Anteaters Against Alzheimer’s (AAA) Course
Description:
Anteaters Against Alzheimer’s (AAA) is a training and community outreach initiative of the UC Irvine Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (UCI ADRC) and Institute for Memory Impairments and Neurological Disorders (UCI MIND). AAA is a 1 year UC Irvine BIO197 course for undergraduates that is designed to:
Requirements:
Submit an application here
- Specific requirements
- Unofficial transcripts
- Personal statement
- Complete BIO197 prerequisites here
- Prepare the Directed Studies Group Form here
Timeline:
- December 9, 2022: Deadline to apply
- December 23, 2022: Status Notification
- January 9, 2023: Course Start Date
- Winter Quarter 2023: Training / Evaluation (7-10 hr/wk)
- Spring quarter 2023: Community Outreach (5-10 hr/wk)
- Fall Quarter 2023: Community Outreach (5-10 hr/wk)
Course Details:
Training / Evaluation (In-person and online)
- Basics of AD
- State of AD research
- Tour of Clinical trial program/ADRC clinic
- UCI ADRC/UCI MIND background and initiatives
- Public speaking 101
- Public speaking workshop
Outreach and Education
- Accompany faculty, staff, and volunteers at community education events, helping enroll volunteers in the research studies
- Visit senior centers, grocery stores, beauty salons and other community venues in an effort to recruit diverse adults to the UCI C2C Registry
- Deliver community lectures on ADRD and the need for research participation.
- Support research and recruitment efforts
