The Investigator Development Core of
the CADC has three components. First, we fund less experienced
minority investigators to conduct pilot studies to investigate
issues of aging in African American, Latino and Asian American
populations. These pilot studies are led or co-led by minority
investigators at the junior faculty or post-doctoral fellow level
and supervised by the CADC core faculty as well as affiliated aging
researchers at UCSF. We have given preference to pilot studies
that focus on healthy aging, disease prevention, measurement issues,
and evaluation of recruitment methods. Second, the Investigator
Development Core disseminates research information to all potentially
interested audiences including community-based organizations, health
care professionals and trainees, and opinion leaders within the
African American, Latino and Asian American communities. Third,
we formalize and strengthen the Continual Mentoring Activity within
CADC by engaging graduates of the program in studies and in mentoring
of fellows and less experienced faculty. Our goals for the Investigator
Development Core are as follows.
• To select a minimum of three studies per year both from
UCSF and other local institutions to be funded for pilot work focused
on the Program Theme of healthy aging, disease prevention, measurement
issues, or evaluation of recruitment methods.
• To assist and mentor less experienced minority investigators
funded through CADC in conducting their pilot studies and in identifying
the appropriate next step in career development such as submission
of an independent research proposal based on the data collected.
• To establish a program for disseminating research information
regarding techniques used for conducting research involving African
American, Asian American and Latino aging populations within UCSF,
the greater academic community of aging researchers and the target
communities.
• To sustain and expand the network of investigators with
expertise in minority health and aging at UCSF.
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