Research Career Development Core
Key Accomplishments
Past and Current Projects
Available Resources
Key Personnel
Pepper Scholars Program

Overview
The purpose and function of the Research Career Development Core (RCDC) of the Johns Hopkins Older Americans Independence Center (OAIC) is to identify, attract and select junior faculty and to provide them with training, mentoring and translational research skills to become leaders in the development and implementation of research in the field of frailty and in the development of interventions that preserve independence for older adults.

The OAIC emphasizes the development of skills required to apply basic research findings to clinical investigation and interventions, to translate clinical findings into mechanistic studies and to disseminate the results of clinical investigation to the health provider and the broader community, with the aim of decreasing the likelihood of the development of frailty and improving clinical outcomes for frail older adults.