RFA-AG-27-007: The Clinician-Scientist Transdisciplinary Aging Research Coordinating Center (Clin-STAR CC) aims to serve as a national resource for clinician-investigators across specialties and disciplines who are focusing their careers on aging research. This 5-year award provides up to $1.5m total costs. The goals of this initiative are as follows:

• Convey scientific and research knowledge on aging research
• Foster networking and collaboration between clinician-scientist leaders in aging research and clinician-investigators across specialties and disciplines who wish to focus on aging research
• Provide mentoring and career development support for emerging clinician-scientists committed to pursuing aging research in their clinical specialty or discipline
• Advance interdisciplinary research projects in aging. Ultimately, the Clin-STAR CC is intended to provide a multi-faceted national research platform leading to improved patient-centered care for older adults across specialties and disciplines.

Applications due: September 29, 2026