November 27, 2018
Research is supported by multiple grants from the National Institute on Aging (NIH), the Office of Minority Health at HHS, and the New Jersey Department of Health's Office of Minority and Multicultural Health, and conducted through the broader auspices of our African-American Brain Health Initiative. See https://brainhealth.rutgers.edu/. Current projects include: (1). Community-based participatory research in Newark on African-American brain health, aging, and risk factors for Alzheimer's Disease through our African-American Brain Health Initiative: A University-Community Partnership, using fMRI, genetics, cognitive, behavioral, fitness, and health assessments; (2). The effects of aerobic exercise and physical activity on brain function and cognition in older adults, especially African Americans with high rates of obesity and sedentary behaviors; (3). Studies of the effects of sleep and sleep deprivation in older African Americans and how this impacts learning and memory, and relates to progression and symptoms in Alzheimer's disease. For additional details, lecture videos, an overview of current lab members, and downloadable publications and research summaries, see http://www.gluck.edu/. Applicants to this program should begin by emailing Mark Gluck at gluck@newark.rutgers.edu with a complete C.V. and a cover-letter summarizing their background, future career goals, prior experience, and why they think they are a good fit to the research lab and the African-American Brain Health Initiative's research program. Dr. Mark A. Gluck, Professor. Center for Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience & School of Public Health. Rutgers University - Newark. Newark, NJ