NIA ACADEMIC CAREER LEADERSHIP AWARD NIH GUIDE, Volume 26, Number 28, August 22, 1997 PA AVAIALBLE: PA-97-096 P.T. Keywords: National Institute on Aging Application Receipt Dates: February 1, June 1, and October 1 PURPOSE The National Institute on Aging (NIA) invites academic institutions and other health professional schools to submit applications to support leadership activities in the development of research and research training programs in aging. As used in this announcement, ~aging~ refers to all aspects of gerontology and geriatrics within the mission of the National Institute on Aging. These fields include basic biological research on aging, research on clinical pathologies of aging, including Alzheimer"s disease, research on the aging brain and nervous system, and behavioral and social research on aging and on the special problems of older people. This award is aimed at encouraging and assisting more institutions to increase their efforts in research and training in these fields. Priority is given to those academic centers or schools with limited activities in aging but which have a strong interest in, and commitment to, expanding their research and training efforts in aging. Priority is also given to academic centers or schools with a track record of funding in aging but who seek to integrate disparate foci of aging research or to develop substantially new research areas in aging. However, the program does not require that an application develop a comprehensive plan for integrating all ongoing areas of aging research at an institution. The Academic Career Leadership Award (K07) is used by the NIA to help strengthen capacities of academic and other health professional institutions to promote research and research training activities relevant to aging. NIA does not support the Academic Career (Development) award. Information on other initiatives supported by NIA may be found at the following Internet address: http://www.nia.nih.gov/. This Leadership award supports senior individuals with acknowledged scientific expertise and leadership skills who are interested in improving the capacity of their institution to promote research and research training on aging within an institution. It is expected that support under this award will increase research potential and academic capacity for the study of aging within the academic medical/health and research community. HEALTHY PEOPLE 2000 The Public Health Service (PHS) is committed to achieving the health promotion and disease prevention objectives of "Healthy People 2000," a PHS-led national activity for setting priority areas. This Program Announcement (PA), NIA Academic Career Leadership Award, is related to the priority area of human resource development. Potential applicants may obtain a copy of "Healthy People 2000" (Full Report: Stock No. 017-001-00474-0 or Summary Report: Stock No. 017-001- 00473-1) from the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402-9325 (telephone 202/512-1800). INQUIRIES The PA, which describes the research objectives, application procedures, review considerations, and award criteria for this solicitation, may be obtained electronically through the NIH Grant Line (data line 301/402-2221), the NIH GOPHER (gopher.nih.gov), and the NIH Website (http://www.nih.gov), and by mail and email from the program contact listed below. Dr. Robin A. Barr Office of Extramural Affairs National Institute on Aging Gateway Building 7201 Wisconsin Avenue, Room 2C218, MSC 9205 Bethesda, MD 20892-9205 Telephone: (301) 496-9322 FAX: (301) 402-2945 Email: rb42h@nih.gov
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