The purpose of this Notice of Special Interest (NOSI) is to attract early stage physician-scientists and clinical psychologist-scientists from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to an Alzheimer’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease-related dementias (AD/ADRD) research career. To accomplish this goal, the VA and the National Institute on Aging (NIA) have created a two-part opportunity for eligible VA researchers to pair with both VA- and NIA-funded mentors in the AD/ADRD field through an IK2 career development award from the VA (described in VA RFAs BX-24-030, CX-24-030, HX-24-030, and RX-24-030 ) and an administrative supplement from NIA. The research can focus on any aspect of the AD/ADRD field (e.g., disease mechanisms, biomarker discovery, diagnosis/clinical assessment, therapeutics, patient care, community care/social determinants of health, caregiver issues, and models of care). The VA RFAs and NIA NOSI will also promote developing and implementing a collaborative framework to facilitate co-funding and support of shared research priorities between NIA and the VA, enabling increased coordination between the two organizations.
Application Due Date(s): June 10, 2024 and December 9, 2024
NOT-AG-23-054