Small, Exploratory Pilot RFA – up to $7,500 Total Award amount (funding 1 award) Proposals should accelerate progress and build collaboration between Pepper Centers for clinical and translational research. These are intended to be efficient & relatively short-term awards that can generate preliminary data for submission of collaborative extramural grant applications and/or high impact publications. Applicants are encouraged to look to novel uses of existing data, specimens (blood or tissue), or images from OAIC and aging-related research repositories.

Flexible, High Value RFA – up to $5,000 (funding up to 2 awards) 1-page applications, explaining how use of the funds (up to $5,000) will: 1) help advance the applicant’s career & 2) build cross-center collaboration and allow maximal flexibility and creativity. The use of funds must be in accordance with general NIH guidelines. Examples might include new software, minor equipment, key lab supplies, shared tech, travel reimbursements, etc.

This two-day meeting brings together leading scientists from across disciplines (immunology, aging, genomics, and computational biology) with shared interests in using systems immunology to understand aging and aging related diseases. This year will focus on “Precision Vaccinology”.

Northwestern Pepper Center and OAIC National Coordinating Center are pleased to present Pepper Center Rounds. Pepper Center Rounds are a venue to showcase high-quality research from scholars across the Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Centers network. Please, join us!

Organized by the Research Centers Collaborative Network (RCCN) in partnership with the National Institute on Aging (NIA). Co-sponsored by the Clin-STAR Coordinating Center, US Deprescribing Research Network, Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Centers (OAIC) Coordinating Center, National Alzheimer’s Coordinating Center, and Nathan Shock Center Coordinating Center.

This year’s theme is Advancing High Quality, Equitable Research in the Age of New Health Care Technologies. The conference provides networking opportunities to spur collaboration on research initiatives that improve health and healthcare for individuals and populations as well as showcase scientific findings from HCSRN research projects.

Organized by the Research Centers Collaborative Network (RCCN) in partnership with the National Institute on Aging (NIA). Co-sponsored by the Clin-STAR Coordinating Center, US Deprescribing Research Network, Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Centers (OAIC) Coordinating Center, National Alzheimer’s Coordinating Center, and Nathan Shock Center Coordinating Center.

Organized by the Research Centers Collaborative Network (RCCN) in partnership with the National Institute on Aging (NIA). Co-sponsored by the Clin-STAR Coordinating Center, US Deprescribing Research Network, Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Centers (OAIC) Coordinating Center, National Alzheimer’s Coordinating Center, and Nathan Shock Center Coordinating Center.

Northwestern Pepper Center and OAIC National Coordinating Center are pleased to present Pepper Center Rounds. Pepper Center Rounds are a venue to showcase high-quality research from scholars across the Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Centers network. Please, join us!

Short-term immersive learning opportunities to move research forward

Sponsored travel to a host institution to expose clinician-scientists and other faculty and trainees to leaders in aging research.

Support to encourage early career investigators in the field of aging research to present findings at an annual scientific or medical specialty association meeting where aging-related research is not the primary focus.

Sponsored educational and mentorship activities to raise visibility of aging research at annual meeting of non-aging specialty professional societies.

Registration is open for the 2024 William R. Hazzard, MD Translational Research in Aging Symposium: Closing Loops: Integrating Brain & Body

Claude D Pepper Older Americans Independence Centers (OAIC) Coordinating Center Program Research Program Funding Announcement (RFA) With a focus on collaborative, multi-center, health system implementation of a successful prior OAIC single site clinical trial

NIA’s Division of Aging Biology (DAB) is looking for three highly motivated individuals to join the division as a Health Program Specialist (GS 11/12/13). The incumbents will provide scientific and administrative assistance in accomplishing DAB program goals in the areas of research grants and contracts, review, program management, and special projects related to the scientific areas of cellular and molecular biology of aging, aging physiology, training and workforce development, and science policy and communications.

