# Research Education Core

> **NIH NIH P30** · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · 2023 · $243,215

## Abstract

The Research Education Component (REC) of the Deep South RCMAR is designed to recruit,
educate, and support a diverse group of faculty at our four partnering institutions (Morehouse
School of Medicine (MSM), Tuskegee University (TU), The University of Alabama (UA) and The
University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). The focus is to Mentor junior faculty to achieve
enduring research careers focused on reducing health disparities between Black African
Americans (B/AA) and White older adults in the Deep South (a region of the country where the
majority of older B/AAs live, and health disparities have been particularly persistent). This long-
term collaboration between institutions that vary greatly in their respective cultures, research
emphases, infrastructure, and faculty backgrounds will increases the pool of faculty applicants to
the program. Each partnering institution brings unique strengths to the RCMAR. The benefits of
collaboration for the Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) include exposure to
more senior researchers with extensive research portfolios available to serve as Program Mentors.
The strengths of the HBCUs to the collaboration include a pool of faculty experienced in cultural
sensitivity who are committed to aging research leading to the reduction of health inequities.
Additionally, TU brings unique strength in bioethics, a key component for scientists interested in
addressing health disparities in the Deep South. The overall goals of the REC are to: (1) build
research capacity and increase the diversity of the research workforce, (2) Mentor our Scientists
by providing opportunities for them to work on interdisciplinary teams, exposing them to the
methodologies and theories of other scientific disciplines pertinent to the study of age-related
phenomena, 3) support our Scientists in pursuing independent careers in aging and health
disparities research through ongoing Mentoring, and (4) build research capacity through funding
for pilot grants and assistance in the submission of future competitive research projects. To insure
the success of the REC, we will draw from a large pool of established Mentors at all partner
institutions. We will evaluate the program through various indicators of Scientist career
independence including publications, successful grant applications, promotions, and service in the
academic community (e.g., editorial board memberships, participation on study sections). In these
ways, the REC will help diversify the cadre of scientists engaged in aging research, with the
ultimate goal of reducing health inequities in the older population. Through improving the diversity
of scientists trained in this area of research, the expectation is that global competitiveness will be
improved, scientific innovation will be enhanced, and older adults will benefit.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10730112
- **Project number:** 2P30AG031054-16
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM
- **Principal Investigator:** KARLENE K BALL
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2023
- **Award amount:** $243,215
- **Award type:** 2
- **Project period:** 2007-09-30 → 2028-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10730112

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10730112, Research Education Core (2P30AG031054-16). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10730112. Licensed CC0.

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