Division of Neuroscience, National Institute on Aging, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Alzheimers Dement. 2012 Jul;8(4):372-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jalz.2012.05.2115.
Alzheimer's disease is recognized as a public health crisis worldwide. As public and private funding agencies around the world enhance and expand their support of Alzheimer's disease research, there is an urgent need to coordinate funding strategies and leverage resources to maximize the impact on public health and avoid duplication of effort and inefficiency. Such coordination requires a comprehensive assessment of the current landscape of Alzheimer's disease research in the United States and internationally. To this end, the National Institute on Aging at the National Institutes of Health and the Alzheimer's Association developed the Common Alzheimer's Disease Research Ontology (CADRO) as a dynamic portfolio analysis tool that can be used by funding agencies worldwide for strategic planning and coordination.
阿尔茨海默病已被公认为全球范围内的公共卫生危机。随着世界范围内的公共和私人资助机构加强和扩大对阿尔茨海默病研究的支持,迫切需要协调资助策略并利用资源,以最大限度地发挥对公共卫生的影响,避免重复工作和效率低下。这种协调需要对美国和国际上的阿尔茨海默病研究现状进行全面评估。为此,美国国立卫生研究院下属的国家老龄化研究所和阿尔茨海默病协会开发了通用阿尔茨海默病研究本体(CADRO),作为一个动态的投资组合分析工具,供全球的资助机构用于战略规划和协调。