Notice of Intent to Publish a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) on Multidisciplinary Studies in HIV/AIDS and Aging (R01)

Notice Number: NOT-AG-12-002

Release Date:  February 21, 2012  

National Institute on Aging (NIA)

The National Institute on Aging (NIA) announces a trans-NIH Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) on Multidisciplinary Studies in HIV/AIDS and Aging. This FOA will  encourage applications proposing to study HIV infection, HIV-associated conditions, HIV treatment, or biobehavioral or social factors associated with HIV/AIDS in the context of aging and/or in older adults. The research areas encouraged in this FOA are based, in part, on the recommendations of the Working Group on HIV and Aging convened by the NIH Office of AIDS Research. These areas include, but are not limited, to the following:

• Cellular and molecular mechanisms of HIV in aging
• Biomarkers or clinical indices of HIV-associated pathology
• HIV-Associated Non-AIDS (HANA) conditions / Co-morbidities
• HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorders (HAND)
• Intervention studies (prevention or treatment)
• Frailty/Vulnerability
• Social, behavioral, and mental health studies

Studies considered responsive to this FOA will likely have some or all of the following characteristics:

• Clinical orientation. Mechanistic studies, or studies involving animal models are appropriate if integrated with human studies or if directly related to clinical features of HIV/AIDS.
• Focus on aging and/or the aged.
• Attention to outcomes appropriate to aging populations.
• Use of existing resources where possible.
• Selection of appropriate controls.

The FOA is expected to be published in Spring 2012 with non-standard receipt dates beginning in Summer 2012. Multiple other NIH Institutes and Centers are expected to participate.

APPLICATIONS ARE NOT BEING SOLICITED AT THIS TIME.

Please direct all inquiries to:

Basil Eldadah, MD, PhD
Division of Geriatrics and Clinical Gerontology
National Institute on Aging
7201 Wisconsin Ave, Suite 3C307
Bethesda, MD 20892
Phone: 301-496-6761
Email: eldadahb@nia.nih.gov