Alzheimer’s Disease – Resource Centers for Minority Aging Research

The Johns Hopkins Alzheimer’s Disease Resource Center for Minority Aging Research (John Hopkins AD-RCMAR)

Johns Hopkins University The John Hopkins AD-RCMAR trains and supports early- stage investigators from underrepresented backgrounds who are carrying out Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD) relevant research that supports cognitive health and well-being in minority older adults to understand racial/ethnic disparities in ADRD and to develop interventions and preventive strategies to reduce cognitive…

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San Diego Alzheimer’s Disease Resource Center for Minority Aging Research (SD AD-RCMAR)

University of California, San Diego San Diego State University The SD AD-RCMAR is designed to enhance the diversity of the aging research workforce by mentoring scientists from underrepresented groups for careers in ADRD relevant research. In particular, the SD AD-RCMAR is working to fill critical gaps in ADRD research focused on older Latinos. This…

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Columbia Center for Interdisciplinary Research on Alzheimer’s Disease Disparities – (CIRAD)

Columbia University Health Sciences CIRAD, at Columbia University, provides mentoring, training, pilot funding, and interdisciplinary collaboration to investigators from under-represented backgrounds in ADRD research, and will accelerate innovative research on the mechanisms of ADRD disparities. The focus is on the biological, behavioral, sociocultural, and environmental mechanisms of ADRD disparities, including risk and resilience factors,…

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Rio Grande Valley Alzheimer’s Resource Center for Minority Aging Research: Partnerships for Progress (University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Alzheimer’s Disease [UTRGV AD] RCMAR)

University of Texas Rio Grande Valley The UTRGV AD-RCMAR leads and coordinates an effort in South Texas to enhance the diversity of the research workforce of minority aging and develop infrastructure and data collection that will attract and support researchers from multiple disciplines and at different scientific career stages, and allow them to conduct…

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Native Alzheimer’s Disease Resource Center for Minority Aging Research (NAD-RCMAR)

Washington State University University of Colorado, Denver Stanford University The Native Alzheimer’s Disease RCMAR’s goal is to describe, understand, intervene on, and mitigate the Alzheimer’s disease health disparities experienced by American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders by funding social and behavioral pilot studies that advance the field, emphasizing the recruitment and…

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Michigan Center for Contextual Factors in Alzheimer’s Disease (MCCFAD)

University of Michigan at Ann Arbor The Michigan Center for Contextual Factors in Alzheimer’s Disease (MCCFAD), housed at the University of Michigan, builds on existing programs addressing health inequalities in partnership with Michigan NIA Centers, Michigan State University, Wayne State University and Eastern Michigan University. The Center has a targeted emphasis on social context…

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