# San Diego Resource Center for advancing Alzheimer's Research in Minority Seniors (ARMS)

> **NIH NIH P30** · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · 2020 · $866,839

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT
There is an urgent need for mentored training of underrepresented scientists in research on minorities with
Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD). To address the gap in research and resources, the
proposed San Diego Resource Center (SDRC) for advancing Alzheimer’s Research in Minority Seniors
(ARMS) aims to identify Latino scientists and others from underrepresented backgrounds who are committed
to Latino ADRD research, and to support them in becoming independent career scientists. Our proposed
center will focus on transdisciplinary research on Latino Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias
(ADRD) to illuminate the role of biological, behavioral, sociocultural and environmental factors in
the etiology and outcomes of Latino ADRD.
The SDRC-ARMS is a collaboration between the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) and San Diego
State University (SDSU). This collaboration leverages both institutions’ strengths: UCSD’s strength in
behavioral, sociocultural, systems biology, and multi-layered –omics to understanding ADRD in Latinos and
other populations and SDSU’s strengths as a research-prolific Hispanic Serving Institution with robust
programs in public health and psychology and vast experience in advancing the careers of Latinos. The
SDRC-ARMS’ combined resources provide new and unique transdisciplinary research training opportunities
from the bench, to the bedside, and to the community to accelerate scientific discoveries for better brain health
of Latinos.
The SDRC-ARMS will be led by four Principal Investigators (PI), two at each campus: Dr. Moore (UCSD-
Geriatrics), González (UCSD-Neurosciences), Gilbert (SDSU-Psychology) and Elder (SDSU/UCSD-Public
Health). The four PIs have complementary skills and have collaborated to develop this application using the
team science model. The SDRC-ARMS includes three cores: Administrative, Research Education, and
Analysis. It is our intention that the SDRC-ARMS and its Cores be composed of investigators who are diverse
with respect to their institutional affiliations, disciplines, and research and training skills. This diversity will
increase the SDRC-ARMS‘ effectiveness in developing a diverse workforce that can promote advances in
Latino ADRD.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9986579
- **Project number:** 5P30AG059299-03
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO
- **Principal Investigator:** JOHN P. ELDER
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $866,839
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2018-09-01 → 2023-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9986579

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9986579, San Diego Resource Center for advancing Alzheimer's Research in Minority Seniors (ARMS) (5P30AG059299-03). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9986579. Licensed CC0.

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