# Research Education Component (REC)

> **NIH NIH P30** · WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · 2022 · $205,947

## Abstract

The goal of the WF OAIC Research Education Component (REC) is to develop the next generation of
scientists trained in multi-disciplinary translational research to prevent and treat age-related functional decline
and disability. The REC is highly aligned with the WF OAIC's theme, `Integrating pathways affecting physical
function for new approaches to disability treatment and prevention'.
Working closely with the other WF OAIC Cores, the Specific Aims of the REC are:
 1. To recruit, support, and mentor early-career faculty (OAIC Scholars) with a demonstrated commitment
 to an aging research career. We will provide financial support and a tailored mentorship, research, and
 educational programs emphasizing the development of skills and competencies necessary for an
 independent career in collaborative and interdisciplinary research; and
 2. To monitor progress of OAIC Scholars using specific milestones for achievements, and improve REC
 programs through an ongoing evaluation process.
Core Leaders (Kritchevsky, Houston, and Klepin) are institutional aging-research leaders with demonstrated
passion for mentoring and fostering the careers of early-career faculty. In the first year of the next cycle, the
REC proposes to support 4 diverse scholars with work spanning the translational spectrum. Each scholar has
an individualized career development plan to build key competencies critical for an independent research
career. To further enhance the impact of the REC, we propose 5 new and innovative elements that take
advantage of programs available through Wake Forest's CTSA-funded Clinical and Translational Science
Institute, or that the WF OAIC has created in response to evaluative feedback from previous or current
scholars: 1) Cross-NIA Center OAIC Scholar visits; 2) Geriatric Assessment Boot Camp; 3) Integrative Biology
Catalyst Meetings; 4) Leadership Seminars, and 5) enrolling mentors in the CTSI Mentor Academy. The WF
OAIC REC seeks to continue its record of outstanding success training scientists in team-based collaboration
to discover, evaluate, and translate innovative approaches to preserve function and prevent and treat disability
in older adults.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10433967
- **Project number:** 5P30AG021332-20
- **Recipient organization:** WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES
- **Principal Investigator:** STEPHEN B. KRITCHEVSKY
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2022
- **Award amount:** $205,947
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2002-09-30 → 2023-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10433967

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10433967, Research Education Component (REC) (5P30AG021332-20). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10433967. Licensed CC0.

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