RCMAR Congratulates New MSI Fellows
The Resource Centers for Minority Aging Research (RCMAR) National Coordinating Center is proud to announce the participants of the 2024 RCMAR Minority Serving Institution (MSI) Fellows Program. Five fellows were selected from a competitive pool of applicants.
Shelly Aboagye, EdD, Marymount University
Athena Chan, PhD, Texas Tech University
Sohyun Kim, PhD, University of Texas at Arlington
Sung Park, PhD, University of Massachusetts Boston
Christian Vazquez, PhD, The University of Texas at Arlington
The RCMAR MSI Fellows Program creates opportunities for talented early career investigators from underrepresented backgrounds at MSIs through the yearlong fellowship. Successful applicants are awarded $2,500 to support travel to the RCMAR Annual Meeting, where they will present their research. Fellows receive mentorship from RCMAR National Coordinating Center principal investigators, gain access to RCMAR networking and educational opportunities, as well as participate in workshops, conferences, and academies. These resources and experiences will help the fellows develop their research skills, grow professionally, and build connections that lead to future collaborations.
The RCMAR program supports behavioral and social research on aging, health disparities in older adults, and Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and AD-related dementias (ADRD) through the development of research infrastructure and the mentorship of early career scientists from diverse backgrounds, including, but not limited to, individuals from racial and ethnic groups underrepresented in biomedical and behavioral research, individuals with disabilities, and women.
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The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) is the nation’s oldest and largest interdisciplinary organization devoted to research, education, and practice in the field of aging. The principal mission of the Society — and its 5,500+ members — is to advance the study of aging and disseminate information among scientists, decision makers, and the general public. GSA’s structure includes a nonpartisan public policy institute, the National Academy on an Aging Society, and GSA is also home to the National Center to Reframe Aging and the National Coordinating Center for the Resource Centers for Minority Aging Research.
The RCMAR National Coordinating Center is supported by the National Institute on Aging, part of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number U24AG083253. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health or the National Institute on Aging.