The NIA Division of Behavioral and Social Research currently supports ten Roybal Centers. The long-range objectives of the Roybal Centers are to improve the health, quality of life, and productivity of middle-aged and older people, through: (1) facilitating the translation from the basic behavioral and social sciences (including human factors) to practical outcomes, including new technologies, for the benefit of the aged, and 2) if possible also stimulating new "use-inspired" basic research in the behavioral and social sciences.
The Roybal Centers are intended to provide the research infrastructure to: (1) Stimulate ideas for new program development in the area of translational research in the social and behavioral sciences; (2) Enhance the productivity of relevant basic research or existing projects through translation into viable new products or technologies; (3) Facilitate acceleration in the development of new products or technologies to enhance the health and quality of life of older Americans; (4) Recruit new researchers to the area of translational research; (5) Develop innovative networks of researchers with interests in translational research; (6) Assemble multidisciplinary teams to solve practical problems; (7) Facilitate public-private partnerships including increased interaction and collaboration among academic researchers, and commercial interests or Governmental bodies; (8) Facilitate and accelerate application through studies and analyses of the translational process itself.
The currently-funded Roybal Centers are:
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