Northwestern Pepper Center and OAIC National Coordinating Center are pleased to present Pepper Center Rounds. Pepper Center Rounds are a venue to showcase high-quality research from scholars across the Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Centers network. Please, join us!

The Chief of the Division of Geriatric Medicine in the UF Department of Medicine, will provide strategic vision and leadership for the clinical, educational, research and professional development initiatives of this nationally recognized program. Applicants should be at the Professor or Associate Professor rank.

Northwestern Pepper Center and OAIC National Coordinating Center are pleased to present Pepper Center Rounds. Pepper Center Rounds are a venue to showcase high-quality research from scholars across the Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Centers network. Please, join us!

The Geroscience Education & Training Network would like to invite you to the following event: Building an Interdisciplinary Workforce in Geroscience: Aligning Perspectives and Educational Goals 1 Day Pre-Conference Workshop during the 2023 Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting Tuesday, November 7th, 2023 | 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM ET at Embassy Suites, Downtown Tampa, Tampa FL

EVIDENCE TO IMPACT: INTEGRATING RESEARCH ON AGING INTO HEALTH SYSTEMS / THE SCIENCE AND PRACTICE OF IMPLEMENTATION October 4-6, 2023 Charlotte NC

Explore potential shared and competing risks and resiliencies influencing aging processes and major diseases of aging.

Northwestern Pepper Center and OAIC National Coordinating Center are pleased to present Pepper Center Rounds. Pepper Center Rounds are a venue to showcase high-quality research from scholars across the Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Centers network. Please, join us!

Northwestern Pepper Center and OAIC National Coordinating Center are pleased to present Pepper Center Rounds. Pepper Center Rounds are a venue to showcase high-quality research from scholars across the Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Centers network. Please, join us!

The learning objectives of this webinar are to: Develop additional understanding of how imposter thoughts can impact career development and growth opportunities Discuss personal coping strategies that can be utilized to recognize and negate imposter thoughts Discuss how institutional culture can perpetuate feelings of professional imposterism and how institutional leadership can take greater responsibility in growing and sustaining more supportive environments

Organized by the Research Centers Collaborative Network. Co-sponsored by the Clin-STAR Coordinating Center, RCMAR Coordinating Center, AGING Initiative, CDEA Coordinating Center, and Pepper OAIC Coordinating Center.

Northwestern Pepper Center and OAIC National Coordinating Center are pleased to present Pepper Center Rounds. Pepper Center Rounds are a venue to showcase high-quality research from scholars across the Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Centers network. Please, join us!

Wake Forest University School of Medicine invites applications to fill an open rank, tenure track position with an individual studying immune system aging. The candidate will connect with a leading translational research program seeking to improve human health through a better understanding of aging biology.

2023.03.08 | EMPOWERING INNOVATION IN AI/TECH + AGING

Theme: Leveraging the Power of the Network in Rapidly Changing Times The objectives of the HCSRN conference are to showcase scientific findings from HCSRN research projects, and to spur collaboration on research initiatives that improve health and healthcare for individuals and populations.

NIA RFAs for translational research on determinants of differences among human and nonhuman primate species in life spans, life histories, and other aging-related outcomes

The William R. Hazzard, MD Translational Research in Aging Symposium is an annual event which features internationally-renowned speakers in gerontology and geriatric medicine with the purpose of translating discoveries in aging research to the care of older adults. Researchers from the Wake Forest University School of Medicine join the Keynote(s) in presenting extraordinary research on a wide range of topics.

Atrium Health and the Wake Forest University School of Medicine (Charlotte, NC and Winston-Salem, NC) is seeking a dynamic national leader with outstanding credentials in clinical and translational research to direct a new research center designed to focus on promotion of effective, efficient, and equitable use of remote digital engagement technologies among our patients and research participants.

