# Emory Alzheimer's Disease Research Center

> **NIH NIH P30** · EMORY UNIVERSITY · 2021 · $156,883

## Abstract

SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: RESEARCH EDUCATION COMPONENT 
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia, affecting more than 5 million Americans. At 
the same time that the prevalence of AD is increasing, the number of new investigators in the US is 
decreasing, which may severely hamper our efforts to develop better diagnostic and treatment tools for AD and 
related dementias (ADRD). The goal of the Research Education Component (REC) of the Goizueta 
Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (ADRC) at Emory is to support research educational activities that 
complement and enhance the training of the future workforce to meet the nation’s biomedical, behavioral and 
clinical needs in ADRD. We will achieve this goal by identifying and supporting the research education of junior 
investigators and trainees from diverse backgrounds and disciplines. In Aim 1, REC leadership and mentors 
will work with these trainees to develop and execute tailored educational plans for new and early stage 
investigators to advance towards independence in conducting AD-related research. In Aim 2, we will leverage 
Emory’s wealth of basic and clinical scientists as well as partner Atlanta-area institutions to identify, recruit and 
support the research training of new/early stage investigators and trainees from diverse backgrounds and 
disciplines, with special emphasis on URMs, to engage in AD-related research. In Aim 3, the REC leadership 
and external advisory committee will rigorously monitor and evaluate the trainees, mentors, and the overall 
program, and implement improvements when necessary. Success of the REC will result in rolling cohorts of 
new investigators with a focus on diversity to lead the next generation of ADRD research.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10212237
- **Project number:** 5P30AG066511-02
- **Recipient organization:** EMORY UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** DAVID WEINSHENKER
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $156,883
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2020-07-15 → 2025-04-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10212237

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10212237, Emory Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (5P30AG066511-02). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10212237. Licensed CC0.

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