Dimensions Magazine - Spring 2018 is here
April 03, 2018 — The new edition of Dimensions is full of exciting topics - resilience in Alzheimer's disease, fish oil, clinical trials, funding news, and more. Take a dive in!
Rescheduled to May 24th: 2nd day of 2018 NIH AD Research Summit Program
March 30, 2018 — The Day 2 Summit speakers will be on the NIH Campus on May 24 and everyone can participate via live videocast. Please register for the videocast, here.
Resources: Illumina’s April Library Prep Promos for AmpliSeq
March 28, 2018 — Illumina has recently launched AmpliSeq, a streamlined workflow for targeted resequencing that offers ready-to-use oncology panels for several specific diseases in addition to customized, and community panels.
Funding Opportunity: 2018 21st Century Postdoctoral Fellowship in Understanding Dynamic and Multi-scale Systems
March 28, 2018 — The James S. McDonnell Foundation (JSMF) has posted updated guidelines for the 2018 21st Century Postdoctoral Fellowship in Understanding Dynamic and Multi-scale Systems.
Upcoming: 14th Annual Alvord Lecture in Neuropathology
March 22, 2018 — Special Guest Speaker, Andrey S. Shaw, MD, Genentech will present "Imaging approaches to understand the role of CD2AP in kidney and Alzheimer's disease" Wed. April 25, 2018 in HSB Rm T-739
2018 Healthy Aging Summit -July 16-17
March 09, 2018 — The Healthy Aging Summit seeks broad participation by subject matter experts from diverse disciplines, provider types, and the public-private sectors. The goals are to explore the science of aging, Identify knowledge gaps, promote prevention, and support aging in place. Register here.
Butler-Williams Scholars Program 2018 - Apply by 3/23
March 09, 2018 — The Butler-Williams Scholars Program provides unique opportunities for junior faculty and researchers who are new to the field of aging to gain insight about research on aging from a number of perspectives, such as health disparities in aging, Alzheimers disease
UW/VA’s Dr. Elaine Peskind receives Paul B. Magnuson Award for for her extensive work on brain and behavioral disorders
February 28, 2018 — The VA Rehabilitation Research and Development Service's highest honor - the Paul B. Magnuson Award is given to acknowledge entrepreneurship, humanitarianism, and dedication in service to Veterans.
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative announces their “Neurodegeneration Challenge” grant competition
February 20, 2018 — Call for applications to join the CZI Neurodegeneration Challenge Network, an interdisciplinary initiative to increase understanding of the fundamental biology of neurodegenerative disorders, with Early Career Acceleration Awards and Collaborative Science Awards. Learn more here.
Genetic Approaches to Aging Trainee Research Presentations
February 12, 2018 — Presenting their research in Foege S-060 on 2/22 at 2:30pm: Nikolay Burnaevskiy, PhD, Mendenhall/Kaeberlein Lab, Pathology: Causes of variegated gene expression in young and old animals / Alex Mason, Queitsch Lab, Genome Sciences: Identification of an early-aging mutant in a sensitized miRNA-deficient background.