Presented by ACTRI Center for Population Research and Scientific Methods

How your aging research, whether it is basic, clinical, translational or epidemiological, might benefit from/contribute to the NIA Aging Cell Repository. Organized by the Research Centers Collaborative Network (RCCN) and co-sponsored by the Nathan Shock Centers Coordinating Center, OAIC National Coordinating Center, and the AGING Initiative.

The Center for Applied Health Research on Aging (CAHRA) and the Northwestern Pepper Center are pleased to present Pepper Center Rounds. Pepper Center Rounds are a venue to showcase high-quality research from scholars across the Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Centers network. Please, join us!

"Cellular Senescence and Geroscience" Save the Date! September 8-10, 2022 The Mayan Dude Ranch, Bandera, TX Details on registration to come.

The Center for Applied Health Research on Aging (CAHRA) and the Northwestern Pepper Center are pleased to present Pepper Center Rounds. Pepper Center Rounds are a venue to showcase high-quality research from scholars across the Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Centers network. Please, join us!

The Pepper OAIC Coordinating Center is seeking proposals for a type of application that allows maximal flexibility and creativity. In the 1-page applications, proposers will explain how their proposed use of the funds (up to $5,000) will: 1) help advance the applicant’s career; and 2) build cross-center collaboration. Use of funds must be in accord with general NIH guidelines. Examples might include new software, minor equipment, key lab supplies, shared tech, travel reimbursements, etc. Deadline is August 1, 2022.

Call for Pilot Studies Preparatory to Large Clinical Trials: Complementary and Integrative Health Interventions to Support Deprescribing of Benzodiazepine Receptor Agonists in Older Adults

The US Deprescribing Research Network is delighted to announce that our 2022 Annual Network Meeting will be in-person on Wednesday May 11th in Orlando, Florida in conjunction with the American Geriatrics Society’s annual meeting. Please save the date in your calendars!

Abstract deadline March 17, 2022

April 19, 2022 1-2 pm ET Co-sponsored with the OAIC Coordinating Center

NIA DGCG Workshop: Understanding Heterogeneity of Responses to, and Optimizing Clinical Efficacy of, Exercise Training in Older Adults Dates: April 7, 2022: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., ET April 8, 2022: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., ET Target audiences: Scientists, health care professionals, academia, industry, patient advocacy organizations, policymakers

Are you writing a K? Get practical advice. This workshop is appropriate for clinical and basic science researchers from all fields. K99 applications will not be discussed in detail.

NIA Sponsored workshop organized by Igor Akushevich (Duke University) & Carl V. Hill (Alzheimer's Association) *Due to COVID restrictions, this hybrid event will be hosted via Zoom and in person. In person capacity is restricted to 50 participants. The URL will be sent to all registered participants.

EMPOWERING INNOVATION IN AI + AGING

NIA recently published the following two Notices of Special Interest (NOSI) highlighting research related to pain, pain management, and opioids that fall within NIA’s mission.

University of Pittsburgh and VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, searching for trained PhD Clinical Investigator to support the Forman lab’s initiatives in skeletal muscle nitrite science, and to initiate their own grant applications and long-term career.

"Twitter Use and the Early Career Clinician-Scientist" Talk from the Pepper OAIC CC Early Career Faculty Working Group by Dr. Jason Falvey and Dr. Brienne Miner

"The Aging Immune System" October 13-15, 2021

This 2-day live, virtual meeting will break down silos of specialization and will coalesce leading scientists from three disciplines (immunology, aging and computational biology) with shared interests in understanding aging at the systems level and in curing aging-related diseases. Topics that will be covered will include senescence, immune system aging, cognitive decline with aging, and clinical and genomic biomarkers of aging. In addition, there will be talks on recent advances in genomic technologies such as single cell profiling technologies and microbiome profiling. Participants will have access to recordings and meeting content for two weeks after the meeting ends.

