Summer training in aging research—now accepting applications
Do you know a high school, college, graduate or medical/dental student interested in biomedical research? Perhaps s/he is looking for an internship to help inform her/his career path. How about recommending the student come work for a summer at the National Institute on Aging? Each summer, NIA’s Intramural Research Program opens its lab doors for an 8 to 10-week intensive research experience. (Source: Inside NIA: A Blog for Researchers)
Source: Inside NIA: A Blog for Researchers - February 4, 2015 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Arlene Jackson, Recruitment Specialist, Intramural Research Program Source Type: blogs
Strengthen your research plan for a better score – Dos and Don’ts
As an NIA program officer for 11 years and counting I have the rare privilege of monitoring many study section meetings devoted almost exclusively to R03, R21, and R01 applications. One thing that leaps out of this experience is that a perpetually changing cast of peer reviewers raise the same basic criticisms over and over again. (Source: Inside NIA: A Blog for Researchers)
Source: Inside NIA: A Blog for Researchers - January 28, 2015 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Dallas Anderson, Program Administrator, Dementias of Aging Branch, Division of Neuroscience. Source Type: blogs
Watch as it happens, live! Tune in to the NIA Council webcast
Check out the Advisory Council of the National Institute on Aging’s first meeting of 2015. You can watch it online, January 28, from 8:00 AM to about 1:15 PM EST. (Source: Inside NIA: A Blog for Researchers)
Source: Inside NIA: A Blog for Researchers - January 21, 2015 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Robin Barr, Director of the Division of Extramural Activities Source Type: blogs
What does it mean when a Program Announcement expires?
NIA funding announcements come with an expiration date. Program Announcements, for example, usually expire after three years. Lately, I’ve gotten some questions about what it means when a Program Announcement expires and there’s no new funding announcement specifically for that topic. Is the NIA still funding research on the topic? Yes, in almost all cases. (Source: Inside NIA: A Blog for Researchers)
Source: Inside NIA: A Blog for Researchers - January 14, 2015 Category: Geriatrics Authors: John Haaga, Deputy Director, Division of Behavioral and Social Research Source Type: blogs
Diversity training and health disparities research at the NIA
We are celebrating some diversity landmarks at the National Institutes of Health! Late last year, more than $31 million was awarded to academic institutions to develop and test strategies that address the racial diversity of the United States biomedical workforce. As we highlight these critical efforts, I want to use this space to discuss them in relation to health disparities research. (Source: Inside NIA: A Blog for Researchers)
Source: Inside NIA: A Blog for Researchers - January 7, 2015 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Carl V. Hill, Director, Office of Special Populations Source Type: blogs
NCRAD offers genetic samples and data vital to Alzheimer ’s research
Identifying the genes involved in Alzheimer & rsquo;s disease and related dementias is of course no easy task. From among the thousands of gene candidates in the human genome, we need to determine which are involved in onset and progression, and which increase risk or offer protection. Where can researchers find the biological specimens needed to unlock these mysteries? The NIA-funded National Cell Repository for Alzheimer & rsquo;s Disease, or NCRAD, a veritable treasure trove of biological material located at the Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis. (Source: Inside NIA: A Blog for Researchers)
Source: Inside NIA: A Blog for Researchers - December 17, 2014 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Creighton Phelps, Deputy Director, Division of Neuroscience Source Type: blogs
NCRAD offers genetic samples and data vital to Alzheimer’s research
Identifying the genes involved in Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias is of course no easy task. From among the thousands of gene candidates in the human genome, we need to determine which are involved in onset and progression, and which increase risk or offer protection. Where can researchers find the biological specimens needed to unlock these mysteries? The NIA-funded National Cell Repository for Alzheimer’s Disease, or NCRAD, a veritable treasure trove of biological material located at the Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis. (Source: Inside NIA: A Blog for Researchers)
Source: Inside NIA: A Blog for Researchers - December 17, 2014 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Creighton Phelps, Deputy Director, Division of Neuroscience Source Type: blogs
When is one not enough? Multiple chronic conditions research
The NIA has long been interested in understanding the role of aging on the development and progression of specific chronic diseases. More recently, we’ve begun to try to understand why two or more conditions might occur together in older people, and perhaps more importantly, what to do about it. NIA released a set of Program Announcements on self-management of chronic conditions, seeking applications using R01, R15, or R21 mechanisms. (Source: Inside NIA: A Blog for Researchers)
