Purpose
The New Investigator Awards are presented to individuals whose original research, as evidenced by a submitted abstract, reflects new and relevant insights in geriatrics. The award is designed to recognize individuals who are committed to a career in aging research.
Eligibility
The New Investigator Awards are open to junior investigators in the following medical specialties:
· Physicians specializing in geriatrics, internal medicine, family medicine, psychiatry, etc.
· Nursing
· Social Work
· Pharmacy
· Dentistry
· Psychology
Physical or Occupational therapy with a faculty appointment of no more than five years—or, if a visiting scholar, no more than five years since the completion of post-graduate training—with a demonstrated focus on aging/geriatrics research during the period of faculty appointment.
Applicants must demonstrate a commitment to a research career in geriatrics as evidenced by research fellowship training or advanced degree training (i.e., MPH, MS, PhD, etc.) and a research focus related to aging or geriatrics, and demonstrate evidence of a record of accomplishments in aging/geriatrics research, such as
- At least one first-author original aging/geriatrics research publication (not a review article);
- Pilot funding awards for aging/geriatrics research.
- Previous abstracts describing research investigations.
- At least two poster/oral presentations of aging research at national meeting; or
- At least one research grant submitted as principal investigator.
Topics are invited in the following categories:
· Basic Research
· Clinical Investigation
· Clinical Medicine,
· Public Health
· Research in the fundamental neurosciences.
· No case studies or clinical vignettes will be considered.
Awards will be chosen based on originality, scientific merit, relevance of the research, as well as the applicant’s demonstrated commitment to and accomplishments in aging research.
By submitting an abstract for consideration, the investigator agrees to allow the committee the option to select the entry for presentation as a research paper or poster and agrees to make the presentation him/herself.
Application Process
Applicants must complete the Award Nomination form (select “Apply Now” below). Additionally, a research abstract must be submitted electronically for presentation at the AGS Annual Meeting Click here for the abstract submission site.
Materials necessary for submission with the Award Nomination form include the items below. They can be submitted electronically with the Nomination Form, or sent to Denise McAlpin at dmcalpin@americangeriatrics.org:
- · A biosketch (NIH-style, 4 pages maximum),
- · Applicant letter
- · One letter of recommendation (limited to one page) attesting to the applicant’s involvement in the AGS and the field of geriatrics, the applicant’s primary role in the research, the importance and significance of the studies as well as the general research accomplishments of the investigator.
- · A 150-word summary statement of your nominees’ achievements which we will use in our announcements and speeches. Your summary should focus on the impact that they have had or will have on the field of geriatrics.
Award
$1,000 will be awarded to the recipient.
Past Recipients of the Health in Aging Foundation New Investigator Award:
2024 Awardees
Sandra Shi, MD, MPH
Snigdha Jain, MD, MHS
Matthew Growdon, MD, MPH
Reuben Ng, PhD
2023 Awardees
Cameron Gettel, MD, MHS
Kaley Hayes, PharmD, PhD
Sara C. LaHue, MD
Brian E. McGarry, PT, PhD
2022 Awardees
Jason Falvey, PT, DPT, PhD
Kenneth Lam, MD, MAS
Jasmine Travers, PhD, MHS, RN, AGPCNP-BC
Scott Martin Vouri, PharmD, PhD
2021 Awardees
Scott Bauer, MD, MS
Kah Poh (Melissa) Loh, MBBCh, BAO
Stephanie Nothelle, MD
Ambarish Pandey, MD, MSCS
2020 Awardees
Ashwin Kotwal, MD, MS
Daniel Parker, MD
Adam Simning, MD, PhD
Andrew Zullo, PharmD, ScM, PhD
2019 Awardees
Marlon J.R. Aliberti, MD, PhD
Claire K. Ankuda, MD, MPH, MSc
Rasheeda Hall, MD, MBA, MHS
Carolyn Presley, MD, MHS
2018 Awardees
Lina Ma, MD, PhD
Anil Makam, MD, MAS
Brienne Miner, MD, MHS
Victoria Tang, MD, MAS
2017 Awardees
Andrew Cohen, MD, DPhil
Lorena Gonzalez, MD
Benjamin Han, MD, MPH
Supakanya Wongrakpanich, MD
2016 Awardees
Lauren Ferrante, MD
Lee A. Jennings, MD, MSHS
David S.H. Lee, PharmD, PhD
Neelesh Nadkarni, MD, PhD, FRCPC
Nancy Schoenborn, MD
Anne Suskind, MD, MS
2015 Awardees
Jennifer Lai, MD, MBA
Michael LaMantia, MD, MPH
Una Makris, MD
John Newman, MD, PhD
Ryota Sakurai, PT, PhD
2014 Awardees
Ryan Greysen
Zachary Marcum
Bianca Buurman, RN, PhD
John A. Batsis, MD, FACP
John Dodson
Terrence E. Murphy, PhD
2013 Awardees
Peter Abadir, MD
C. Barrett Bowling, MD
Rebecca Brown, MD, MPH
Gelareh Gabayan, MD, MSHS
2012 Awardees
Christina Bell, MD, MSc
Noll Campbell, PharmD, FASCP, BCPP
Sandy Chang, MD
Dr. Oddom Demontiero MD, FRACP
Mieke Deschodt, RN, MSc, PhD student
Constance H. Fung, MD
Sei J. Lee, MD, MAS
Matthew T. Rondina, M.D.
2011 Awardees
Theresa A. Allison, MD, PhD
Laurie Archbald-Pannone, MD, PhD
Marian Betz, MD, PH
William Hung, MD, MPH
Toru Okura, MD, MSc
Kalpana P. Padala, MD, MS
Krupa Shah, MD, MPH
2010 Awardees
Sarah D. Berry, MD, MPH
Sascha Dublin, MD, PhD
Jane L. Givens, MD, MSCE
Alison J. Huang, MD
Supriya G. Mohile, MD, MS
Esther S. Oh, MD
Ramona L. Rhodes, MD, MPH
Alexander K. Smith, MD, MPH
E. Camille Vaughan, MD, MS