# Leadership and Administrative Core (LAC)

> **NIH NIH P30** · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · 2024 · $229,998

## Abstract

The goal of the Leadership and Administrative Core (LAC) is to provide the overall infrastructure and scientific and
intellectual leadership of the translational, interdisciplinary, collaborative, and investigator development functions that are
expected of an AD/ADRD RCMAR. The Scientific Theme of Mass-ENVISION (Massachusetts Center for Alzheimer and
dEmeNtia behaVIoral reSearch In minOrity agiNg) is the training and sustained and tailored mentoring of underrepresented
in medicine (UiM) scientists in developing, testing and implementing of scientifically rigorous behavioral health
interventions for persons with ADRD (Alzheimer disease and related dementias) and their informal care partners in hospital
and community settings. The rationale for selecting this scientific theme is the critical need for new ADRD behavioral
interventions as well as the need to diversify biomedical research, consistent with the call for ADRD behavioral research
under RFA-AG-23-025. All RCMAR Scientists will receive training in ADRD behavioral health and interventions research
anchored to the newly revised (2022) NIH Stage Model, the Science of Behavior Change, the NIA Health Disparities
Framework and the CDC (Centers for Disease Control) and NAM (National Academy of Medicine) prevention models. The
LAC will conduct its work through 3 Specific Aims. Aim 1. Establish the leadership, infrastructure and community to
support the Mass-ENVISION Scientific Theme. The LAC will: Provide administrative leadership, oversight and facilitation
of scientific interactions and collaborations across all Cores and component institutions, as well as with other regional NIA
Centers, including 2 Alzheimer’s Disease Research Centers (ADRCs); Ensure that principles and practices of diversity,
equity, inclusion, accessibility and anti-racism are integrated throughout all Cores and RCMAR Scientists’ training
experiences; Promote a community-centered focus to the work conducted by all Cores. Aim 2. Support rigorous training
and career development for RCMAR Scientists in the Mass-ENVISION Scientific Theme. The LAC will: Coordinate with
the Research Education Component and Data and Analysis Core teams to support training of RCMAR Scientists in
knowledge and methodologically rigorous application of novel ADRD behavioral health and interventions. Aim 3. Evaluate
success of the RCMAR and of RCMAR Scientists. The LAC will: Create systems, resources and processes for monitoring
of mentoring success and progress of RCMAR Scientists and pilot studies; Monitor, record and report performance metrics
of this RCMAR and support dissemination of successful systems, resources and processes to other RCMARs, ADRCs and
the scientific community. The LAC team will consist of PI Dr. Okereke, Associate Director Dr. Budson, a Program Manager,
and LAC members Drs. Blacker, Gomez-Isla, Hyman and Keuroghlian; it includes senior leadership members of both the
Massachusetts ADRC and Boston University ADRC. The LAC features h...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10909362
- **Project number:** 5P30AG083196-02
- **Recipient organization:** MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL
- **Principal Investigator:** Olivia Ifeoma Okereke
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2024
- **Award amount:** $229,998
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2023-09-01 → 2028-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10909362

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10909362, Leadership and Administrative Core (LAC) (5P30AG083196-02). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10909362. Licensed CC0.

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