Clin-STAR Coordinating Center

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

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

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

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/regist…

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

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

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

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

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

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

#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. #AgingResearch 👉 Post: bit.ly/GeriPalEp383 😀 Hosts @AlexSmithMD | @EWidera

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 @GeriPalBlog

Applications for the 2026 #Delirium Boot Camp are now open! This year's Boot Camp will be held at the @CUPharmacy, immediately before the the 2026 @AmerDelirium Annual Meeting in Denver. Learn more: deliriumnetwork.org/career-develop…

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

Reminder! Now Accepting Applications for the USDeN Grant Catalyst Scholars Program - mailchi.mp/d0189f3e16ab/c…

Help advance our collective understanding of innovation in gerontological research, and submit to our anniversary special collection. academic.oup.com/innovateage/pa… @OUPAcademic @OxfordJournals

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