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The Research Development Core of the Einstein-Nathan Shock Center (E-NSC) has leveraged resources to
fund 26 pilot and feasibility (P&F) studies, most of which were granted to junior investigators or established
investigators pursuing novel research directions in the biology of aging or investigators who are new to aging.
Of these, more than 50% of awardees demonstrated clear outcomes of success indicated by the acquisition of
funds and/or submission of manuscripts and new grant applications. Given this success, we intend to continue
with our objective to maintain P&F funding as part of the RDC deliverables. These P&F studies are designed to
and will continue to enhance and support E-NSC science at Einstein and at member institutions. The P&F funds
will be preferentially distributed to meritorious junior or ‘new to aging’ investigators. A second major objective of
the E-NSC has been to identify new faculty who have the potential to transition to aging research and to provide
continuous mentoring to them through multiple portals including the grant application process. To that end, we
have had much success in that we have attracted and advised junior researchers who have applied for and
successfully obtained funding from the NIH/NIA. Additionally, several newly recruited faculty to Einstein have
shifted their primary focus to the basic biology of aging. We will continue to draw on established senior
investigators at Einstein to mentor and support researchers in their preparation of P&F applications and new
P&F awardees. The third objective of the RDC will be to communicate its important opportunities and available
resources, which includes P&Fs, core services and mentoring to trainees and established investigators. This will
occur through various platforms such as the Biology of Aging course, via invited talks and seminars, and through
interactive community events such as the Einstein Hackathon and the annual E-NSC mini-retreats. We believe
that RDC activities strengthen the E-NSC community active in aging research, attract new investigators to aging-
related research, and successfully promote new research endeavors in aging-related areas. Aging is considered
a key priority for the leadership at Einstein as shown by the Institutional commitment to match budgeted P&F
funds, yielding up to $300,000 annually in total available funds for P&F grants. This will permit the funding of at
least 7-12 P&F projects in any given year. Consequently, in the next funding period, we will continue to drive the
programs that have been successful and introduce new programs with the primary objective of raising awareness
about the omnipresence of the aging process in all aspects of biology.
Status | Active |
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Effective start/end date | 6/1/23 → 5/31/25 |
Funding
- National Institute on Aging: $196,306.00
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Einstein's Nathan Shock Center of Excellence in Basic Biology of Aging
Barzilai, N. N. J. (PI), Cuervo, A. M. (CoPI), Huffman, D. M. (CoPI), Milman, S. (CoPI), Suh, Y. (CoPI), Vijg, J. (CoPI) & Vijg, J. (CoPI)
8/15/10 → 5/31/25
Project: Research project