国家老龄研究所所长 Richard J. Hodes 将于12月7日退休：掌舵33年、研究所预算增至46亿美元
美国国立卫生研究院（NIH）院长 Jay Bhattacharya 11月4日发表声明宣布，国家老龄研究所（NIA）所长 Richard J. Hodes 医生将于12月7日退休。Hodes 自 1993 年起执掌 NIA，任内研究所年度预算拨款从 1993 年的 4 亿美元增长到 2026 年的 46 亿美元，带领研究所走过三十多年的科学发现与进步。
Bhattacharya 在声明中说，Hodes 推动了 NIH 资助的阿尔茨海默病及相关痴呆（AD/ADRD）研究取得关键进展：2011 年《国家阿尔茨海默病计划法》通过、痴呆专项研究经费随之增长后，Hodes 主导扩大了 NIA 的 AD/ADRD 研究计划，并协调联邦政府内外的科学合作。任内，遗传学、预防、诊断与照护等领域均有显著进展，美国食品药品管理局（FDA）还批准了首批阿尔茨海默病疾病修饰疗法。2020 年，Hodes 与国家神经疾病与中风研究所合作创立 NIH 阿尔茨海默病及相关痴呆中心（CARD）。
声明还指出，Hodes 是「老年科学」（geroscience）领域的先驱之一，该领域研究衰老的生物机制如何成为老年慢性病的共同驱动因素；他还共同主持 NIH 共同基金的体育活动分子传感器联盟（MoTrPAC），并参与领导细胞衰老网络（SenNet）等 NIH 全院计划。
Hodes 毕业于 Yale University，在 Harvard Medical School 获医学博士学位，是美国国家医学院院士、美国科学促进会会士，并以美国公共卫生服务军官团退役海军少将军衔退役。除担任 NIA 所长外，他还在国家癌症研究所担任院内科学家，研究与癌症和衰老相关的免疫机制。
Hodes 离任后，NIA 代理副所长 Kenneth Santora 将暂行所长职责，直至选定正式继任者；Hodes 将以特约志愿者身份继续服务 NIH，在 NIA 院内研究计划中担任导师，并协助研究所领导层过渡。
（来源：美国国立卫生研究院）
NIA Director Richard J. Hodes to Retire December 7 After Leading the Institute Since 1993
National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya issued a statement on November 4 recognizing Richard J. Hodes, M.D., Director of the National Institute on Aging (NIA), as he prepares to retire on December 7, 2026. Dr. Hodes has led NIA since 1993, guiding the Institute through more than three decades of scientific discovery as its annual budgetary appropriation increased from $400 million in 1993 to $4.6 billion in 2026.
According to the statement, Dr. Hodes spurred critical progress in NIH-funded Alzheimer's disease (AD) and AD-related dementias (ADRD) research. Following passage of the National Alzheimer's Project Act in 2011 and subsequent growth in dedicated dementia research funding, he led the expansion of NIA's AD/ADRD initiatives and coordinated scientific partnerships across the federal government and the wider dementia research community. His tenure saw significant advancements in genetics, prevention, diagnostics, and care, as well as FDA approval of the first disease-modifying therapies for AD. In 2020, he partnered with the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke to launch the NIH Center for Alzheimer's and Related Dementias (CARD).
Dr. Hodes also helped pioneer the field of geroscience, which investigates the biological mechanisms of aging as common drivers of chronic diseases of older adulthood, and played leadership roles in NIH Common Fund programs including MoTrPAC and the Cellular Senescence Network (SenNet).
A graduate of Yale University, Dr. Hodes received his M.D. from Harvard Medical School. He is a member of the National Academy of Medicine, a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and a retired Rear Admiral of the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. In addition to serving as NIA Director, he has remained an active intramural scientist in the National Cancer Institute.
Following his departure, NIA Acting Deputy Director Kenneth Santora, Ph.D., will lead NIA as the search for a permanent director ensues. Dr. Hodes will continue to serve NIH as a Special Volunteer, mentoring within the NIA Intramural Research Program and supporting NIA leadership during the transition.
(Source: National Institutes of Health)
来源：美国国立卫生研究院
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