# Longevity, Equity, and Aging Research Network (L.E.A.R.N.) Consortium Research Education Core

> **NIH NIH P30** · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · 2024 · $213,175

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY—RESEARCH EDUCATION CORE
The goal of the Research Education Component (REC) of the Longevity, Equity, and Aging Research Network
(L.E.A.R.N) Consortium is to enhance the diversity of the research workforce by training promising scientists
from diverse and underrepresented groups for sustained careers in research on aging with a specific focus on
‘ethnogeriatric health disparities’. Through an annual pilot award program, we seek to advance the career
trajectories of early career faculty from underrepresented groups (collectively “RCMAR Scientists”) from the
L.E.A.R.N Consortium of organizations, which includes Stanford University, San Jose State University and
Palo Alto University (both Minority Serving Institutions), the VA Palo Alto Health Care System, and our
community organizational partners. Our REC will provide training, mentoring, and support to enable RCMAR
Scientists to conduct transdisciplinary research on aging that integrates biological, social, behavioral, and
cultural considerations using various innovative techniques (e.g., biomedical data science, digital health,
precision medicine, virtual reality/simulation-based interventions, qualitative research, mixed-methods
research, and implementation science). We will fund three 12-month mentored pilot awards per year, designed
and implemented with the guidance of committed and skilled research mentors. Each RCMAR Scientist will
choose a primary mentor (from their organization) and a secondary mentor from any of the L.E.A.R.N
Consortium organizations. Training will include didactic instruction on ethnogeriatric health disparities research
methods as well as, embedded within, a customized selection of courses that will enhance knowledge in
domains important for future success. RCMAR Scientists will attend a weekly seminar series that includes
scholar research-in-progress, faculty research, professional guidance, peer-to-peer advising, and professional
development topics and complete training in Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusiveness (J.E.D.I) issues,
research ethics, rigor and reproducibility, compliance, and good clinical science practices. We will provide
ongoing mentoring and support to RCMAR Scientists after the funding period, including technical assistance in
research grant writing toward independent NIH funding. RCMAR Scientists will gain much of the knowledge,
attitudes, and skills necessary to transition into viable research careers, including conduct of transdisciplinary
aging research, authoring manuscripts, competing for external funding, developing mentoring and team
building strategies, and how to design and implement their career development plans. We aim to enable them
to successfully step into research-based positions in academia, industry, government, or the not-for-profit
sector. Our RCMAR Scientists will learn in an environment that emphasizes teamwork and teaches that the
most innovative research is a product of team science that bridges all discip...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10912802
- **Project number:** 5P30AG059307-07
- **Recipient organization:** STANFORD UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** Yvonne A. Maldonado
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2024
- **Award amount:** $213,175
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2018-09-30 → 2028-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10912802

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10912802, Longevity, Equity, and Aging Research Network (L.E.A.R.N.) Consortium Research Education Core (5P30AG059307-07). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-11 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10912802. Licensed CC0.

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