A national platform providing activities and funding opportunities for clinician-investigators across specialties and disciplines to improve care of older adults. @NIHAging
Academic Resource Centers: @YaleMed, @UCSF, and @HopkinsMedNews
National Program Office: @AFAROrg
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The 2027 Artificial Intelligence and Technology Collaboratories (AITC) Annual National Research Award Competition funds aging and dementia research that implements AI and technology to improve the health and well-being of older adults. Read the RFA: bit.ly/4sCEXWp
Coming Up This Month! There's still time to register for "A Practical Guide to Using AI to Enhance Your Quality of Life (and Research Productivity)," where Dr. Balentine will provide a crash course on leveraging AI to improve your efficiency. Register: bit.ly/4qhWxxt
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New Funding Opportunity! This mechanism will support PIs who have current pilot support through an NIA Center Program to incorporate interdisciplinary input, using services provided by investigators affiliated with another NIA Center Program. Learn more: bit.ly/4ADnmkL
Upcoming Clin-STAR Webinar! Join us in October as Dr. Balentine outlines a practical guide to using AI to streamline your research productivity. Register here: bit.ly/4qhWxxt
New Journey Story! Read about Drs. Jenny Portz and Evan Plys' work at the intersection of psychosocial science and aging in "Building a Home for Social and Behavioral Scientists in Aging Research" here: bit.ly/4wBVF9d
NIA announces the 2026 Mentorship Prize Competition, awarding up to $600,000 to recognize excellence in aging research mentorship — $100,000 each for up to 3 early career and 3 midcareer/established outstanding faculty mentors. Learn more: bit.ly/4wcHTtD
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Submit your program proposal by 6/30 for the 2027 AGS Annual Scientific Meeting, happening May 20–22, 2027, in Atlanta, GA. Share your expertise, highlight innovative work, and help advance the care of older adults.
Learn more and submit your proposal: ags2027.abstractcentral.com/
Upcoming Deadline! The Clin-STAR Aging Research Development and Training Awards provide support for a range of activities to help prepare early career investigators for careers in aging-related research. Learn more: bit.ly/4xpuSOh
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Congratulations to Dr. Brian Andonian and the many coauthors from the Clin-STAR Inflammation Research Group on receiving a 2026 GeroScience Outstanding Publication Award: First Prize in the Review Paper category! Read the acclaimed paper here: bit.ly/3PnMyJ5
Congratulations to Dr. Brian Andonian and the many coauthors from the Clin-STAR Inflammation Research Group on receiving a 2026 GeroScience Outstanding Publication Award: First Prize in the Review Paper category! Read the acclaimed paper here: bit.ly/3PnMyJ5
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Bats, tortoises, elephants: why do some species live so long? What can they teach us about human #longevity? Join Nathan Shock leaders @StevenAustad, Vera Gorbunova, and Andrei Seluanov for a conversation about #ComparativeBiology & the #BiologyofAging: bit.ly/4sO6ZN6
Registration is open for the upcoming Clin-STAR Webinar "Recent Changes and Updates for NIH/NIA Grant Application!" Featuring NIH/NIA professionals, this webinar will provide an overview of the funding process and recent program updates. Register here: bit.ly/4c4bnkA
Listen to Clin-STAR community members, Liz Goldberg and Lauren Southerland, discuss addressing underlying causes that lead to ED visits in this new episode of the GeriPal Podcast: bit.ly/465F9mO! #EmergencyMedicine @GeriPalBlog @LizGoldbergMD @LSGeriatricEM
“Since my work is so interdisciplinary, I had yet to find a space that felt like it met my needs and goals. Attending the Clin-STAR meeting was like finding ‘my people.’” Read more in Dr. Lisa Simon's Clin-STAR Journey Story: bit.ly/49Y2nN0 @lisathedoc @MGBResearchNews
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Join us tomorrow, Tuesday, January 13, from 1-2 pm ET for the AGS/AGING LEARNING Collaborative webinar, MCCs Care and Medical Specialties.
This session will highlight how specialists can integrate MCCs care into clinical practice. Register now to attend: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi…
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View the RFA for this funding opportunity here: bit.ly/3LDpAM4!
Interested in the Aging Gene Discovery (AGeD) Collaborative NSC Pilot Awards which integrates resources offered by the Nathan Shock Centers of Oklahoma, the University of Washington, and the Jackson Laboratory? Register for the informational webinar here: bit.ly/4jvyAPQ
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Deadline Approaching Next Month! Travel Awards are available for the upcoming RCCN Workshop “Multidisciplinary Research in Aging/Team Science." Awardees will receive travel support, and participate in a special career development session. Learn more here: bit.ly/48UOvlV
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Upcoming RCCN Webinar! This webinar will provide a general overview of use of AI in #ADRD and #AgingResearch, and how researchers can address fairness and bias in data for AI models. Learn more and register here: bit.ly/440SQ5C
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The AGS is excited to announce that the third R13 Bedside-to-Bench conference in the three-part series, “Optimizing Resilience,” will be held in Bethesda, MD from March 3 to March 4, 2026.
Learn more and apply to attend by Monday, December 22: surveymonkey.com/r/KG36LQS
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Upcoming RCCN Webinar! In this webinar, the speakers will discuss how potential bias in the data used to train AI models can potentially negatively impact outputs, and how to address data bias. Learn more and register here: bit.ly/440SQ5C


















