# MIDCAREER INVESTIGATOR AWARD IN TRANSLATIONAL PATIENT-ORIENTED RESEARCH IN AGING

> **NIH NIH K24** · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · 2021 · $131,239

## Abstract

Midcareer Investigator Award in Translational Patient-Oriented Research in Aging
This application is for a K24 Midcareer Investigator Award in Patient-Oriented Research to promote mentoring
and career development in dissemination and implementation research that improves mobility and prevents
disability in community-dwelling older adults. Dr. Jennifer Brach, PI of the proposed award, is a physical
therapist, epidemiologist and scientist committed to mentoring health professional trainees and junior faculty
and working to improve the mobility and quality of life of older adults. For over 15 years, she has conducted
patient-oriented research studies focused on increasing successful aging among vulnerable older adults and
she has built a strong multi-disciplinary network of research collaborators who are available to co-mentor
trainees and junior faculty. Her long-term goal is to bridge the gap between clinical research, public health, and
everyday practice by transferring the findings from clinical trials to practice settings and communities, where
the findings will improve mobility and prevent disability in older adults and to train health professionals and
junior faculty for a successful career in academic investigation. Dr. Brach seeks support from a NIA K24 career
award to: 1) establish a research training and mentoring program that will prepare beginning scholars to
become successful, independent patient-oriented researchers in disability prevention in aging, 2) obtain
additional training and participate in practical experiences in dissemination and implementation science that
will enhance her translational research skills, and 3) extend her currently funded work to bridge the gap
between clinical research and practice settings and the community. Dr. Brach has a substantial and growing
track record of mentorship of trainees from a variety of disciplines; the requested K24 support would allow her
to curtail teaching and administrative responsibilities so that she can focus the majority of her time on research
and mentoring.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10114177
- **Project number:** 5K24AG057728-04
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH
- **Principal Investigator:** JENNIFER S BRACH
- **Activity code:** K24 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $131,239
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2017-01-01 → 2022-11-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10114177

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10114177, MIDCAREER INVESTIGATOR AWARD IN TRANSLATIONAL PATIENT-ORIENTED RESEARCH IN AGING (5K24AG057728-04). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-27 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10114177. Licensed CC0.

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