# Emory Alzheimer's Disease Research Center

> **NIH NIH P30** · EMORY UNIVERSITY · 2021 · $308,368

## Abstract

SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: MINORITY ENGAGEMENT CORE 
The Minority Engagement Core (MEC) focuses on the recruitment and retention of African American (AA) 
individuals into ADRC research, clinical trials and brain donation programs. The MEC seeks to decrease the 
knowledge gap about Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) among AA, while increasing participation in basic, clinical, and 
translational research that also acknowledges and explores racial differences. We will follow a community 
based participatory model to design and implement programs of mutual benefit to the ADRC and 
Underrepresented Groups (URG). The Registry for Remembrance (RfR) Community Coalition, established in 
2008, consists of lay and professional groups serving the AA community. The RfR and the MEC work together 
to implement recruitment/retention strategies. The MEC augments but does not duplicate the ongoing 
recruitment activities of the Administrative, Clinical, and ORE Cores, but rather responds to programming and 
community requests and needs specific to the AA community. This intentional and directed focus produces 
trusted relationships that bolster our recruitment to double the number of African-American participants in our 
UDS cohort and other clinical research efforts. The MEC, in collaboration with the Administrative, Clinical, ORE 
and Data Cores, will facilitate the recruitment and retention of AA in ADRC studies, and tailor specific outreach 
to engage AA men and other URG (e.g. Latino and LGBTQ). To increase the understanding of Alzheimer’s 
disease and related dementias by URG healthcare and other allied professionals, we will provide continuing 
education opportunities to improve their capacity for service to those living and dealing with these devastating 
disorders. Our goal of increased URG research participation will be accomplished through the following aims: 
Aim 1. Increase the participation of persons from the African-American community in clinical trials and other 
research at the ADRC. 
Aim 2. Continue outreach, recruitment, and engagement activities centered on capacity-building strategies. 
Aim 3. Develop and evaluate innovative research, recruitment, and engagement activities aimed at enhancing 
the relevance of ADRC research for other ethnic minority and underrepresented groups.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10212236
- **Project number:** 5P30AG066511-02
- **Recipient organization:** EMORY UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** Monica Willis Parker
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $308,368
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2020-07-15 → 2025-04-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10212236

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10212236, Emory Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (5P30AG066511-02). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10212236. Licensed CC0.

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