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Texas RCMAR

Resource Center on Minority Aging Research

Welcome

The Texas Resource Center on Minority Aging Research (RCMAR) enhances the aging research workforce by mentoring early-carrier scientists focused on behavioral, social, and medical research related to populations in Texas, the Southwestern United States, and Mexico.

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Contact Us

Sealy Center on Aging (SCOA)
301 University Blvd.
Galveston, TX 77555-0177
Directions and Maps
Phone: (409) 747-0008
Email: aging.research@utmb.edu

Thanks for your interest in our research.

Related Programs

News & Events

RCMAR Presentation by Patricia Garcia, Psy.D. HSPP - February 25, 2025

Feb 18, 2025, 15:04 PM by rmgrover

The state of the science in recruiting minority populations for biomarker ADRD clinical trials: Our progress and future directions

Date: Tuesday, February 25, 2024

Time: 3:00-4:00 PM

Location: Zoom

Presented by

Patricia Garcia, Psy.D. HSPP, Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurology; Assistant Professor of Clinical Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation; Bilingual Clinical Neuropsychologist, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indiana University Health Physicians

Leadership

Kyriakos S. Markides, PhD - Contact Principal Investigator / Director
Professor and Director, Annie and John Gnitzinger Professor of Aging, Department of Population Health & Health Disparities, School of Public and Population Health, UTMB
Fernando Riosmena, PhD - Multiple Principal Investigator, Co-Leader, Admin Core
Professor, Sociology and Demography, College for Health, Community and Policy, UTSA
Yong-Fang Kuo, PhD - Core Leader, Analysis Core
Professor and Chair, Department of Biostatistics & Data Science; School of Public and Population Health, UTMB
Rebeca Wong
Rebeca Wong, PhD - Core Leader, Research Education Component
Center for Hispanic Healthy Aging, Barshop Institute for Longevity & Aging Studies, University of Texas Health San Antonio (UTSA)
Soham Al Snih, MD, PhD - Associate Leader, Admin Core & Analysis Core
Professor, Population Health & Health Disparities, School of Public and Population Health, UTMB
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Jacqueline Angel, PhD - Associate Leader, Research Education Component
Professor of Public Affairs and Sociology, Population Research Center and Center on Aging and Population Sciences, University of Texas at Austin
Emily Nicklett, PhD, MSW - Assoc Leader, Analysis Core & Research Education Component
Associate Professor, Social Work and Public Health, College for Health, Community and Policy, UTSA
Xiaoying Yu, PhD - Associate Leader, Analysis Core
Associate Professor, Department of Biostatistics & Data Science, School of Population and Public Health, UTMB

The Texas Resource Center on Minority Aging Research (RCMAR) is based at The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB). It includes mentors from UTMB, The University of Texas at San Antonio, and the University of Texas at Austin. Funding is provided by the National Institute on Aging, Grant Number P30AG059301.