# UTMB OAIC Research Education Component (REC)

> **NIH NIH P30** · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MED BR GALVESTON · 2020 · $326,195

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT (REC)
The UTMB Older Americans Independence Center (OAIC) will continue to promote development of the next
generation of research leaders in geriatrics and gerontology through direct financial support for salary,
structured mentoring, participation in interdisciplinary conferences, didactic training, and networking activities.
Scholars will have access to infrastructure support from the Research Education Component (REC) and other
cores, from the Institute for Translational Sciences (CTSA), and from other OAICs as appropriate.
Specific aims of the REC are to:
 1. Identify, recruit and retain qualified candidates who have the potential to develop successful careers in
 translational science consistent with the mission and theme of the University of Texas Medical Branch
OAIC.
 2. Create Individualized Career Development Plans for each scholar that identify a lead mentor and
 mentoring team with defined roles.
 3. Develop, conduct and evaluate education and training activities integrated with mentoring and research
 experiences based on the Individualized Career Development Plan. Develop the skills necessary to
 establish an academic career that will lead to productive team science and external funding.
These aims will allow us to continue our success. The UTMB OAIC has trained 31 scholars including 45%
women, 26% minority, and 55% clinicians. External funding was obtained by 85% of the REC scholars on their
pathway to becoming independent investigators. The theme for the 2020-2025 cycle is: Translate Pathways of
Function Loss and Gain into Interventions to Optimize Functional Recovery in Diverse Geriatric Populations.
The theme guides a career development program in which early career faculty acquire capabilities in scholarly
communication, scientific leadership, and the translation of research findings to effective interventions, with a
new emphasis on Hispanic aging.
The aims will be achieved by integrating the REC scholars with teams conducting research relevant to the
OAIC goal of identifying pathways of physical function and developing interventions that will improve functional
recovery and enhance independence in diverse older adults. The teams are multidisciplinary and led by
experienced mentors with demonstrated research expertise and documented external funding. The REC
leadership includes senior faculty with both research and administrative experience related to career
development, e.g., directors of training programs, T32s, K12s. In addition, the REC includes clinician-scientists
as members of each research team to ensure that the mentoring experiences are high quality and include
appropriate translational opportunities related to diversity, aging and geriatric research.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10027664
- **Project number:** 2P30AG024832-16
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MED BR GALVESTON
- **Principal Investigator:** KENNETH J. OTTENBACHER
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $326,195
- **Award type:** 2
- **Project period:** — → —

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10027664

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10027664, UTMB OAIC Research Education Component (REC) (2P30AG024832-16). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10027664. Licensed CC0.

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