Longevity, Equity, and Aging Research Network (L.E.A.R.N.) Consortium

项目概要-总体构成部分 NIA的RCMAR计划的目标是指导来自不同背景的有前途的科学家，包括 来自生物医学科学领域代表性不足的群体的个人， 和社会科学研究职业侧重于老龄化，老年人的健康差异，以及AD相关 痴呆症（ADRD）。斯坦福大学老龄化和民族老年医学中心（SAGE）成立于2018年， 对老年人健康差异的研究，特别是来自有色人种社区的老年人， 创新方法和尊重文化的方法。以我们的多方利益相关者咨询为指导 董事会，我们成功地扩大了我们的RCMAR到多组织长寿，公平，和老龄化， 研究网络（L.E.A.R.N）联盟，现在包括斯坦福大学，少数服务 机构-帕洛阿尔托大学（PAU）和圣何塞州立大学（SJSU）-VA帕洛阿尔托医疗保健 系统（VAPAHCS）和几个社区合作伙伴。目标：（一）增加老龄化研究的多样性 劳动力通过招聘，保留，并指导新的领导人在民族老年差异研究和（ii） 促进生物行为和社会科学研究的新进展和尊重文化的方法 关于老龄化的研究。通过提供试点资金、方法和征聘支助， 指导，以及众多的领导力和专业发展机会，我们将推进 研究我们的早期职业生涯RCMAR科学家的职业生涯，并创建一个多元化的研究队伍，专注于 促进医疗保健的公平性，减少多元文化老年人口面临的差异。具体目标： 1)进一步发展和加强进行生物-心理-社会-文化研究所需的研究基础设施 减少健康差距，促进不同老年人的健康; 2）进行创新研究 使用数据科学和其他尖端方法并涵盖多个领域（例如，生物 行为、身体、社会文化和医疗保健系统）和影响水平（例如，个人， （3）制定有效的战略，以减少不平等; 制定、实施、评估和传播尊重文化的方法， 影响少数老年人健康的行为和文化因素;以及4）扩大L.E.A.R.N 与少数群体服务机构（MSI）建立联盟，扩大现有的伙伴关系并建立新的伙伴关系， 与他们合作，招募，指导，保留和支持不同的研究人员专注于民族老年医学 健康差异研究。“种族老年健康差异研究”是我们RCMAR的支柱， 与2020-2025年NIA战略计划的目标F直接一致。我们还特别寻求（i）促进 发展老龄化研究和临床科学家，（ii）提供民族老年医学研究资源，（iii） 支持和开展关于老龄化的生物行为和社会文化研究（目标B），以及㈣吸引和培训更多的 来自不同科学和文化背景的研究人员（战略目标G-4）。

PROJECT SUMMARY—OVERALL COMPONENT The goal of the NIA’s RCMAR program is to mentor promising scientists from diverse backgrounds, including individuals from underrepresented groups in the biomedical sciences for sustained and impactful behavioral and social science research careers focused on aging, health disparities of older adults, and AD-related dementias (ADRD). The Stanford Aging and Ethnogeriatrics (SAGE) Center (RCMAR) was founded in 2018 to advance research on health disparities of older adults, especially those from communities of color, using innovative methodologies and culturally respectful approaches. Guided by our multi-stakeholder advisory board, we successfully expanded our RCMAR into the multi-organizational Longevity, Equity, and Aging, Research Network (L.E.A.R.N) Consortium, which now includes Stanford University, the Minority Serving Institutions—Palo Alto University (PAU) and San Jose State University (SJSU)—the VA Palo Alto Health Care System (VAPAHCS), and several community partners. Goals: (i) increase the diversity of the aging research workforce by recruiting, retaining, and mentoring new leaders in ethnogeriatrics disparities research and (ii) promote new advances and culturally respectful methodologies in biobehavioral and social sciences research on aging with minority older adults. By providing pilot funds, methodological and recruitment support, ongoing mentoring, and numerous leadership and professional development opportunities, we will advance the research careers of our early career RCMAR Scientists and create a diverse research workforce focused on promoting equity in healthcare and mitigating disparities faced by multicultural older populations. Specific Aims: 1) Further develop and enhance research infrastructure needed to conduct bio-psycho-socio-cultural research to mitigate health disparities and advance the health of diverse older adults; 2) Conduct innovative research using data science and other cutting-edge methodologies and encompassing multiple domains (e.g., bio- behavioral, physical, sociocultural, and healthcare system) and levels of influence (e.g., individual, interpersonal, community, and societal) to inform development of effective strategies to mitigate disparities; 3) Develop, implement, evaluate, and disseminate culturally respectful methodologies to measure social, behavioral, and cultural factors impacting the health of minority older adults; and 4) Expand the L.E.A.R.N Consortium, broaden existing and forge new partnerships with Minority Serving Institutions (MSI), and collaborate with them to recruit, mentor, retain, and support diverse investigators focused on ethnogeriatric health disparities research. “Ethnogeriatric health disparities research” is the backbone of our RCMAR and directly aligns with Goal F of the 2020-2025 NIA Strategic Plan. We also specifically seek (i) to foster the development of research and clinician scientists in aging, (ii) provide ethnogeriatrics research resources, (iii) support and conduct biobehavioral, sociocultural research on aging (Goal B), and (iv) attract and train more researchers from diverse scientific and cultural backgrounds (Strategic Goal G-4).