The goal of this webinar is to provide insights for career stage, preparing your application and identifying the most appropriate study section and post review steps. Guest Speakers: René Etcheberrigaray, MD Sr. Scientific Advisor Division of Extramural Activities (DEA) National Institute on Aging Kenneth Santora, PhD Director Division of Extramural Activities (DEA) National Institute on Aging

After describing the Rochester Epidemiology Project records-linkage system, Dr. Rocca will summarize his exciting research on the epidemiology of multimorbidity (MM) and highlight his team’s findings using MM as a clinical marker of accelerated aging. Presented by: Walter A. Rocca, M.D., M.P.H. Professor of Epidemiology and Neurology, and the Ralph S. and Beverly E. Caulkins Professor of Neurodegenerative Diseases Research Mayo Clinic Introduction by Marcel Salive, M.D., M.P.H. Health Scientist Administrator, National Institute on Aging

"Human Research Across the Translational Spectrum: from the Lab to the Real World"

Workshop hosted collaboratively by the Duke Roybal Center, Duke Pepper Center within the Center for the Study of Aging & Human Development and Duke’s NIMHD-funded REACH Equity Center.

Discuss the potential and planning of a practice-based research network (PBRN) to address the disparities gap with the recruitment and retention of diverse and underserved populations to AD/ADRD clinical research studies

The webinar will be held on Thursday, April 15 from 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EST, and is co-sponsored by the HCSRN-OAICs AGING Initiative, American Geriatrics Society (AGS), and the Research Centers Collaborative Network (RCCN). To learn more, see the webinar flyer attached.

Social media is used by scientists in many ways including networking with colleagues as well as sharing information and publications to advance research.

The Claude D Pepper Older Americans Independence Centers Coordinating Center is pleased to announce our latest webinar!

Co-hosting with the AGING Initiative

COVID-19 and Older Adults

Healthcare Innovation and Implementation for Older Adults: View from the C-Suite

Accelerating Impact on Care and Patient-Centered Outcomes

Multimorbidity Funding Opportunity Announcements Technical Assistance Webinar

Preventing Serious Fall Injuries: Primary Findings from the STRIDE Study

Meeting the Healthcare Needs of Older Adults: Translating Evidence into Policy

Succeeding in Aging Research During the Pandemic: a Webinar for Research Fellows and Junior Faculty

Succeeding in aging research during the pandemic: a webinar for research fellows and junior faculty

NIH has launched a series of initiatives to enhance the accountability and transparency of clinical research. These initiatives target key points along the clinical trial lifecycle from concept to results reporting. Find key resources and tips for applicants and grantees.

Webinars, organized by RCCN Coordinating Centers and Peers

Learn the Do’s and Don’ts of Project Management

OAIC National Coordinating Center Early Career Faculty Working Group Webinar: Project Management 101

Resilience in Aging and Age-Related Disease

10th International Workshop on HIV&AGING

SYSTEMS BIOLOGY OF AGING: DATA SCIENCE MEETS GEROSCIENCE

Sex and Gender Differences in Aging

2019 Oklahoma Geroscience Symposium

Claude D Pepper Older Americans Independence Centers Annual Meeting

JOINT AGS/NIA CONFERENCE ON OSTEOPOROSIS AND SOFT TISSUE DISORDERS

ICFSR 2019

Workshop on Embedding/Sustaining a Focus on Function in Specialty Research and Care

Writing your K as a Springboard to R Success

International Sarcopenia Definition and Outcomes Conference

Exercise Regulation of Biological Aging

Diagnostic Testing in Older Adults with Cardiovascular Disorders

UTMB Team Leadership Training Program

Building Cross-Disciplinary Collaborations in Aging Research

FASEB Conference on Nutrient Sensing and Metabolic Signaling

Incorporating Rigor, Reproducibility, and Transparency into Aging Projects and Papers

Physiology of Skeletal Muscle and Bone during Aging: Impacts on Healthspan

DEPARTMENT OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PUBLIC HEALTH - UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE DIVISION OF GERONTOLOGY