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 and behavioral factors associated with Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD). The goals of the Center are: 1) to advance ADRD-relevant social and behavioral science research in underserved and underrepresented communities, and 2) to diversify the research workforce dedicated to healthy aging. The MCCFAD coordinated effort to advance health disparity research is in three priority areas: epidemiology, health economics, and culturally sensitive care, focusing on African Americans, Arab Americans and Latinos.
Call for Pilot
The Michigan Center for Contextual Factors in Alzheimer’s Disease (MCCFAD), a National Institute on Aging funded Alzheimer’s disease-related Resource Center for Minority Aging Research (AD-RCMAR), announces a research career enrichment program involving seminar participation and mentoring in AD-relevant research. One of the Center’s major goals is to enhance the diversity of the aging research workforce by identifying and mentoring scientists from and/or with interest in underrepresented groups who can advance research on AD and related dementias (ADRD). We invite applications from those interested in enhancing their knowledge of contextual factors in ADRD. Funds are available for investigator-initiated research projects that support the development of independent NIH-funded projects. Proposals with high likelihood of advancing research on ADRD disparities, especially among Arab Americans and Latinos, are particularly encouraged.