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NIDUS is a collaborative, multidisciplinary network dedicated to the acceleration of scientific discovery in delirium research, through focused collaboration and creation of sustainable infrastructure to enhance innovative and high-quality research. NIDUS was created in response to a call from the National Institutes on Aging to support a collaborative network to advance scientific research on the causes, mechanisms, outcomes, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of delirium in older adults.

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NIDUS Alumni in the News

NIDUS Boot Camp Alumni in the News: May 2025

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Each month, we highlight news stories and articles featuring NIDUS Boot Camp alumni. If you are a Boot Camp alum and have an accomplishment that you’d like featured here, let us know. Richard Fortinsky, PhD UConn Today: Supervised Exercise Improves Broken Hip Outcomes in Older Women – UConn Today Shoshana Herzig, MD, MPH HCPLive: Crisis […]

Lei Gao, MBBS, MMSC

Investigator of the Month (June 2025): Lei Gao, MBBS, MMSC

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Dr. Lei Gao, MBBS, MMSC, is an Anesthesiologist and Associate Professor of Anesthesia at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Harvard Medical School. He leads the Perioperative Sleep and Brain Health Lab (PSBL), studying sleep/circadian health and postoperative delirium in surgical patients. His lab leverages multiple approaches, including wearable technology, to pave the way for new […]

Please Cite NIDUS Support in Your Papers

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Has NIDUS supported or helped you with your research, either through NIDUS resources, mentorship, NIDUS Boot Camp or NIDUS-related funding—such as a pilot or seed grant or other funding? If so, please remember to acknowledge the NIDUS grant on your submitted papers, as follows: This work was supported in part by NIH Grant No. R33AG071744.

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