# Research Education Component Rio Grande Valley AD-RCMAR

> **NIH NIH P30** · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS RIO GRANDE VALLEY · 2021 · $198,640

## Abstract

Project Summary - Research Education Component
The overwhelming burden of suffering, disability, and years of life lost due to Alzheimer´s disease (AD) and
related conditions represent a global crisis. Indeed, AD and related disorders (ADRD) constitute the second
leading cause of years lived with disability (YLDs) in high income countries – 8.33 million, nearly 1/10 of YTD
from all causes. These facts inspire and drive research and foster creativity and innovation to prevent and cure
AD, particularly among minority groups and especially Hispanics, that are disproportionally affected by it.
Scholars from ethnic minority groups are underrepresented in scientific research, particularly in ADRD
research focused on the causes and potential remedies of the unduly high impacts of AD on Hispanics. The
primary goal of the proposed AD-Research Center for Minority Aging Research (AD-RCMAR) at the University
of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) is to identify, train and mentor a diverse group of outstanding men and
women of underrepresented groups who will become leaders of scientific advances in social and behavioral
research that is translatable to ameliorating impacts of AD and related disorders (ADRD), particularly in aging
Hispanics and other minorities. To accomplish this goal, the Research Education Component (REC) of the AD-
RCMAR at UTRGV will leverage the research expertise and resources of experienced, successful,
interdisciplinary investigators and leaders in these fields to achieve the following specific aims: (1) support
innovative, high-impact multidisciplinary pilot projects that lead to successful applications for extramural
support by NIH of innovative research and further career development for scientists in minorities-focused
ADRD research (e.g., R and K awards); (2) identify, engage, and provide high-quality training and
individualized career development support to outstanding faculty of underrepresented minority groups who are
focused on ADRD research and translation to improve minorities' health; (3) develop and train AD-RCMAR
Scientists in research-specific skills and knowledge they will need to become independent researchers
dedicated to AD in minority populations. To accomplish these goals, we have built a leadership team with
extensive experience in research education, planning and evaluation of mentoring, and leadership of
collaborative interdisciplinary research efforts aimed at improving minorities' and Hispanics' health in targeted
geographic populations, and we have accounted for all needed administrative and logistic support. Trainees
and mentees will engage in and benefit from a rich immersive experience in developing collaborative research
addressing social and bio-behavioral ADRD contributors and impacts in the poverty-stricken, primarily Hispanic
US-Mexico border region of the RGV. Their training and efforts will be aimed in part at building upon existing
community healthcare and social support networks and resources that h...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10241360
- **Project number:** 5P30AG059305-04
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS RIO GRANDE VALLEY
- **Principal Investigator:** GABRIEL Alejandro DE ERAUSQUIN
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $198,640
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2018-09-01 → 2023-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10241360

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10241360, Research Education Component Rio Grande Valley AD-RCMAR (5P30AG059305-04). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-21 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10241360. Licensed CC0.

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