# ADAR Summit Meeting

> **NIH NIH R13** · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY · 2020 · $49,543

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT
Creating experiences for underrepresented undergraduates in STEM fields where they can
present their own research and experience a professional setting is important for developing
their sense of self, and ability to persevere in a research career. Sharing one's research is an
important step in that process. The proposed ADAR Summit meeting provides the financial
support to make this happen for trainees in the MSTEM Advancing Diversity in Aging Research
program. The proposed series of conferences will meet annually for five years, coinciding with
the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America (GSA).
There are 9 such programs currently. Each one has a different emphasis in the field of aging:
biology, psychology, demography and more. As part of the ADAR program, students engage in
mentored research projects in the field of aging. These projects will be presented at the
conference either as presentations in the ADAR Summit meeting, or as part of a poster session
within the broader GSA conference setting. The GSA will facilitate an integration of the ADAR
Summit into the program. In each year in the ADAR Summit, there will be student presentations,
presentations from established URM and other scholars, opportunities to speak with
representatives from possible graduate schools, and networking time with the trainees from
other institutions. The program will have different kinds of activities in order to fully engage the
undergraduate students, including visiting the poster sessions in the GSA, attending sessions
relevant to their field, and the book exhibits. In addition, the MSTEM ADAR program requires
PIs to meet annually to discuss best practices, share advice and other experiences. The PIs
will have time to meet for this purpose.
As such, the primary goal of this conference series is to help solidify the self-image of trainees
as STEM researchers in aging through positive reinforcement. The ADAR Summit is an
important strategy for retention in budding research careers. Ultimately the goal is to have a
research community of scientists that is representative of the overall United States population,
in order to more accurately address health issues of the 21st century and beyond.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10018635
- **Project number:** 5R13AG066389-02
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY
- **Principal Investigator:** JOSHUA R. GOLDSTEIN
- **Activity code:** R13 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $49,543
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2019-09-15 → 2024-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10018635

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10018635, ADAR Summit Meeting (5R13AG066389-02). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10018635. Licensed CC0.

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