Leadership and Administrative Core

阿尔茨海默病(AD)是美国的一种重大且日益严重的公共卫生危机，而且 健康差距，非裔美国人(AA)患AD和相关痴呆的风险不成比例(ADRD) 与非西班牙裔白人相比，1，2我们寻求建立一个跨学科团队的经验 AD/ADRD相关研究，以支持不同的早期职业研究人员和职业生涯中期科学家 过渡到AD/ADRD相关研究，开展旨在预防的高质量研究 少数族裔老年人的认知和功能下降，并减少AD/ADRD的种族差异。教职员工 这些AD-RCMAR来自摩根州立大学约翰霍普金斯公共卫生、护理和医学院 和汉普顿大学，并有几十年的工作经验与非裔美国人，西班牙裔， 和亚裔美国老年人，以及为他们服务的社区组织。都是全国性的 公认的导师，具有丰富的培训经验，培训代表不足的少数族裔学者。总体目标 对于这一更新申请，领导和行政核心(LAC)将提供治理和 中心的行政管理，以促进来自RCMAR的科学家的培训和发展 代表不足的背景，并推动关于AD/ADRD的少数群体老龄化研究领域。拉丁美洲及加勒比地区 将为AD-RCMAR及其指导、数据收集、分析、 干预、实施和传播活动，提供跨 核心和试点研究，同时与RCMAR协调中心、其他国家臭氧机构保持沟通 研究中心，以及外部资金和监督实体。拉丁美洲和加勒比地区将与研究中心密切合作 教育部分，社区联络和招聘核心，以及实现这些目标的分析核心 目的，从而促进我们对少数群体老龄化的社会和行为方面的理解，以改善 与AD/ADRD相关的差异。MPI的(索普和加洛博士)将负责监督所有 中心活动，以确保对不断变化的科学机会和公众的问责和响应 健康需求，包括研究质量控制、保护人类研究参与者、监督 行政职能、财政监督、与外部咨询委员会的联系以及与 约翰·霍普金斯大学和参与中心和大学的资助机构和官员。

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a major and increasing public health crisis in the United States (US) and a growing health disparity, with African Americans (AAs) at disproportionate risk for AD and related dementias (ADRD) compared to non-Hispanic Whites.1, 2 We seek to build on the experience of an interdisciplinary team in AD/ADRD-relevant research to support diverse early career researchers and mid-career scientists newly transitioning into AD/ADRD-relevant research carrying out research of high quality intended to prevent cognitive and functional decline in minority older adults and reduce racial disparities of AD/ADRD. The faculty of this AD-RCMAR are from the Johns Hopkins Schools of Public Health, Nursing, and Medicine, Morgan State University, and Hampton University and have decades of experience working with African American, Hispanic, and Asian American older adults, and the community organizations that serve them. All are nationally recognized mentors with substantial experience training under-represented minority scholars. The overall aims for this renewal application of the Leadership and Administrative Core (LAC) are to provide governance and administration of the Center, to facilitate the training and development of RCMAR Scientists from underrepresented backgrounds, and to advance the field of minority aging research on AD/ADRD. The LAC will provide essential leadership and structure for this AD-RCMAR and its mentoring, data collection, analysis, intervention, implementation, and dissemination activities, providing coordination and integration across the Cores and Pilot Studies, while maintaining communications with the RCMAR Coordinating Center, other NIA Research Centers, and external funding and oversight entities. The LAC will work closely with the Research Education Component, Community-Liaison and Recruitment Core, and the Analysis Core to accomplish these aims, thereby advancing our understanding of social and behavioral aspects of minority aging to ameliorate disparities relevant to AD/ADRD. The MPI’s (Drs. Thorpe and Gallo) will be responsible for oversight of all Center activities to ensure accountability and responsiveness to evolving scientific opportunities and public health needs, including quality control of research, protection of human research participants, supervision of administrative functions, fiscal oversight, interfacing with the External Advisory Committee, and liaison with grant agencies and officials of Johns Hopkins University and participating Centers and Universities.