# Research Education Core

> **NIH NIH P30** · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · 2020 · $169,821

## Abstract

Project Summary/Abstract – Research Education Component
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 (The University of Alabama at Birmingham,
Morehouse School of Medicine, Tuskegee University, and The University of Alabama) in the pursuit of
enduring research careers focused on reducing health disparities between African American (AA) and White
older adults in the Deep South (a region of the country where the majority of older AAs live and health
disparities have been particularly persistent). This unique collaboration between institutions that vary greatly in
their research emphasis, research infrastructure, and faculty backgrounds will increase the pool of potential
applications to the program. Each partnering institution brings unique strengths to the overall educational
experience. The benefits of this collaboration for the Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)
include exposure to more researchers with R01 experience and a greater depth and breadth in senior faculty
available to serve as mentors. The strengths of the minority institutions to the collaboration include providing a
pool of faculty experienced in cultural sensitivity and committed to aging research leading to the reduction of
health inequities. Additionally, TU brings unique strength in bioethics training, 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 workforce through the recruitment of minority investigators
and the education of a diverse group of faculty Scientists, (2) build research capacity through mentoring by
providing opportunities for RCMAR Scientists 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, while fostering networks for ongoing collaboration and support, and (4) build research
capacity through research funding for pilot grants, and assistance in the submission of competitive research
projects over time. To insure the success of the REC, we will draw from a large pool of established mentors at
all partnering institutions, who offer many opportunities for RCMAR Scientists to participate in large,
collaborative research programs. We will carefully evaluate the program through various indicators of Scientist
career independence including publications, successful grant applications, promotions in rank, and service in
the academic community through editorial board memberships and participation on study sections. In these
ways, the RCMAR REC will help diversify the cadre of scientists engaged in aging research, with the ultimate
goal of reducing he...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9978558
- **Project number:** 5P30AG031054-13
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM
- **Principal Investigator:** KARLENE K BALL
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $169,821
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** — → —

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9978558

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9978558, Research Education Core (5P30AG031054-13). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9978558. Licensed CC0.

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