University of Wisconsin–Madison

Category: Aging

Paul B. Beeson Emerging Leaders Career Development Award in Aging (K76 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Up to $225K / y in direct costs for 5y to support early-stage clinician-scientists in advancing their research and leadership skills in their specialty and in the broader field of aging research. [Deadline: 11/10/26.]

Grants for Early Medical/Surgical Specialists’ Transition to Aging Research (GEMSSTAR) (R03 Clinical Trial Optional)

Up to $125K / y for 2y for early-career clinician-scientists trained in medical or surgical specialties to conduct transdisciplinary aging research that will yield pilot data and experience for subsequent aging research projects. [Expires 7/17/2028.]

Renewal of the Clinician-Scientists Transdisciplinary Aging Research (Clin-STAR) Coordinating Center (U24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

To support the next 5-year award period of the Clinician-Scientist Transdisciplinary Aging Research Coordinating Center (Clin-STAR CC), whose mission is to serve as a national resource for clinician-investigators across specialties and disciplines who are focusing their careers on aging research. [Expires 9/30/26.]

Indira Mysorekar, PhD awarded an R01 research grant from NIDDK

Indira Mysorekar, PhD, Professor of Medicine and Chief of Basic and Translational Research at Baylor College of Medicine and PI of a prior CAIRIBU P20 Exploratory Center at Washington University, was awarded an R01 research grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases of the National Institutes of Health for the project "Mechanisms of age- and sex-dependent changes in urinary bladder immunity.” 

Dr. Mysorekar Awarded Outstanding Women in Science Award

Indira Mysorekar, PhD is the recipient of this year's Outstanding Women in Science award from the Association for Women in Science (AWIS). AWIS champions the interests of women in science.

Inaugural Scholars of Stanford University’s New K12 Program

The Multidisciplinary Urology Research K12 Urology Research at Stanford (KUReS) Career Development Program has announced Kathleen Kan, MD, and Alexandra Polasko, PhD as the first scholars to embark on this exciting journey