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RCMAR CHIME Call for Pilot Project Proposals
The UCLA RCMAR/CHIME and UCLA Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) announce their call for pilot proposals request for applications. Support will be given to pilot research projects that are consistent with the goal of RCMAR/CHIME. Ideally, pilot projects should demonstrate effective inter-institutional and/or academic-community partnerships and lead to the publication of at least one…
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NIH CEAL Against COVID-19 Disparities Toolkit
The Community Engagement Alliance (CEAL) Against COVID-19 Disparities works to promote awareness and education research on COVID-19, especially among African Americans, Hispanics/Latinos, and American Indian communities by disseminating trustworthy information in the form of FAQ’s, fact sheets and other resources. CEAL is an NIH-wide effort led by the National Institute on Minority Health and Health…
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NIA/RCMAR Symposium at APHA (Oct 25): Causes and Consequences of Health Disparities
Dr. Nadereh Pourat, PhD, co-Director of the Coordinating Center along with Dr. Patricia Jones, NIA Director of the Office of Special Populations will facilitate a RCMAR symposium at this year’s APHA annual meeting that will include presentations from RCMAR scientists from across the country. The scientists Drs. Juan Banda, Courtney S. Thomas, Carrie Nieman, MD,…
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NIA IMPACT’ Research Funding Opportunity
The NIA Imbedded Pragmatic Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) and AD-Related Dementias (AD/ADRD) Clinical Trials (IMPACT) Collaboratory announces a Request for Applications for the Pilot Grants Program Cycle 3B. In this cycle, the IMPACT Collaboratory will fund up to five one-year awards for pilot pragmatic clinical trials (ePCTs) that test non-pharmacological interventions embedded in health care system(s)…
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Scientist Highlight: Iván Mejía-Guevara (SAGE)
In this week’s Scientist Highlights, we feature Iván Mejía-Guevara, PhD, who became a Stanford Aging & Ethnogeriatrics Research Center (SAGE) RCMAR Scientist in 2018. His primary interests are statistical modeling for population health research; understanding the social determinants of health and mortality of minority populations, population aging and intergenerational transfers; lifespan inequality, child mortality, and maternal…
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Scientist Highlight: Lisa Scarton (NERC)
In this week’s Scientist Highlights, we feature Lisa Scarton, PhD, RN, who became a Native Elder Research Center (NERC) RCMAR Scientist in 2019. Dr. Scarton’s research focuses on reducing health disparities among American Indian populations through the development of culturally informed interventions delivered across multiple generations and designed to improve health outcomes for persons with type 2…
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Scientist Highlight: Nazleen H. Bharmal (CHIME)
In this week’s Scientist Highlights, we feature Nazleen H. Bharmal, MD, PhD, MPP, who became a Center for Health Improvement of Minority Elderly (CHIME) RCMAR Scientist in 2013. Dr. Bharmal is interested in stroke-risk reduction interventions administered through community-based organizations that provide healthcare enrollment, health-system navigation and health education and advocacy programs for low-income, often undocumented, South…
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RCMAR Webinar Recording (June 11th): Best Practices for Using and Obtaining Diversity Supplements
NIA’s Diversity Supplement program supports the development of eligible trainee-candidates who seek independent careers in aging and geriatrics research and meet NIA’s goal to enhance diversity in the biomedical workforce. On June 11th, Dr. Maria G. Carranza presented best practices for application preparation and submission, and discussed review and funding policies. View webinar recording
