Training Opportunities

There are a few main goals of the AART program that promotes the bridging neurodegeneration research with other conditions relating to aging. The first goal is to ensure that the trainees have what they need to conduct the best research at Georgetown (including access to experimental resources; good mentoring; and information about current research ideas and techniques). The second it to provide exposure to the many aspects of AD and aging-related diseases through required coursework and interactions with experts from beyond Georgetown. A third goal is to put in place materials to help trainees be successful beyond their work at Georgetown (including networking opportunities; career strategy work; training in pedagogy; and an emphasis on building a good CV through research and educational accomplishments). Much of this proposed training is newly created as part of the AART. 

Coursework. There are three required courses for trainees. First, AART students and fellows are required to take the course, “Molecular Mechanisms of Neurodegeneration.” Second, trainees will examine wider issues of aging through the Georgetown University course “The Biology of Disease” from the Master’s in Aging & Health program. Third, all trainees will take the one-week intensive (40 hour) workshop “Biostatistics, Epidemiology & Clinical Research.”

Training beyond coursework. The program is designed to balance time for training events with protected research time, which is the main determinant for a trainee’s career success. Thus, we have made the greatest commitments of time in this training program beyond the laboratory for: personal interactions with national research leaders and attendance at national meetings; coursework in neurodegeneration, aging, and biostatistics; and development of grant submissions (which includes training in experimental design and interpretation).

  • Memory Disorders Clinic/Clinical Trials Updates
  • Brain Cuttings
  • Seminars in Aging
  • Alzheimer’s Disease Centers
  • National Scientific Meeting
  • Oral Presentations
  • Journal Club
  • Grant Submission
  • Review Paper
  • Roundtable Discussions
  • Yearly Symmer Symposium
  • Classroom Teaching Opportunities