# Research Education Component - RCMAR

> **NIH NIH P30** · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MED BR GALVESTON · 2020 · $99,911

## Abstract

The overall goal of the Research Education Component of the Texas Resource Center for Minority Aging
Research (Texas RCMAR) is to provide an infrastructure that facilitates the development of research on the
health of older members of Hispanic minority populations. The specific aims are to: 1) Support pilot research
designed to increase the number of minority faculty who are able to obtain external funding to conduct diversity
aging research; 2) develop and offer opportunities to promote career development in diversity aging research;
and 3) strengthen diversity aging research through continual mentoring activities. To accomplish these aims,
we will provide pilot research funding in diversity aging research with a primary focus on Mexican origin older
adults; we will use an active aging conference to provide both networking opportunities and quantitative
workshops to faculty, fellows, and students to increase their skills and visibility in diversity aging research; and
we will launch a mentoring system for junior faculty and more senior faculty who are new to diversity aging
research, providing them with structured mentoring and career development opportunities. The proposed
RCMAR will include two primary partners: the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) and the University
of Texas at Austin (UT). The partner institutions will identify young investigators, postdoctoral fellows and
students interested in scientific and academic careers in diversity aging research. The overall Principal
Investigator (K. Markides) and the Principal Investigator of the Research Education Component (R. Wong), as
well as other members of the research team, have extensive experience in mentoring and development of new
investigators. The intent of the Research Education Component of the Texas RCMAR is to produce a cadre of
independently funded minority investigators conducting diversity aging research with an emphasis on the
Mexican origin population.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9978563
- **Project number:** 5P30AG059301-03
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MED BR GALVESTON
- **Principal Investigator:** Rebeca Wong
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $99,911
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2018-09-30 → 2023-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9978563

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9978563, Research Education Component - RCMAR (5P30AG059301-03). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9978563. Licensed CC0.

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