# Core F:  Research Education Component (RL5)

> **NIH NIH P30** · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS · 2020 · $15,753

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT – Research Education Component 
There are substantial gaps in our knowledge of how to improve timely diagnosis and support of older adults 
with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias and their family caregivers, particularly those from 
racially/ethnically diverse populations. This translates into a public health imperative for research to understand 
and ultimately prevent cognitive decline in an increasingly diverse older population and the best strategies to 
deliver effective services to older adults with cognitive impairment and to support their family caregivers. The 
Research Education Component (REC) supports the mission of the UC Davis Alzheimer's Disease Center by 
continuing to develop resources and expanding the research education opportunities of junior investigators, 
with an emphasis on recruiting individuals from historically underrepresented groups. There is a strong need 
for new, creative, and diverse junior investigators to address the diversity and complexity of cognitive 
impairment in diverse populations. Towards this end, the goals of the REC are to (1) Outreach, recruit and 
select a cadre of junior investigators from diverse personal and professional backgrounds who will conduct 
Alzheimer's disease-related research; (2) Develop and support a tailored mentoring and training plan for 
diverse junior investigators in the area of Alzheimer's disease, with a particular focus on strengthening and 
diversifying the research workforce; and (3) Monitor and evaluate research education progress of trainees. 
The UC Davis Alzheimer's Disease Center has an extensive mentoring and research education record that 
includes graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and junior faculty with interests in Alzheimer's disease- 
related research. We will continue to build on this infrastructure with REC leaders – Dr. Ladson Hinton and Dr. 
Oanh Meyer, as well as the Training Oversight Committee. REC will leverage existing resources and expertise 
from two NIH-funded centers here at UC Davis – the Latino Aging Research Resource Center (UC Davis 
Resource Center for Minority Aging Research) and the Clinical and Translational Science Center to contribute 
to the research education of future leaders in Alzheimer's disease-related research. REC also will capitalize on 
the rich diversity of UC Davis and connect with programs such as the Center for the Advancement of 
Multicultural Perspectives on Science to ensure recruitment of underrepresented groups. The interdisciplinary 
expertise of REC program faculty and affiliates will ensure the recruitment of diverse and promising trainees.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9978587
- **Project number:** 5P30AG010129-30
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS
- **Principal Investigator:** OANH L MEYER
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $15,753
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** — → —

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9978587

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9978587, Core F:  Research Education Component (RL5) (5P30AG010129-30). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9978587. Licensed CC0.

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