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Inclusion Across the Lifespan-II Workshop
Implementation and Future Directions. Virtually join NIH on Sept. 2, 2020. Focus is on geriatric and pediatric populations in study design, recruitment/retention, and data analysis. Speakers include several RCMAR faculty. Registration is free and open now through Sept. 1. Learn more here: https://go.usa.gov/xfpgR0
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ECHAR Network Pilot Grant Program
The Engaging Communities of Hispanics for Aging Research (ECHAR) Network announced their pilot funding ($25,000) for new investigators to address effective recruitment strategies of Hispanics/Latinos into aging and Alzheimer’s disease research. Due 10/1/20. https://www.echarnetwork.com/uploads/1/3/2/5/132522244/echar_pilotcall_2020-july.pdf
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Peter Lichtenberg Elected to President of GSA
Peter Lichtenberg MCUAAAR Co-Director has been elected president of the Gerontological Society of America (GSA). GSA is the leading interdisciplinary gerontology research organization in the world, with a membership of 5,300. “It is an honor to serve,” Lichtenberg said. “I have several goals, but chief among them will be expanding the impact of gerontology through…
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Acknowledging the Historical Silencing of Indigenous Communities
This Land is Theirs: Recognizing the Gabrieliño-Tongva Peoples. California and the Los Angeles Basin in particular was the Gabrieliño-Tongva peoples’ before strangers arrived. The Sepulveda Basin, Sepulveda Blvd and the 405 freeway were UCLA is now, was once a footpath for the Tongva people. Historians estimate there were nearly 100 Tongva villages and nearly 5,000…
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RCMAR Sessions at AAIC
The Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) is the largest meeting dedicated to dementia science. This year’s virtual conference is being hosted in a virtual platform free of charge and is scheduled to take place July 27-31. Please refer to the tables (below) to view the complete listing of RCMAR sessions scheduled at the conference.Register for…
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Webinar Recording: Optimizing Mentoring Experiences, Part II: Addressing Challenges that Arise
This webinar took place on July 17th as a second part to the May 15 webinar on mentoring. Our panelists, Dr. Anna Napoles, Dr. Roger Fillingim and Dr. Roland Thorpe, addressed issues raised by RCMAR scientists during our first webinar on mentoring, including how to manage conflicts, ways of handling cultural/racial misunderstandings, and tips for…
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NIH Protocol Template for Clinical Trials
The NIH Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR) has posted a Protocol Template for Behavioral and Social Sciences Research for communicating the science, methods, and operations of a clinical trial that is testing a behavioral or social intervention or experimental manipulation. Use of the protocol template is encouraged but not required in NIH grant planning…
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Peer review at NIH and race
Peer review at NIH and racial/ethnic bias – CSR has been moving to try and reduce implicit bias and other factors that have contributed to disparities in grant success. See a summary at https://www.csr.nih.gov/reviewmatters/2020/06/12/race-peer-review/.
