efforts to translate basic research into policy, services, and interventions that drive healthy aging. The Lifespan Health Initiative fosters the coalescing of ideas, approaches, and technologies from all fields of study in aging thus generating a truly conversant community of researchers on aging across all disciplines.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Type
Academic/Teacher Award (ATA) (K07)
Project #
1K07AG060268-01A1
Application #
9744186
Study Section
Neuroscience of Aging Review Committee (NIA)
Program Officer
Guo, Max
Project Start
2019-05-01
Project End
2024-01-31
Budget Start
2019-05-01
Budget End
2020-01-31
Support Year
1
Fiscal Year
2019
Total Cost
Indirect Cost
Name
University of Southern California
Department
Type
University-Wide
DUNS #
072933393
City
Los Angeles
State
CA
Country
United States
Zip Code
90089