Source: Inside NIA: A Blog for Researchers - December 10, 2014 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Marcel Salive, Program Officer, Division of Geriatrics and Clinical Gerontology Source Type: blogs
Interim paylines
We announced interim paylines on our funding policy site the other day. When you read that we are funding to the 5th percentile for research grants, and to a score of 14 on career awards and only paying NIA-reviewed applications that achieved scores of 10 or 11 you must wonder at our apparent miserliness. Why not release more awards now? (Source: Inside NIA: A Blog for Researchers)
Source: Inside NIA: A Blog for Researchers - December 3, 2014 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Robin Barr, Director of the Division of Extramural Activities Source Type: blogs
Most popular NIA blog posts
As we await news on our budget for this year and move forward on a number of initiatives, we thought we would reprise a few of the blog’s greatest hits of the last six months in case you missed them. If you missed a few, now is your chance to catch up. Every week, the NIA blog brings you important information on funding, grants, scientific resources, and other topics of interest to researchers. Have a question you’d like us to cover? Let us know by commenting on this post. (Source: Inside NIA: A Blog for Researchers)
Source: Inside NIA: A Blog for Researchers - November 19, 2014 Category: Geriatrics Authors: NIA Blog Team, Division of Extramural Activities Source Type: blogs
Strategic Directions for Research on Aging
Like many other Institutes at NIH, the NIA assesses and updates its research directions every few years. This exercise is an important one, resulting in a Strategic Directions document that helps set and communicate priorities for the Institute and for aging research. We are updating our Strategic Directions, and I am seeking your input. (Source: Inside NIA: A Blog for Researchers)
Source: Inside NIA: A Blog for Researchers - November 12, 2014 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Richard Hodes, Director, National Institute on Aging Source Type: blogs
Explaining your science —tips for clear communication
Much of our job in the NIA & rsquo;s Office of Communications and Public Liaison is to help scientists talk and write about research in a clear, uncomplicated way. Many researchers struggle to find those simple words, and I notice similar difficulties again and again. Let me share with you tips for avoiding these common mistakes, and an example of how we worked with a scientist to rewrite scientific text for clearer communication. & nbsp; (Source: Inside NIA: A Blog for Researchers)
Source: Inside NIA: A Blog for Researchers - November 5, 2014 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Vicky Cahan, Director, Office of Communications and Public Liaison Source Type: blogs
Explaining your science—tips for clear communication
Much of our job in the NIA’s Office of Communications and Public Liaison is to help scientists talk and write about research in a clear, uncomplicated way. Many researchers struggle to find those simple words, and I notice similar difficulties again and again. Let me share with you tips for avoiding these common mistakes, and an example of how we worked with a scientist to rewrite scientific text for clearer communication.
(Source: Inside NIA: A Blog for Researchers)
Source: Inside NIA: A Blog for Researchers - November 5, 2014 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Vicky Cahan, Director, Office of Communications and Public Liaison Source Type: blogs
A meeting of the minds at the Alzheimer ’s Disease Research Summit 2015
Determining the best way forward in Alzheimer & rsquo;s disease research is as challenging and complicated as the disorder itself. So what steps do we take next to accelerate the discovery and development of effective treatments for people at all stages of Alzheimer & rsquo;s disease? That is the focus of the Alzheimer & rsquo;s Disease Research Summit 2015: Path to Treatment and Prevention taking place February 9-10 at the NIH campus in Bethesda, Maryland. (Source: Inside NIA: A Blog for Researchers)
Source: Inside NIA: A Blog for Researchers - October 29, 2014 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Neil Buckholtz, Director, Division of Neuroscience Source Type: blogs
A meeting of the minds at the Alzheimer’s Disease Research Summit 2015
Determining the best way forward in Alzheimer’s disease research is as challenging and complicated as the disorder itself. So what steps do we take next to accelerate the discovery and development of effective treatments for people at all stages of Alzheimer’s disease? That is the focus of the Alzheimer’s Disease Research Summit 2015: Path to Treatment and Prevention taking place February 9-10 at the NIH campus in Bethesda, Maryland. (Source: Inside NIA: A Blog for Researchers)
Source: Inside NIA: A Blog for Researchers - October 29, 2014 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Neil Buckholtz, Director, Division of Neuroscience Source Type: blogs
