# Research Education Core

> **NIH NIH P30** · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · 2020 · $265,835

## Abstract

RESEARCH EDUCATION COMPONENT SUMMARY
The goal of the Research Education Component (REC) of the Columbia Center for Interdisciplinary Research
on Alzheimer’s Disease Disparities (CIRAD) is to provide opportunities for mentoring and career development,
pilot studies, and interdisciplinary collaboration to early investigators from under-represented backgrounds
interested in a research career in the thematic focus of the CIRAD, research in disparities in Alzheimer’s disease
and related dementias (ADRD) among Urban Hispanic and Non-Hispanic Blacks, including biological,
behavioral, sociocultural, and environmental risk and resilience factors, biomarkers, and caregiving. The REC
will support: (a) a pilot studies program; (b) a mentoring program in ADRD research; and (c) a mentoring program
in health disparities and minority aging research. There is extensive need for development of a skilled workforce
for the study of disparities in ADRD. Due to the aging of the US population, the numbers of persons with ADRD
are increasing. The exponential rise of numbers of people with ADRD is greater among ethnic minorities,
particularly Hispanics and non-Hispanic Blacks, compared with Non-Hispanic Whites. The study of health
disparities related to ADRD requires a transdisciplinary approach that includes research in social determinants
of health (SDOH), behavioral science, mental health, epidemiology, ADRD biomarkers, neuropsychology,
measurement, biostatistics, bioinformatics, clinical trials, and caregiving. To this end, the REC will leverage the
expertise of CIRAD faculty, the expertise and resources of the Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (ADRC) at
Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC), and other prominent collaborators in the New York City area. The
REC will be led by CIRAD principal investigators (PI) Luchsinger and Manly, who have a strong track record of
mentoring early investigators in ADRD and health disparities. The REC will achieve its goals through the following
specific aims: Specific aim 1: To support a pilot project program that will solicit applications from early stage
investigators from under-represented backgrounds at CUMC and the New York City metropolitan area in the
thematic focus of the center, and to fund at least 3 projects annually with awards of at least $35,000 each, of 12-
months duration; Specific aim 2. To support the career development of investigators funded for pilot projects,
who will be named RCMAR Scientists, through a continuing mentoring program; Specific aim 3. To support
mentoring of RCMAR Scientists in health disparities and minority aging research in ADRD, following the National
Institute on Aging (NIA) disparities research framework; Specific aim 4. To measure success in aims 1 through
3 through summative and formative processes in coordination with the administrative core.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9961476
- **Project number:** 5P30AG059303-03
- **Recipient organization:** COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES
- **Principal Investigator:** Jose Alejandro Luchsinger
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $265,835
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2018-09-01 → 2023-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9961476

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9961476, Research Education Core (5P30AG059303-03). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9961476. Licensed CC0.

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