Research Career Development Core

CORE LEADERS

Andrew Goldberg, M.D., Co-Leader
Telephone: 410-605-7183
E-Mail: agoldberg@grecc.umaryland.edu

Jay Magaziner, Ph.D., Co-Leader
Telephone: 410-706-3553
E-mail: jmagazin@epi.umaryland.edu

Mary Rodger, Ph.D. Co-Leader
Telephone: 410-706-5658
E-mail: mridgers@som.umaryland.edu


OVERVIEW
The UM-OAIC Research Career Development Core (RCDC) provides an enriched, mentor-based research training and educational environment to promote the career development of Junior Faculty Awardees as independent investigators in aging-related exercise rehabilitation research. Trainees learn the skills from academic faculty scientists and experienced Research Core Leaders to investigate the mechanisms underlying the recovery of neuromuscular and physiological functioning in older people who have experienced sudden and chronic disability due to a stroke, hip fracture or other prevalent disabling medical conditions. Junior Faculty Awardees will develop competence in the conduct of basic and clinical science research and the skills to translate mechanisms into clinical research at the rehabilitation center and the community setting.

The specific aims of the RCDC:

1.  Promote the academic prowess and development of  a successful RCDC mentor-based research-training program to meet the basic science and clinical training needs of Junior Faculty Awardees to prepare them for academic careers as independent investigators by:

A.  enriching the academic curriculum at University of Maryland, Baltimore for rehabilitation research training in aging,

B.  continuing weekly research presentations, visiting faculty seminars, data review meetings and journal clubs, and

C.  providing didactic coursework and training in clinical research, grant and manuscript writing, scientific presentations, and the ethical conduct of research;

2. Identify and educate Junior Faculty Awardees in the skills needed to design and implement translational exercise rehabilitation research in older people with disabling diseases by:

A. recruitment, selection and support of talented junior faculty for mentored, hands-on basic and clinical science, mechanistic and translational  research training in rehabilitation and aging research,

B. provision of stable salary support, educational funding (courses and meetings) and research funding to insure protected research time for training and mentoring,

C. guidance in the preparation of competitive, high quality clinical and basic science pilot projects and NIH/VA grants, and

D. consistent evaluation and monitoring of their progress and the quality of the mentoring process;

3.  Enhance recruitment efforts at the University of Maryland and nationally to identify the brightest and most promising junior faculty and research associates for training; and

4. Coordinate and complement RCDC training in the Research Cores with other University of Maryland resources in aging research, and develop collaborations with other Claude D. Pepper Older American Independence Centers to facilitate and sponsor specialized workshops, training opportunities and retreats for Junior Faculty Awardees in research areas in common with other Pepper Centers. This will insure that we sustain future generations of independent investigators, basic scientists and academic leaders in gerontology and rehabilitation sciences. 

APPLICATIONS
Currently, the Center is not accepting new applications to the Aging Research Scholars Program.

APPLICATION DEADLINE



SUBMITTING AN APPLICATION
Submit your application to rlmartin@grecc.umaryland.edu.



QUESTIONS
Should you have questions, please feel free to contact Rosamond Leacock-Martin, at rlmartin@grecc.umaryland.edu or 410-605-7000 extension 5425.