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! The National Institute on Aging is 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 here: bit.ly/4wcHTtD

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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

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

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 NIH grant funding process and recent policy and program updates. Learn more 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 @geripal.bsky.social @lizgoldbergmd.bsky.social @lsgeriatricem.bsky.social

Register by February 27 to get the lowest available rates for the AACR Annual Meeting 2026 (April 17-22; San Diego). Learn more: buff.ly/rpx0sov #AACR26

“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 about Dr. Lisa Simon's research journey in this new Clin-STAR Journey Story: bit.ly/49Y2nN0

Join this afternoon's RCCN Webinar on AI Fairness and Bias in ADRD and Aging Research! This webinar will provide an overview of current use of AI in #AgingResearch, and cover how researchers can address bias in data for AI models. Register here: bit.ly/4r04HK2

View the RFA for this funding opportunity here: bit.ly/3LDpAM4!

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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 now for the informational webinar to learn more: bit.ly/4jvyAPQ

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

Deadline Approaching Next Month! Travel Awards are available for the upcoming RCCN Workshop “Multidisciplinary Research in Aging/Team Science." Awardees will receive travel support, as well as participate in a special pre-workshop career development session. Learn more here: bit.ly/48UOvlV

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: www.surveymonkey.com/r/KG36LQS

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Apply for the 2026 @nidus-delirium.bsky.social Boot Camp! For this year's #Delirium Boot Camp, we'll be in a new venue - the University of Colorado School of Pharmacy. And it's happening in summer! Learn more: deliriumnetwork.org/career-devel...

Exciting news: Dr. Anthony Molina will Co-Chair the 2026 R13 “Optimizing Resilience” conference! Sponsored by NIA & AGS, it will spotlight outcomes, multimodal interventions & key research gaps. #HealthyAgingUCSD Apply to attend here: surveymonkey.com/r/KG36LQS

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Inflammaging—chronic, low-grade inflammation that rises with age—may be a key driver behind many chronic and acute diseases. We talk with 3 experts: Brian Andonian, Sara LaHue, & Joe Hippensteel. #medsky 👉 Post: bit.ly/GeriPalEp383 😀 Hosts: @alexsmithmd.bsky.social | @ewidera.bsky.social

Listen to Clin-STAR Inflammation Research Interest Group members, Brian Andonian, Sara LaHue, and Joe Hippensteel discuss their transdisciplinary inflammaging framework in this new episode of the GeriPal Podcast: bit.ly/49SBawJ! #Inflammaging #AgingResearch

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

Coming up next week! Register for virtual attendance for the upcoming Clin-STAR and Beeson Annual Meetings here: bit.ly/3JwFYgo

📢 Applications for the 2026-2027 Morris Fishbein Fellowship in Medical Editing are due Jan. 5. This one-year fellowship at JAMA’s Chicago headquarters offers physicians hands-on experience in editing & publishing a leading medical journal. ja.ma/4nIWk3R

AFAR is pleased to share our Ask the Expert Interview with 2025 Terrie Fox Wetle Rising Star Award recipient Lauren Hunt, PhD, RN, FNP, of the University of California, San Francisco. Read about her multidisciplinary approach to studying geriatric palliative care needs here: buff.ly/kggipE0

Virtual registration is available for multiple sessions from the upcoming Clin-STAR and Beeson Annual Meeting agendas! Learn more and register here: bit.ly/3JwFYgo

The Clin-STAR Database is a discovery tool that enables collaboration among clinician-scientists in aging research across disciplines and career levels. Join Dr. Plys, as well as many other aging researchers, and begin exploring the Clin-STAR Database now: bit.ly/4ohGw8Q

ICYMI: The recording from last week's Clin-STAR webinar "The Art and Science of the Pilot Study: Challenges and Solutions" is now available here: bit.ly/3L1W4yZ

Funding Opportunity! The IMPACT Collaboratory will fund up to two Demonstration Projects, each providing up to $800,000 in total direct costs over a 24-month period. Learn more here: bit.ly/3WQpPoW

Mark your calendars! Join @nidus-delirium.bsky.social on Nov 12 to learn about clinical research funding through foundations, institutions/research networks, PCORI and industry. Learn more and register today: deliriumnetwork.org/webinars/upc... #delirium @johndevlinpharmd.bsky.social

Next Week! Register for the upcoming Clin-STAR webinar "The Art and Science of the Pilot Study: Challenges and Solutions" here: bit.ly/46FfmTf

Next Month! Register for the upcoming Clin-STAR Webinar "The Art and Science of the Pilot Study: Challenges and Solutions" featuring Kenneth Schmader: bit.ly/4nxZYh2

New Journey Story! Read about Dr. Scott Bauer's reflections on his research journey in "Mentorship, Multidisciplinarity, and Momentum" here: bit.ly/4mgbIUv

Virtual registration is now open for the upcoming RCCN Workshop "Innovative Perspectives to Advance AD/ADRD Multidisciplinary Research!" Virtual registration is free and open to the public. Learn more and register here: bit.ly/4n18yoJ