September 9, 2-4pm ET

Thomas Robinson, MD

Topics for discussion could include:

Two 20-minute spots available. Register here.

September 15, 4-5pm ET

Megan J. Huisingh-Scheetz, MD

Topics for discussion could include:

One 20-minute spot available. Register here.

Clin-STAR Palliative Care Research Group Invitation

The NIH recently funded the Advancing the Science of Palliative Care Research Across the Lifespan (ASCENT) Consortium, a very exciting advancement to fund palliative care research and advance our field. At our next meeting on September 8th at 1pm PST/4pm EST, we will hear from Dr. Jean Kutner (PI) and others about upcoming funding opportunities available through the consortium. If interested, please reach out to Andrea@afar.org for the Zoom link.

USDeN Pilot Awards
Deadline: September 19, 2025

The US Deprescribing Research Network is pleased to announce a new Request for Application for Pilot Awards. The maximum budget per award is $30,000 in direct costs (and no more than $50,000 in combined direct and indirect cost).

Call for Abstracts: 16th Intrinsic Capacity, Frailty and Sarcopenia Research Conference
Deadline: October 8, 2025

This online abstract submission will close on October 8, 2025. No late abstracts will be accepted. Presenting authors will be notified of the Scientific Committee's decision regarding acceptance of their abstracts. Presenting authors must be registered to ICFSR25 by January 15, 2026 or their abstract will be discarded from the program.

Free Rodents for Your Research: The NIA Aged Rodent Colonies
Deadline: November 18, 2025

The NIA Aged Rodent Colonies currently have an excess of mice (C57BL/6J, Balb/cBy, Balb/cBy x C57BL/6J F1), and rats (F344, Brown Norway, F344 x BN F1) of ages 1-30mo. C57BL/6J, Balb/cBy, F344, and Brown Norway breeders will also be available beginning in October 2025. An active grant is not required to receive these animals, and any number of animals can be requested. Requests may come from non-profit or for-profit research institutions.  

Investigators who could use these animals should send a completed request for exception form  to rodents@nia.nih.gov by November 18, 2025 (note – the justification for use of NIA aged rodent colony section is optional).

Workshop - Inflammaging: Mechanisms, Markers, and Intervention Strategies
September 22-23, 2025 | Rockville, MD & Virtual

This workshop will focus on recent advances (molecular/cellular/immunological and technological) in our knowledge of inflammaging and its impact on the development and progression of age-associated chronic diseases.

Geroscience Education and Training Network GSA Pre-Conference Workshop
November 11, 2025, 9:00AM-1:00 PM ET | Boston, MA

This NIA Geroscience Education and Training (GET) Network half day workshop will introduce attendees to GET Network Geroscience education curricula and resources and provide an update on recent milestones and progress in creating training materials. 

Innovative Perspectives to Advance AD/ADRD Multidisciplinary Research
November 11-12, 2025 | Boston, MA & Virtual

This workshop will be held in-person in Boston, MA as an affiliate meeting with the Gerontological Society of America Annual Scientific Meeting. The scope of this workshop will include these themes: Reimagining AD/ADRD risk and resilience, Innovations in testing behavioral interventions in AD/ADRD, New Approaches to Support Caregivers, Resources for Accelerating the pace Multidisciplinary Research in AD/ADRD.

NIDUS Webinar: Diversifying Delirium Research Funding
November 12, 2025, 11AM-12PM ET | Virtual

The goal of this NIDUS seminar is to learn about delirium research funding through foundations, institutions/research networks, PCORI and industry. Presenters will be Sharon K. Inouye, MD, MPH; Esther Oh, MD, PhD; Biren Kamdar, MD, MSC; and John W. Devlin PharmD.NIA Geroscience Education and Training (GET) Network half day workshop will introduce attendees to GET Network Geroscience education curricula and resources and provide an update on recent milestones and progress in creating training materials. 

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