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New NIH Grant Opportunity
Early stage investigators are eligible for a new program to fund their innovative projects that represent a change in research direction and for which no preliminary data exist. For a full description, see https://nexus.od.nih.gov/all/2020/11/09/introducing-the-stephen-i-katz-early-stage-investigator-research-grant-program/. The official grant description is at https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-21-038.html.
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Scientist Highilght: Halima Amjad (JHAD)
In this week’s Scientist Highlights, we feature Halima Amjad, MD, MPH, who became a Johns Hopkins Alzheimer’s Disease Resource Center for Minority Aging Research (JHAD) RCMAR Scientist in 2019. Dr. Halima Amjad is an assistant professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Her areas of clinical expertise include geriatric medicine and geriatric…
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Scientist Highlight: Monica Diaz (ARMS)
In this week’s Scientist Highlights, we feature Monica Diaz, MD, who became a San Diego Resource Center for advancing Alzheimer’s Research in Minority Seniors (ARMS) RCMAR Scientist in 2019. Dr. Diaz is a post-doctoral fellow at University of California, San Diego who is board certified in Neurology and specializes in neurological complications of HIV and neuroimmunology.…
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Scientist Highlight: Diana Hernandez (CIRAD)
In this week’s Scientist Highlights, we congratulate Diana Hernandez, PhD, on being awarded tenure. Dr. Hernandez became RCMAR Scientist in 2019 at the Columbia Center for Interdisciplinary Research on Alzheimer’s Disease Disparities (CIRAD AD RCMAR). Her work focuses on community-oriented research examining the intersections between the built environment, poverty/equity and health. She also serves as the…
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Scientist Highlight: Marcio A. Almeida (UTRGV)
In this week’s Scientist Highlights, we feature Marcio A. Almeida, PhD, who became a RCMAR scientist in 2019 at the Rio Grande Valley Alzheimer’s Disease Resource Center for Minority Aging Research (UTRGV AD RCMAR). Dr. Almeida is an Assistant Professor of Research in the Department of Human Genetics and South Texas Diabetes & Obesity Institute at…
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Scientist Highlight: Nicole Davis (CCADMR)
In this week’s Scientist Highlights, we feature Nicole Davis, PhD, APRN, AGPCNP-BC, GNP-BC, who became a Carolina Center on Alzheimer’s Disease and Minority Research (CCADMR) RCMAR scientist in 2018. Dr. Davis is an Assistant Professor of Nursing and the AGNP and MSN-Education Program Coordinator. She is a board-certified Adult and Gerontological Nurse Practitioner with expertise in…
