# The Johns Hopkins Alzheimer's Disease Resource Center for Minority Aging Research

> **NIH NIH P30** · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · 2020 · $712,954

## Abstract

The Schools of Medicine, Nursing, and Public Health of the Johns Hopkins University are
proposing a new Alzheimer's-related Resources Center for Minority Aging Research (AD-
RCMAR) in response to RFA-AG-18-002. The aims of this application are to: (1) mentor early-
stage investigators from underrepresented backgrounds in minority aging and health disparities
research, with a focus on Alzheimer's disease and related disorders (ADRD), using a life course
perspective encompassing biological, behavioral, and community factors contributing to
cognitive impairment and dementia in older minority adults; (2) conduct epidemiological,
preventive, and intervention research that addresses ADRD in later life within a multi-level
framework that encompasses individuals, families, social networks, and communities; and 3)
engage communities and health care providers – especially family caregivers, primary care
practices, communities of faith, and community organizations – as our partners in recognizing
dementia and developing interventions with the potential to prevent cognitive decline and
reduce ADRD dementia risk and disparities in minority older adults. The Johns Hopkins AD-
RCMAR consists of: (1) an Administrative Core whose function is to provide governance and an
administrative structure, to support research, to foster interactions between Cores and other
Centers, and to ensure RCMAR Scientists develop mentoring relationships across the affiliated
departments, schools, the intramural program at NIA in Baltimore, and nationally; (2) a
Research Education Component to foster diverse junior investigators and mid-career
investigators transitioning into ADRD-relevant research through support for individual pilot
projects, career mentoring, scholar-to-scholar interactions, and role modeling; (3) a Community-
Liaison and Recruitment Core to ensure the relevance of the ADRD research and to increase
knowledge of engagement of community members in the research enterprise with the creation
of a Community Resource Institute as a venue for community-investigator interaction; and (4) an
Analysis Core as a foundation for methodological and statistical mentoring, including education
and mentoring in mixed-methods research. An Executive Committee includes community
representatives and a Scientific Advisory Panel consists of distinguished investigators with
relevant expertise in minority aging, disparities, and ADRD. A pilot project program supported
by all Cores to facilitate the development of RCMAR Scientists includes three initial pilot
projects focusing on recruitment of minority populations for ADRD research, early diagnoses of
dementia, and intervention development related to ADRD-related driving disparities.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9986583
- **Project number:** 5P30AG059298-03
- **Recipient organization:** JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** GEORGE W. REBOK
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $712,954
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2018-09-01 → 2023-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9986583

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9986583, The Johns Hopkins Alzheimer's Disease Resource Center for Minority Aging Research (5P30AG059298-03). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9986583. Licensed CC0.

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