北京市老年病医疗研究中心(以下简称老年中心)是北京市政府1985年1月批准，由国家计划委员会投资，在宣武医院的基础上，扩建成立的我国第一个院所(中心)合一的，集老年疾病临床诊疗与教育、科研为一体的北京市级研究机构。2010年经北京市机构编制委员会办公室批准，老年中心正式成为北京市属全额拨款事业单位。老年中心下设神经生物学研究室、细胞生物学研究室、药物研究室、脑血管病研究室、中心实验室、实验动物室、循证医学中心和多个临床实验室。

　　老年中心以老年医学为重点，开展老年疾病特别是神经系统疾病的发病机制、诊断与防治研究，在老年性痴呆、帕金森病、心脑血管病、老年流行病学研究等方面具有明显的优势，居全国领先或先进水平。早在上世纪90年代初，老年中心就获得了联合国人口基金P23项目(北京老龄化多维纵向研究)、世界实验室老年人口研究中心MCD-5项目(常见老年病流行病学调查)的资助，此后陆续承担了国家“973”、“863”计划项目、国家“十五”至“十二五”科技攻关项目和科技支撑计划、卫生部行业基金科研专项、国家自然科学基金、国家教育部和北京市科委等多项高级别科研项目，获得了国家科学技术进步二等奖、北京市科学技术一等奖、教育部科学技术进步一等奖等省部级(含)以上老年医学相关的科研成果奖50余项，获国家和国际专利40余项。

　　老年中心不断加强学科建设和科技创新团队建设，从1996年开始陆续建立了北京市脑老化重点实验室、神经变性病教育部重点实验室等8个省部级重点实验室和工程技术研究中心，有力推动了老年医学的基础与临床研究、新技术开发和科研成果转化推广。老年中心拥有老年医学硕士和博士学位培养点、博士后流动站，为老年医学的发展培养和输送了大批专业人才。

　　老年中心还承担了大量公益性活动，作为北京市老年保健及疾病防治中心的依托单位，协助政府承担起北京市老年健康服务体系的管理任务，开展流行病学调查，为政府制定卫生政策和规划提供重要依据。

　　老年中心与世界卫生组织、联合国人口基金等国际组织以及美国、日本、意大利、加拿大、法国、德国、澳大利亚、瑞典、荷兰等十多个国家的知名大学和科研机构有着广泛的交流与合作。

　　展望未来，老年中心将充分发挥其在北京市乃至全国老年医学领域的引领作用，为推动老年健康事业的发展、增进人民健康福祉做出更大的贡献!

　　Brief Introduction of Beijing Municipal Geriatric Medical Research Center

　　Beijing Municipal Geriatric Medical Research Center (BGRC), the first Beijing municipal research institution which included both a hospital and research center, is excellent in the diagnosis and treatment of, as well as education and research concerning senile diseases. In January 1985, it was approved by the Beijing municipal government, funded by the National Planning Commission and chartered under the auspices of Xuanwu Hospital. In 2010, BGRC officially became a fully funded institution with the approval of the Beijing City Organization Committee. In addition to the central laboratory, BGRC includes research labs for neurobiology, cell biology, pharmacology, cerebrovascular diseases, experimental animals, clinical work, and the Cochrane center.

　　BGRC focuses on senile diseases, their pathogenesis, diagnosis, and prevention, especially relating to neurology. It is strong in the studies of Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, cerebrovascular disease, and geriatric epidemiology, and is well-known throughout the country for its leadership in research. In the 1990s, BGRC was funded by project P23 of the United Nations Population Fund for a longitudinal multi-approaches study of aging in Beijing, and also project MCD-5 of the International Cultural Exchange Center World Laboratory for epidemiological investigation of common senile diseases. It also participated in multiple national research programs, such as “973” and “863” , the key scientific projects of the national 10th, 11th and 12th five-year plans, as well as the National Sci-Tech Support Plan and special funds of the National Ministry of Health, National Natural Science Foundation of China, National Ministry of Education, and the Beijing S&T commission. Besides these, BGRC was granted multiple research achievement awards including national S&T Progress Award 2nd class, Beijing S&T Award 1st class, and S&T Progress Award 2nd class of the National Ministry of Education. BGRC has held more than 40 national and international patents.

　　BGRC has continuously built and strengthened the discipline, construction and innovation of its research teams. Since 1996, it has established eight major laboratories affiliated to a province or ministry. Established research centers include the Beijing Key Laboratory for Brain Aging and the Key Laboratory for Neurodegenerative Diseases supported by the Ministry of Education. In this work BGRC has promoted the clinical and basic research of senile diseases, development of new technologies, and application of research findings. BGRC has masters, Ph.D. and post-doctoral training programs in senile diseases. Numerous students and professionals have been trained in senile diseases research for the nation.

　　As a supported institution by Beijing Geriatric Healthcare Center, BGRC has undertaken a large number of public welfare cases, such as assisting the government with the management of Beijing elderly care service system and epidemiological investigation, which provided an important basis for the making and planning of national health policy.

　　BGRC has communicated and cooperated extensively with international organizations like the World Health Organization and United Nations Population Fund, and prestigious universities and research institutions worldwide, from such places as the USA, Japan, Italy, Canada, France, German, Australia, Sweden and the Netherlands.

　　In the future, BGRC will continue to play its leading role in the research of senile diseases for Beijing and the nation, and contribute more in promoting the development of elderly care and people’s health.