UMB Pepper Center Pilot funding

Organization
University of Maryland Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center (UM-OAIC) at UMSOM
Type
Internal
Application Due Date
10-18-2021
Comments
LOI due 10/18/21.
Brief Description

Again, this year, the University of Maryland Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center (UM-OAIC) at the School of Medicine is providing funding for two-year pilot projects. This funding is designed to provide start-up support for quality research proposals of high relevance to the Center’s mission, which addresses the process by which function is lost, and the multiple factors that affect the onset, and progression of disability in older adults. Building on these important perspectives, the UM-OAIC focuses on the restoration of function in older adults with physical impairments, and the prevention of further progression in those who are already disabled. Studies may examine the mechanisms underlying the functional impairments associated with stroke, hip fracture, osteoarthritis and other common chronic diseases in older adults.