The twelfth RCCN 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 registration is open to the public and accessible here.

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:

Available for Distribution - Rodents from NIA's Colony

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 all ages (1-34 months). An active grant is not required to receive these animals, but please note that the animals are only available for investigators who are affiliated with legitimate non-profit U.S.-based research institutions.

Investigators who could use these animals should send a request to rodents@nia.nih.gov by June 30, 2025 with a completed justification for use of the NIA aged rodent colony. Requests will be fulfilled in the order received while supplies last.

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 12-13, 2025 | Rockville, MD

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. 

Statistical Methods, Developments, and Challenges in Geroscience

June 16-18, 2025 | Indianapolis, IN

Hosted by Indiana University, this meeting is designed to be a multidisciplinary gathering of researchers at all stages of their careers. This meeting is supported in part by an RCCN pilot grant.

AFAR Webinar: mHealth for Healthy Aging

June 25, 2025, 12-1pm ET | Virtual

Join the American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR) for a free webinar tailored for professionals in the scientific and entrepreneurial communities. Experts from the geroscience and biotech sectors not only will discuss how research and technical advances in mHealth can improve the experience of both providers and patients, but also address barriers to engaging consumers and practitioners fully in mHealth opportunities, and explore opportunities for collaboration between the academic and private sectors in this growing space.

Small Research Grant Program for the Next Generation of Researchers in AD/ADRD Research

Deadline: June 16, 2025

This Small Research Grant (R03) program will support meritorious projects to provide needed scientific insight to improve the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and/or care for individuals with Alzheimer's disease and Alzheimer's disease-related dementias (AD/ADRD).

Design by Biomedical Undergraduate Teams (DEBUT) Challenge Prize

Deadline: June 18, 2025

The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) and VentureWell are challenging undergraduate student teams to develop technology solutions to unmet needs in any area of health care. 

INvestigation of Co-occurring conditions across the Lifespan to Understand Down syndromE (INCLUDE) Clinical Research Short Course

Deadline: June 27, 2025

The intent of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to encourage applications that develop creative and innovative short courses to train the next generation of DS researchers in state-of-the-art clinical research skills that will improve the understanding of the co-occurring clinical features in DS and support development of new treatments for health conditions experienced by those with DS.

NIA Summer Training Course

Deadline: July 1, 2025

The 32nd Annual NIA Training Course provides intense exposure to current concepts in experimental aging research for 15-20 research scientists. It is designed primarily for junior faculty and advanced fellows with at least two years postdoctoral experience in cell or molecular biology or a related field. Senior scientists who wish to learn about current aging research are also welcome to apply.

Native American Research Centers for Health (NARCH) Planning Grants

Deadline: July 8, 2025

The purpose of the Native American Research Centers for Health (NARCH) Planning Grants program is to support federally-recognized American Indian/Alaska Native (federally-recognized) Tribes, Tribal colleges and universities, Tribal health programs, or Tribal organizations (collectively, federally-recognized Tribes and Tribal entities) to plan and conduct preparatory work for developing competitive NARCH applications.

McKnight Brain Research Foundation Innovator Awards in Cognitive Aging and Memory Loss

Deadline: August 12, 2025

The McKnight Brain Research Foundation (MBRF) and the American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR) will provide up to two 3-year awards of $750,000 (USD) each to advanced Assistant Professors and recently appointed Associate Professors (MDs and PhDs.) One award will be made to support studies focusing on clinical translational research and another award toward understanding basic biological mechanisms underlying cognitive aging and age-related memory loss.

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.