The twelfth workshop, “AI and Health Behaviors for Healthy Aging”, will be held virtually June 24-25, 2025. The scope of the workshop is broad and includes these themes: Discrete Behaviors, Long-Term Changes, AI in a Larger Context, and Challenges and Opportunities.

Virtual Travel Awards are available for approximately 10 early career investigators or investigators in-training, who will participate in a special pre-workshop session on Monday, June 23 from 12-3pm ET that will focus on career development. View the RFA here.

In order to support researchers that have undergone a critical life event (such as the birth of a child or caring for a family member), or who would like to gain new specialized skills for career advancement, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) offer several types of administrative supplements: Research Continuity and Retention Supplements and Research Supplements to Promote Re-Entry, Re-integration into, and Re-training in Health-Related Research Careers.

This RCCN webinar will feature a presentation from Laura Major who will give an overview of these lesser-known opportunities, and share information on eligibility, how to apply, and what to expect from the application and review process. This webinar may be of interest to early and mid-career researchers who are eligible for these opportunities, as well as senior researchers who are mentoring early-career researchers. The presentation will be followed by a Q&A.

The RCCN is now on Bluesky and LinkedIn!

Follow us for updates on RCCN activities. In addition, for the starter pack of the RCCN centers and coordinating centers on Bluesky, click here. Please reach out to us at contact@rccn-aging.org if you have an NIA-funded center account we should add to our starter pack.

In addition to RCCN, the following Coordinating Centers are also on LinkedIn:

The Science of Aging: Combating the Onset of Age-Related Diseases

May 5, 2025 | Virtual

This upcoming symposium will explore the latest advancements in understanding the biology of aging. It will focus on metabolic processes, genetic factors, and biomarkers that regulate nutrient utilization, damage repair, and biological age.

2025 Summer Program on Aging: Impact of Climate Change on the Health of Older Persons

June 8-13, 2025 | Virtual

The CIHR-IA Summer Program in Aging (SPA) is an intensive 5-day capacity-building program with the aim of providing graduate trainees with advanced training that crosses disciplines, offers networking opportunities, and disseminates best practices in research.

NBER Coordinating Center on the Economics of AD/ADRD Prevention, Treatment, and Care – First Annual Meeting

June 12, 2025 | Rockville, MD

Save the Date! The First Annual Meeting of the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) Coordinating Center on the Economics of AD/ADRD Prevention, Treatment, and Care will engage with the Center’s researchers to foster collaboration and enhance opportunities for translating findings into policy and practice. Travel funding for early career investigators from RCCN is available.

Upcoming Annual Meetings

NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Program

Deadline: May 25, 2025

The overall goal of the NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) program is to help ensure that a diverse pool of highly trained scientists is available in appropriate scientific disciplines to address the Nation's biomedical, behavioral, and clinical research needs.

Clin-STAR Visiting Professor Travel Fund

Rolling Deadline

Designed to expose clinician-scientists and other faculty and trainees, especially those at institutions lacking robust aging/geriatrics research programs, to leaders in aging research.