The tenth RCCN workshop “Nutrition and Aging Biology” will be held in-person June 25-26, 2024, in San Francisco, California. The scope of the workshop is broad and includes these themes: Caloric Restriction’s Effect on Lifespan and Healthspan, Intake Timing, Treating Obesity in Older Adults, and Other Approaches and Considerations. This meeting will be hybrid and registration to join virtually is free and open to the public. View a draft of the agenda here.
Current and previous K awardees will share their experiences of applying and being funded. This webinar aims to be a useful resource for prospective applicants and their mentors to gain insight into the process, and to ask questions of awardees about their journey to receiving a K award.
COSWD Seminar: Fostering Cultures of Inclusive Excellence June 20, 2024 | Virtual This virtual seminar will cover strategies to enhance inclusion and create a culture of equity as well as methods to assess culture change within the scientific workforce at academic institutions.
2024 RCMAR Annual Meeting June 27-28, 2024 at 12pm ET | Arlington, VA Save the date! The RCMAR National Coordinating Center is hosting its Annual Meeting June 27-28 in Arlington, VA. This meeting will bring the RCMAR community together with a special emphasis on activities that support our amazing RCMAR scientists.
31st Annual NIA Summer Training Course in Experimental Aging Research September 8-13, 2024 | University of Washington in Seattle, WA The 31st Annual Summer Training Course provides intense exposure to current concepts in experimental aging research to approximately 20 research scientists to facilitate development of independent research programs in the basic biology of aging. The deadline to apply is July 8, 2024.
Aging and Microbiome Meeting (AMC) 2024 October 22 - 23, 2024 | Jena, Germany The Aging Microbiome Conference 2024 will cover an emerging field that brings together the intricate process of aging and the dynamic interactions between the host and its microbiome.
FUNDING & CAREER DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Hevolution/AFAR New Investigator Awards in Aging Biology and Geroscience Research Deadline: July 15, 2024 The Hevolution Foundation and AFAR will provide up to 18 three-year awards of USD375,000 each to junior investigators (MDs and/or PhDs) with at least 3 years of independent research, who conduct research projects in basic biology of aging or geroscience.
Interested in learning more about any of the NIA centers programs? Looking for more detailed information on pilot funding, webinars, resources and more? Visit the coordinating center websites below.
For updates the program of the RCCN and its partners, follow @rccnaging on Twitter.
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