# Training Program in Gerontological and Geriatric Research

> **NIH NIH T32** · WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · 2021 · $354,975

## Abstract

Project Summary
This T32-supported “Training Program in Gerontological and Geriatric Research (TPGGR)”, initially
funded in 2009 (for 2 years), and subsequently renewed for 5 years in 2012, has supported
mentored training of 5 successful investigators who remain dedicated to a research career, with 2
new fellows committed to begin training in summer/fall 2016. Our 6-year progress is on track to
exceed program goals, consistent with our faculty's overall track record of outstanding success in
educating other students, postdoctoral fellows, and early-career faculty. Nationwide, there is a
dearth of competent investigators trained in the appropriate research skills who wish to conduct
clinical research on important geriatric outcomes that lead to mobility disability, dementia, and loss
of independence. Thus, the research of our T32-supported trainees has been, and will continue to
be, instrumental in advancing knowledge regarding the prevention of disability and the best health
care for older adults.
The overall goal of our TPGGR is to provide an integrated career development pathway centered
on training fellows in the skills and competencies needed to conduct clinical research directed at
prevention of physical and cognitive disability. Our scholars acquire a scientific understanding of the
pathways leading to physical and/or cognitive disability, as well as gain: 1) competencies needed to
conduct randomized clinical trials and/or longitudinal cohort studies in the elderly, 2) experience and
expertise in the measurement of cognitive and/or physical disability outcomes, and 3) specific
technical or methodological skills in line with their individual interests. This training will place them in
a position to transition successfully to an early-stage faculty position and to be highly competitive for
new funding to continue their path towards independence. This approach complements our other
training programs and integrates perfectly with the scientific themes of our existing NIA-sponsored
Pepper Center, which is focused on physical function, and our endowed Kulynych Center, which is
focused on cognitive function. Since our initial T32 grant, the number of research-intensive faculty
and extramural funding in our Sticht Center has nearly doubled. Because of this explosion in our
number of highly qualified training faculty, this proposal seeks annual salary support for 3 trainees.
With a current research portfolio of funded grants totaling $28.4 million in direct costs awarded to
our proposed T32 Program Faculty, we have the scientific expertise, resources, and research
opportunities available for training the next generation of investigators for success in clinical
geriatric research.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10192611
- **Project number:** 5T32AG033534-12
- **Recipient organization:** WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES
- **Principal Investigator:** STEPHEN B. KRITCHEVSKY
- **Activity code:** T32 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $354,975
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2009-05-01 → 2022-08-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10192611

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10192611, Training Program in Gerontological and Geriatric Research (5T32AG033534-12). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-26 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10192611. Licensed CC0.

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