NSC PILOT AWARD CALLS FOR APPLICATIONS

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

Rolling deadline

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 on a rolling basis.

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.

Applicants should visit USCBuckNSC.org for a list of available assays, technologies, and services.

2023 University of Washington Nathan Shock Center and Healthy Aging and Longevity Research Institute Pilot Project Awards

Rolling deadline

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.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Save the Date!

2023 NSC Directors' Symposium

June 8, 2023 from 12:30-3pm

AGE 51st Annual Meeting in Oklahoma City, OK

For more information and to register

CAREER DEVELOPMENT & FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

Travel Awards are available for approximately 10 early career investigators or investigators in training, who will participate in a special session at the meeting on July 20, that will focus on career development. The travel awards will cover travel to and from the meeting, meals, and hotel accommodations. Successful applicants will be affiliated with institutions with at least one NIA-supported center, and will have demonstrated translational or multidisciplinary interests in aging related to the workshop topic.

View the RFA here

This mechanism provides funding to catalyze enduring collaborations for at least two collaborative pilot, planning or meeting grants of up to $65,000 supporting interdisciplinary research in cross cutting theme areas per year. Proposals should address topics spanning the missions of multiple NIA Center programs. Relevant topics are exemplified by the themes of RCCN-sponsored workshops. Each project should involve at least two NIA-sponsored research centers.

View the RFA here

UW Healthy Aging and Longevity Research Institute

Biological Mechanisms of Healthy Aging Training Program

The goals of the BMHA training program are to provide outstanding pre-doctoral and post-doctoral scientists with (1) rigorous training in cutting-edge research focused on biological mechanisms of healthy aging, (2) exposure to, and the ability to critically evaluate, the breadth of knowledge, concepts, and approaches important in the field, and (3) the mentoring and skill sets necessary to achieve career success and become future scientific leaders.

Upcoming Open Pre and Post Doc Appointments:

1 Postdoc Opening beginning 10/2023- Applications due by April 15, 2023
2 Postdoc Openings beginning 1/15/24- Applications due by October 15, 2023
1 Postdoc Opening beginning 3/15/24- Applications due by January 1, 2024
1 Postdoc Opening beginning 7/15/24- Applications due by January 1, 2024

Applications will be received on a rolling basis but applications submitted by the deadlines will be given priority.

In addition to current potential postdocs within your lab, we welcome BMHA Faculty to use these postdoctoral openings as you begin recruitment conversations with potential post-docs for your lab. Please reach out to the BMHA Leadership team if you may have a postdoctoral candidate who may be a good fit for the T32 training grant to discuss their project/research goals.

Link to application process. Please indicate which opening is being applied for.

Dorothy Dillon Eweson Lecture Series

Rolling Deadline

The Dorothy Dillon Eweson Lecture Series provides support to encourage 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. The Eweson Lecture series provides selected applicants with funding up to a maximum of $2,000 to cover travel expenses and meeting-related fees. For more information and to apply, visit the AFAR website here.

NIA Intramural Research Program (IRP) Diversity in Aging Research Pipeline Program (DARPP) Postdoctoral Positions

The NIA Intramural Research Program is seeking applications from talented and highly motivated individuals for a Postdoctoral Fellow. Application are being reviewed on a rolling basis throughout 2023 until the position is filled. View opportunity details below:

Diana Jacobs Kalman/AFAR Scholarships for Research in the Biology of Aging
Deadline: April 14

Hevolution Foundation Scientific Conferences Fund
Deadlines: April 30, July 31, October 31, January 31

UAB NSC Exploratory Funds
Rolling Deadline

View all career development & funding opportunities

AGING BIOLOGY UPDATE

UAB Newsletter - March 2023
The Nathan Shock Center at the University of Alabama at Birmingham shares their comprehensive newsletter for March 2023.

Read the newsletter

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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