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NIA Seeking Two Program Officers
The National Institute on Aging is seeking up to two program officers to manage and develop research portfolios that advance mechanistic behavioral and biobehavioral science and leverage that science to inform the development of behavioral interventions in two areas: (1) understanding normative aging and promoting adaptive aging trajectories; (2) elucidating causal behavioral and social factors…
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CDC Releases Caregiving Infographics
Caregiving infographics – CDC has released a series by race/ethnicity and state based on the BFRSS. See https://www.cdc.gov/aging/data/index.htm
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Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research
When the United States Congress created the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR) at the National Institutes of Health, it mandated that the Office develop a standard definition of the field to assess and monitor funding in this area. The definition developed in 1996 was revised and simplified recently based on input from…
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PRIDE Mentoring
Programs to Increase Diversity Among Individuals Engaged in Health Related Research (PRIDE) offers mentored week-long summer programs offering research experiences, skills development and grant writing training for junior faculty from diverse backgrounds. Programs typically are all expenses paid including travel, meals, and housing. For more information see https://pridecc.wustl.edu/.
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Free NIH Training
All NIH-funded investigators and staff who are involved in applying for, conducting, overseeing, or managing clinical trials should be trained in good clinical practice and may be required to show documentation of training completion. Investigators and others are expected to refresh their training every three years. Free National Institutes of Health (NIH) training and certification…
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Jumpstart Your Research Team: Establishing Expectations and Norms to Ensure Success
Webinar presented by the NIA’s Research Centers Collaborative Network (RCCN), which includes RCMAR and other NIA center programs. Watch the webinar anytime here.
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Honored: Tamara Baker
Honored: Tamara Baker, PhD, MCUAAAR Scientist (2002), RCMAR CC Advisory Board member, and University of Kansas Professor of Psychology and Director of Gerontology was awarded the Outstanding Mentor Award by the Gerontological Society of America, Minority Issues Committee, at the November 14 Annual Meeting in Austin, Texas.
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New NIH Portal
NIH has developed a new portal with information on supporting diversity in NIH-funded research. The main areas of focus are: 1. Background on NIH initiatives in support of scientific workforce diversity; 2. Resources for scientific leadership & faculty members to use to further diversity in their programs; 3. Resources for investigators and trainees to develop their…
