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PAR-20-084 - NIBIB Trailblazer Award for New and Early Stage Investigators (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)

Issued by

National Institute on Aging (NIA)

Purpose

This Notice informs potential applicants that the National Institute on Aging (NIA) is participating, effective immediately, in Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) PAR-20-084, "NIBIB Trailblazer Award for New and Early Stage Investigators (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)."

The following sections of PAR-20-084 have been modified:

Part 1. Overview Information

Components of Participating Organizations

Currently Reads:

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB)

Modified to Read (changes shown in bold italics):

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB)

National Institute on Aging (NIA)

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number(s)

Currently Reads:

93.286

Modified to Read (changes shown in bold italics):

93.286, 93.866

Part 2. Full Text of Announcement

Section I. Funding Opportunity Description

This section was modified to add:

National Institute on Aging (NIA)

NIA leads the federal government in conducting and supporting research on aging and the health and well-being of older people. To fulfill its mission, NIA supports technologies which aim to increase the research community's understanding of the aging process, as well as diseases, conditions, and needs associated with growing older, in order to extend the healthy, active years of life. Studies of interest to NIA include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Computational and informatic tools applied to the study of aging mechanisms
• Artificial intelligence, machine learning, or health monitoring technologies in aging research
• Systems biology study of aging mechanisms
• Imaging modalities or graphical tools to visualize and display rates of aging
• Synthetic biology and technological innovations for aging research
• Tissues-, organs- and organ systems-on-a-chip technologies

Section VII. Agency Contacts

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Scientific/Research Contact(s)

Leonid Tsap, Ph.D.
Division of Aging Biology (DAB)
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Phone: 301-594-0277
Email: leonid.tsap@nih.gov

Financial/Grants Management Contact(s)

Jessi Perez
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Phone: 301-496-1472
Email: jessi.perez@nih.gov

All other aspects of the FOA remain the same.

Inquiries

Please direct all inquiries to:

Leonid Tsap, Ph.D.
Division of Aging Biology (DAB)
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Phone: 301-594-0277
Email: leonid.tsap@nih.gov