# Research Education Core (REC) (RL5)

> **NIH NIH P30** · UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA · 2020 · $116,469

## Abstract

Summary
The older population will more than double from 35 million in 2000 to 72 million in 2030 and comprise almost
20% of the U.S. population. To help avert the disability challenges these individuals will face, the University of
Florida (UF) Older Americans Independence Center (OAIC) Research Education Core (REC) promotes the
development of independent investigators in interdisciplinary research on aging related to older Americans'
mobility. This core emphasizes the competency-based development of research and leadership skills for
translating basic findings into clinical research and clinical findings into basic research. Key to this approach is
our partnerships with UF's NIH-funded Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) and the Veterans
Affairs (VA) Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center (GRECC). Core resources are integrated with
other internal and external sources for career support, including UF support; NIH and non-NIH career-
development awards, minority supplements, research awards, and fellowships; and CTSI and VA support. The
REC supports the research training of Junior Scholars who span the spectrum from beginning trainees not
yet funded to advanced trainees who have competed successfully for career-development awards or grants
that provide substantial salary support. Beginning Junior Scholars receive direct salary support from the REC
to protect their time for career development and research. Advanced Junior Scholars may already have
sufficient salary support but are eligible for REC mentorship, staff, Core support and travel resources, and REC
training activities. In our first year, we propose eight Junior Scholars from four different UF Colleges (Nursing,
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Public Health and Health Professions, and Medicine). Three Junior Scholars have
clinical degrees and responsibilities; one is of Hispanic ethnicity; four are women and several have co-funding
from key partners, their home departments, and/or extramural career development funding. The REC's
overarching goal is to recruit, select, and train talented Junior Scholars committed to translational science and
to integrating clinical insights of health/disease and independence/disability in older adults. Using their
knowledge of advances in the basic sciences, these Junior Scholars will strive to improve clinical interventions
that help the elderly avert mobility loss and maintain independence. We emphasize an interdisciplinary
career-development plan that generates combined knowledge from a diverse cadre of scientists (basic,
translational, social, behavioral, epidemiological, and clinical). Tailored career-development plans for each
proposed REC-supported Junior Scholar, include, but are not limited to: a) a research project integrated with
this OAIC's premise; b) a formal training strategy that stresses the integration of basic and clinical research
and interactions across the OAIC research spectrum and the other OAIC Core facilities; ...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9899191
- **Project number:** 5P30AG028740-14
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
- **Principal Investigator:** CHRISTIAAN LEEUWENBURGH
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $116,469
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** — → —

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9899191

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9899191, Research Education Core (REC) (RL5) (5P30AG028740-14). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9899191. Licensed CC0.

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