The OAIC Research Career Development Core (RCDC) fosters the careers of junior scientists researching the causes of frailty in older adults and finding new directions for prevention or treatment of frailty. For all scientists and trainees at Johns Hopkins, the RCDC offers research seminars designed to create a culture of multidisciplinary research on frailty in aging and opportunities for research and clinical exposure to these issues. It also offers training and mentoring to develop research leaders in the field of frailty and preservation of independence in older adults. It provides financial support for protected time for junior faculty to develop research careers in this field, bridging the gap between fellowship and receipt of independent funding for investigator-initiated research. The RCDC is led by Gary Gerstenblith, MD, Professor of Medicine and the Director of Geriatric Cardiology. The Mentoring Advisory Board will include Dr. Richard Bennett, Professor of Medicine in the Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, Dr. Chad Boult, Director of the Lipitz Center for Integrated Health Care and Professor of Public Health and Medicine, Dr. Linda Fried, Director of the OAIC and the Center on Aging and Health, and Dr. Thomas Glass, Associate Professor of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Modules: Biostatistics Module - Dr. Karen Bandeen-Roche, PhD Genetic Module Supported Junior Faculty: | Boyd, Cynthia – “Characterization of functional decline and recovery after hospitalization” | Carlson, Michelle – “Characterize cognitive reserve by examining with-cognitive-tests performance decays over time” | Chaves, Paulo – “Heart Rate (HR) Variability and Complexity and Frailty Status in Older Women” | Leng, Sean – “Contributions of serum IL-6 level and total/differential WBC to frailty and mortality” | Yuh, David – “Impact of Frailty on Outcomes in Older Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery” | | | | Boyd, Cynthia – “Characterization of functional decline and recovery after hospitalization” | Carlson, Michelle – “Characterize cognitive reserve by examining with-cognitive-tests performance decays over time” | Chaves, Paulo – “Heart Rate (HR) Variability and Complexity and Frailty Status in Older Women” | Leng, Sean – “Contributions of serum IL-6 level and total/differential WBC to frailty and mortality” | Yuh, David – “Impact of Frailty on Outcomes in Older Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery” | | | | Boyd, Cynthia – “Characterization of functional decline and recovery after hospitalization” | Carlson, Michelle – “Characterize cognitive reserve by examining with-cognitive-tests performance decays over time” | Leng, Sean – “Contributions of serum IL-6 level and total/differential WBC to frailty and mortality” | Varadhan, Ravi – “Evaluating the Role of Glucocorticoid Resistance in Frailty” | Yuh, David – “Impact of Frailty on Outcomes in Older Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery” | | | | Crentsil, Victor – “L-carnitine deficiency and the development of frailty and disability in older adults” | Makary, Martin – “Frailty Syndrome in Surgical Patients” | Seplaki, Chris – “Expanding the scope of frailty research: modeling multiple physiological systems, delineation among alternative frameworks, and the social context of frailty” | Weiss, Carlos – “The Relationship between Frailty and Basal Metabolic Rate” | | | | Crentsil, Victor – “L-carnitine deficiency and the development of frailty and disability in older adults” | Makary, Martin – “Frailty Syndrome in Surgical Patients” | Seplaki, Chris – “Expanding the scope of frailty research: modeling multiple physiological systems, delineation among alternative frameworks, and the social context of frailty” | Varadhan, Ravi – “Identifying frailty using non-invasively measured dynamic physiological signals” | Weiss, Carlos – “The Relationship between Frailty and Basal Metabolic Rate” |
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