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Providing leadership and advancing basic research in the #biology of aging. https://nathanshockcenters.org/

Published by NSC3, supported by NIA Award U24AG056053. Content solely responsibility of authors / does not represent NIH official views.
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Deadline extended to Nov. 24, 2025. We are accepting proposals for Pilot Research Awards.
Funding: Up to $70,000 (direct costs) over two years.
Details & RFA: primate.wisc.edu/our-science/... Apply now!
November 7, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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The Wisconsin National Primate Research Center is now accepting proposals for Pilot Research Awards.
Funding: Up to $70,000 (direct costs) over two years.
Details & RFA: primate.wisc.edu/our-science/...
Letter of Intent Deadline: Nov 10, 2025: Apply now!
WNPRC Pilot Research Awards
2025 Pilot Awards timeline: The following RFA is also available in pdf format here. KEY DATES Nov. 10, 2025: Letter of Intent deadline Jan. 30, 2026: Full application deadline (if invited) May 1, 2026...
primate.wisc.edu
November 4, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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🗣️ Oklahoma Nathan Shock Center Pilot Award applications are due in next week weeks! Don't forget to submit your application on our website, oklahomanathanshockcenteronaging.org/pilot-grant/
October 29, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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Congratulations to Drs. Logan, Sonntag, Richardson, and Unnikrishnan on the acceptance of their paper in Aging and Disease!
“The Ability of Activity and Cognition in Old Mice to Predict Age of Death.”
October 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Learn about new Upstate Nathan Shock Center director, Vera Gorbunova's work on lifespan and longevity research in this New York Times article, "Life Lessons from (Very Old) Bowhead Whales:" bit.ly/47hc0Gn
October 30, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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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
October 23, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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We are one week away from our annual George M Martin Memorial Symposium! Please join us for this hybrid event (in person registration includes lunch and reception).

Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Attend via Zoom here: washington.zoom.us/j/93799036730
October 14, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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🧬 Did you know @jacksonlab.bsky.social has 40+ free online courses, making it easy to advance your knowledge in #genetics & #genomics topics?

➡️ Build skills on your schedule: education.learning.jax.org?utm_source=b...

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October 9, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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Next Week! Register for the upcoming Clin-STAR webinar "The Art and Science of the Pilot Study: Challenges and Solutions" here: bit.ly/46FfmTf
October 7, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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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
September 16, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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I can't emphasize enough how beneficial @oknathanshock.bsky.social support has been in supporting undergraduate-led research at Loyola Marymount University. Early stage investigators, check out all the funding, mentorship, and core services the @nathanshockcenters.org offer.
Huge congratulations to Oklahoma Nathan Shock Center mentee Robert Musci on his grant funding, received through his work in Benjamin Miller's lab! @robvmusci 👏
September 25, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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Huge congratulations to Oklahoma Nathan Shock Center mentee Robert Musci on his grant funding, received through his work in Benjamin Miller's lab! @robvmusci 👏
September 25, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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LAST CHANCE to RSVP for today’s free #webinar with @ahlresearch.bsky.social exploring the state of Gerotherapeutics to extend healthspan. Featuring experts from BioAge Labs, Cedars-Sinai LA, the NIA, and @uthealthsa.bsky.social
Learn more & RSVP here: buff.ly/3tr4wv5
September 22, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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Our 2024 Annual Report showcases the recent accomplishments of NIA-Funded Initiatives that AFAR helps lead:
@nathanshockcenters.org @rccn-aging.org and @clin-star.org.
Download or flip-through the report to learn more: www.afar.org/archived-rep...
September 10, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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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
September 11, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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Nir Barzilai, MD, President of the @ahlresearch.bsky.social & AFAR Board Member, will be among the experts in conversation w/ Dana G. Smith of @nytimes.com at our free #webinar on the State of #Gerotherapeutics on 9/22 at 3pm ET.
Learn more & RSVP: buff.ly/3tr4wv5
September 11, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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The LOI deadline for RCCN Pilot Awards is approaching! This mechanism provides funding to catalyze enduring collaborations for at least two collaborative pilot, planning, or meeting grants supporting interdisciplinary research in cross-cutting theme areas. View the RFA here: bit.ly/3JLCcQ1
September 5, 2025 at 1:55 PM
The application period for The University of Minnesota NSC Pilot Awards will open September 8! These awards are intended to provide collaboration between the awardee and the core services provided by the UMN NSC. Read the RFA here: bit.ly/3JPhE9c #AgingResearch
September 4, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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Registration for the 2025 George M Martin Memorial Geroscience Symposium is now open! Please register at the link: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
August 26, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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🚨📢Registration and abstract submission closes on Sept 5th. Don't delay and register now!

🔗: bit.ly/3UG2bew
📢 Registration is open for the 2025 Masoro-Barshop Conference on Aging!
🗓️ Oct 9–12 | 📍 Mayan Dude Ranch, Bandera, TX

Theme: “Dietary Approaches to Geroscience Intervention”

🔗 More info: bit.ly/3UG2bew
#Geroscience #AgingResearch #BarshopConference
August 26, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Virtual registration is still open for the Evidence to Impact Workshop on "Integrating Research on Aging into Health Systems," which will include participants ranging from health systems leadership, researchers, trainees, and clinicians. Learn more here: bit.ly/422NAgz #AgingResearch
August 26, 2025 at 1:43 PM
We are so glad to share that the Nathan Shock Centers Coordinating Center (NSC3) will continue its mission after receiving a five-year grant renewal! The American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR) will lead NSC3 activities with the $5.7 million NIH award. Read more here: bit.ly/45yQz2B
August 25, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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AFAR is pleased to announce a $5.7million renewal award from the National Institute of Aging of the National Institutes of Health to continue and expand the @nathanshockcenters.org
Learn more about the enhanced activities planned here: www.afar.org/images/uploa...
August 14, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Travel awards are available for the NIA Geroscience Education and Training (GET) Network Workshop, where attendees can learn how to educate aspiring translational geroscientists, and introduce graduate students, medical students, or geriatrics fellows to geroscience. Learn more here: bit.ly/4ozUALB
August 14, 2025 at 1:15 PM