Diversity, Discovery, and Aging Reimagined: A Chat With NIA Senior Leadership

Friday, November 4, 2022

8:00 AM – 9:30 AM ET

Location: 125 CC

CE: 1.5

Chair(s)

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Amy Kelley, MD, MSHS

Deputy Director
National Institute on Aging
Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Discussant(s)

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Amy Kelley, MD, MSHS

Deputy Director
National Institute on Aging
Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Individual Symposium Abstract First Author(s)

Richard Hodes, MD

Director, National Institute on Aging
Office of the Director
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
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Basil Eldadah, MD, PhD

Chief, Geriatrics Branch
Division of Geriatrics and Clinical Gerontology (DGCG)
National Institute on Aging
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
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Ronald Kohanski, PhD

Director, Division of Aging Biology
Division of Aging Biology
National Institute on Aging
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
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Molly Wagster, PhD

Chief, Behavioral & Systems Neuroscience Branch Division of Neuroscience
National Institute on Aging
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
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Dana Plude, PhD

Deputy Director, Div of Behavioral and Social Research
Division of Behavioral and Social Research
National Institute on Aging/National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Patricia Jones, DrPH, MPH, MS, MBA

Director, Office of Special Populations
NIA OD-Office of Special Populations
National Institute on Aging
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Kenneth Santora, PhD

Director, Division of Extramural Activities
Division of Extramural Activities
National Institute on Aging
Bethesda, Maryland, United States

The National Institute on Aging (NIA) at the National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, is the federally designated lead agency on aging research and supports research to understand the nature of aging and to extend the healthy, active years of life. In the last six years, NIA has experienced a tripling of its budget. In keeping with NIA’s scientific mission, funding includes significant investments in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and AD-related dementias research, as well as in non-AD research. This symposium will provide a forum for exploration of the implications of the NIA budget for the general research community. NIA’s senior staff will discuss research priorities and programs supported by the Institute. A question-and-answer session will follow these remarks on current funding and future priorities and research directions of NIA.

Learning Objectives:

Discuss the current funding environment.
Describe the current and future research foci of the NIA extramural divisions supporting basic, clinical, neuroscience, behavioral, and social research.
Provide a forum for discussion among the research community and NIA leadership.

Presentations:

8:00 AM – 9:30 AM ET

Overview of NIA Budget
Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Richard Hodes, MD – National Institutes of Health
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM ET

NIA Division of Geriatrics and Clinical Gerontology
Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Basil Eldadah, MD, PhD – National Institute on Aging
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM ET

NIA Division of Aging Biology
Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Ronald A. Kohanski, PhD – National Institute on Aging
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM ET

NIA Division of Neuroscience
Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Molly Wagster, PhD – National Institute on Aging
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM ET

NIA Division of Behavioral and Social Research
Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Dana Plude, PhD – National Institute on Aging/National Institutes of Health
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM ET

NIA Office of Special Populations
Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Patricia L. Jones, DrPH, MPH, MS, MBA – National Institute on Aging
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM ET

NIA Division of Extramural Activities
Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Kenneth Santora, PhD – National Institute on Aging