The Pepper OAIC Coordinating Center

🗓️Be sure to mark your calendar and save the date for the 2026 OAIC Annual Meeting! More info to come - visit peppercenter.org

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

R13 Workshop: Evidence to Impact October 6-8, 2025 in Pittsburgh, PA. This 2-day workshop will advance the science and practice of implementation and innovation to improve the care and outcomes of older adults. Join us! Details here - peppercenter.org/public/worksho…

Call for Applications! The US Deprescribing Research Network is accepting applications for Pilot Awards. To learn more, attend the Pilot Award Application Information Session on Tuesday, August 26, at 2pm ET. Register here: bit.ly/3J2CWzT @DeprescribeUS #AgingResearch

Just released: ** New RFA for pilot awards from the US Deprescribing Research Network ** Budget $30K in directs over 1 year. Check out details at: deprescribingresearch.org/network-activi… Informational webinar on August 26th. See above link for more info and to register.

2025 @PepperOAIC Funding Opportunities are posted! Multi-Center RFA: peppercenter.org/public/dspOAIC… Exploratory, Small Pilot RFA: peppercenter.org/public/dspOAIC… Flexible, Hi-Value RFA: peppercenter.org/public/dspOAIC… OAIC Travel Exchange RFA: peppercenter.org/public/dspExch…

Here is Part One of a two-part blog in memory of Dr. Jeremy Walston that includes touching recollections by those who had the pleasure of collaborating with him (either at JHU or internationally). Part Two submissions due by July 31. Read Part One here: frailtyscience.org/remembering-je…

Coming Up Next Week! There’s still time to register for the webinar “All About NIH Supplements to Support Researchers Through Major Life and Career Changes," featuring a presentation on several types of administrative supplements offered by the NIH: bit.ly/3Gdn8sD

Excellent presentations by @MoniquePappadis & others @PepperOAIC meeting abt 📈 generalizability of research in older adults @YaleMed @YaleGeriatrics @NIHAging

Photos from our 2025 OAIC Annual Meeting Poster Session. Tons of great aging research taking place at our OAICs across the country.

Congrats to the 2025 OAIC Annual Meeting Poster Session winners! All early career faculty representing Duke, Johns Hopkins, Northwestern, and Pittsburgh OAICs.

So far it’s been a great start to the 2025 OAIC Annual Meeting! Thanks to the @AgingInitiative for a wonderful session!

@MrDisability @geri_doc @agingup Please enjoy this read!

An uplifting true story of nonagenerians who have aged successfully & are treasured, active community servants making a positive impact on many. Don't miss the poignant ending. From geriatric cardiologist & frequent JAGS contributor, Dalane Kitzman, MD. doi.org/10.1111/jgs.19…

Viewpoint by @geri_doc, @LonaMody, and @sharon_inouye discusses the role and benefits of the National Institute on Aging. ja.ma/3Ww07Wp

Upcoming @PepperOAIC webinar on Sharing Strategies to Streamline your Administrative Reporting Efforts! Straight from OAIC Administrators who come with a wealth of knowledge! Register here: shorturl.at/zCyeC

Webinar recording now available! Watch "Stories of Successful K Awards" here: bit.ly/3LusdMA

A heartwarming, poignant account of how a cardiologist and his aging father-in-law, a WWII veteran with end-stage cardiomyopathy, became best friends and shared adventures traveling the world together. @AGSJournal @MrDisability @geri_doc agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jg…

@snigdhajain89 @AmerGeriatrics @YaleGeriatrics @LFerranteMD @MrDisability @JRayFalvey @SleepinBeautyMD @UnaMakris @CPresGeriOncMD @meganhuisingh Congrats @snigdhajain89 !

Thank you @AmerGeriatrics for this honor! Proud to be a part of this cohort of amazing scientists & grateful for the community of aging researchers that support me. @YaleGeriatrics @LFerranteMD @MrDisability @JRayFalvey @SleepinBeautyMD @UnaMakris @CPresGeriOncMD @meganhuisingh

Please join the @pepperoaic and the @nu_pepper for Grand Rounds. @LetMeIntubateU presents “You Need to Calm Down: Aging, Inflammation, and Sepsis”