NSC PILOT AWARD CALLS FOR APPLICATIONS

USC-Buck Nathan Shock Center Pilot Research Projects and Vouchers for Core Services

Letters of Intent Due April 15, 2022

The University of Southern California and Buck Institute Nathan Shock Center is accepting applications for Pilot Research Projects and Vouchers for Core Services in the biology of aging. Core Vouchers are available for a single assay/technology service Pilot Projects extend larger support and typically utilize multiple assays or core services. Mini-sabbaticals provide opportunities to visit in-person and learn technologies hands-on and establish collaborations with faculty experts. View grant details here.

2022 University of Washington Nathan Shock Center and Healthy Aging and Longevity Research Institute Pilot Project Awards

Rolling deadline

The University of Washington Nathan Shock Center and Healthy Aging and Longevity Research Institute are soliciting applications to support pilot projects in the biology of aging. The projects should utilize the specific services provided by one or more of the UW Nathan Shock Center Cores. The awards are generally up to $10,000, depending on the specific needs of the applicant. View the RFA here.

San Antonio NSC: Call for applications to support pilot collaborative projects using naked mole-rats (NMR), tissues and cells

Rolling deadline

Proposed projects must be collaborative, in that costs of studies that would be performed in the applicant's lab must be borne by the applicant, but costs associated with any part of the study that is performed at the Shock Center, including for example tissue procurement, processing, and shipping, will be borne by the Shock Center. View the RFA here.

CAREER DEVELOPMENT & FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

View RCCN pilot award RFA

View RCCN travel award RFA

Diana Jacobs Kalman/AFAR Scholarships for Research in the Biology of Aging
Deadline: April 14
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Butler-Williams Scholars Program
Deadline: April 15
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Pilot research project proposals focused on preservation of independence among vulnerable and under-resourced older adults in the Deep South
Deadline: June 25
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UPCOMING EVENTS

American Aging Association (AGE)

50th Annual Meeting
San Antonio, Texas
May 17-20, 2022

For more information on AGE 2022

2022 Barshop Institute Spring Seminar Series
Wednesdays 4:00 – 5:00 PM CT

Interested in attending? Email contact@nathanshockcenters.org for call-in details for all sessions.

JOB OPPORTUNITIES

Assistant Professor – UCSD Chancellor’s Joint Initiative: Geroscience

UC San Diego –School of Medicine (Department of Medicine) and the Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science

The Division of Geriatrics, Gerontology, and Palliative Care in the School of Medicine and the School of Public Health at UC San Diego invite applications for a joint hire for a tenure-track faculty position, at the rank of Assistant Professor. The focus of this search is “Geroscience”, a field that seeks to understand biological mechanisms of aging to develop strategies that can delay the onset of multiple, rather than individual, age-related chronic diseases and conditions.

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Senior Grants Administrator
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
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Director, Johns Hopkins University Center on Aging and Health (COAH)
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AGING BIOLOGY UPDATE

UAB Newsletter - April 2022
The Nathan Shock Center at the University of Alabama at Birmingham shares their comprehensive newsletter for April 2022.

Read the newsletter here

This newsletter is produced by the American Federation for Aging Research, which serves as the Coordinating Center of the Nathan Shock Centers of Excellence in the Basic Biology of Aging. The Nathan Shock Centers program is funded by the National Institutes of Health National Institute of Aging. Research reported in this publication was supported by the National Institute on Aging of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number U24AG056053. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.

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