# Building Trust to Enhance Diversity in Aging Research

> **NIH NIH R24** · UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE · 2021 · $154,498

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT
The UMB NIA Parent R24 entitled “Building Trust to Enhance Diversity in Aging Research” is
focused on determining the most efficient and effective research recruitment and retention
strategies for three underrepresented study populations. It is essential to identify factors
associated with the under-representation of in research.3–5 Experiences with our community
partners, especially since the occurrence of the SARS-CoV-2 public health emergency,
increasingly show profound community concerns with ethical issues in research, particularly
related to post-study obligations of researchers and academia and return of research resuts.6–9
Addressing bioethical concerns of historically under-represented populations requires
innovative, trustworthy, and community-driven approaches . This study will focus on aging
African Americans’ views on post-study obligations and views on return of research results, their
ethical concerns and trust/trustworthiness in researchers and research. This investigation,
related to bioethical research, is consistent with the goals/aims of the Parent grant and NIA’s
mission, goals, and objectives, particularly Goal F and objectives of its Strategic Plan. The
specific aims are to: Aim 1: Elicit aging African Americans’ views related to research
participation for African American Aging participants and their communities and community
views on post-study obligations and return of research results. ; Aim 2A: Assess how aging
African Americans and community members interpret expectations for post-study obligations
according to the three principles of the Belmont report.; Aim 2B: Investigate views on historical
research occurrences and their influence on research participation through case studies utilizing
storytelling to further determine participant views on return of results, post-study obligations and
trustworthiness in Aging Research. Case studies will include: Case 1: Mrs. Henrietta Lacks for
principle of respect for persons; Case 2: PHS Study of Untreated Syphilis in Tuskegee,
Alabama for principle of beneficence/nonmaleficence; Case 3: Genetic etiology of
aggressive behavior study in African American boys for principle of justice.
Lessons learned from this project will support and inform science, clinical research and future
policy development in bioethics and research ethics. The project has potential to increase the
inclusion (recruitment and retention) of aging African Americans in biomedical and clinical
research. This could fill an important ethical gap given the absence of formal policies on post-
study care/obligations and return of results in a majority of institutions and IRBs.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10365557
- **Project number:** 3R24AG063728-03S1
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE
- **Principal Investigator:** JAY MAGAZINER
- **Activity code:** R24 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $154,498
- **Award type:** 3
- **Project period:** 2019-09-15 → 2023-05-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10365557

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10365557, Building Trust to Enhance Diversity in Aging Research (3R24AG063728-03S1). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-01 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10365557. Licensed CC0.

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