# Massachusetts AI and Technology Center for Connected Care in Aging and Alzheimer's Disease (MAITC): Networking and Mentoring Core

> **NIH NIH P30** · UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST · 2021 · $97,859

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY: Networking & Mentoring Core
Within the Massachusetts AI and Technology Center for Connected Care in Aging and Alzheimer's Disease
(MAITC), the activities of the Networking and Mentoring Core will foster the development of high-impact project
pilot teams, a research community dedicated to the MAITC’s goals and the next generation of individuals
inspired to work at the intersection of AI, technology, Aging and AD/ADRD care. All networking and mentoring
activities will be structured to help nurture the development of researchers from underrepresented minorities;
underrepresented genders in their fields; people with disabilities; and those from socially, culturally,
economically, or educationally disadvantaged backgrounds.
In support of these goals, the Networking and Mentoring Core has three aims. The first aim is to establish and
grow a multidisciplinary network of researchers and practitioners using AI-enhanced technologies to support
Healthy Aging and AD/ADRD care. The Networking and Mentoring Core will play an integral role in forming
and supporting a multidisciplinary community with national scope connecting stakeholders (older adults, lay
caregivers, and clinicians, health systems and service providers), technology-focused and clinical researchers,
industry partners, investors, the NIA Small Business Office and others working to advance the goals of
developing, translating, validating and deploying emerging AI-enabled technologies to support healthy aging
and AD/ADRD care. Activities will include numerous multidisciplinary networking events, the development of a
robust online community and directory of research expertise, technology showcase events, and supports for
the creation of multidisciplinary pilot project teams. The Networking and Mentoring Core’s work will also focus
on maintaining strong within-center and cross-center synergy to result in leadership, graduate students and
trainees, and staff working cohesively toward the MAITC’s shared vision of supporting pilot project teams. The
second aim is to provide technology, needs assessment, user assessment and technology deployment training
for individuals interested in conducting work aligned with the MAITC’s goals so they have the knowledge and
resources to conduct high-quality research and integrate technologies based on MAITC research into real-
world settings. The Networking and Mentoring Core will also provide robust mentoring for pilot grant awardees,
junior faculty, and students to inspire the next generation of investigators to pursue careers at the intersection
of technology and health. The third aim is to provide thought leadership in MAITC’s focus areas via showcase
videos, thematic whitepapers, journal special issues, and conference sessions which highlight successful
application of AI-enabled technologies to support Healthy Aging and AD/ADRD care, as well as identify key
gaps where there is significant stakeholder need but no viable technologies to address th...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10274693
- **Project number:** 1P30AG073107-01
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST
- **Principal Investigator:** Deepak Ganesan
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $97,859
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2021-09-30 → 2026-05-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10274693

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10274693, Massachusetts AI and Technology Center for Connected Care in Aging and Alzheimer's Disease (MAITC): Networking and Mentoring Core (1P30AG073107-01). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10274693. Licensed CC0.

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