The National Institute on Aging Butler-Williams Scholars Program is currently accepting applications for the 2022 cohort. The Butler-Williams (B-W) Scholars Program provides a powerful pathway for early-career scientists to expand their networks, advance grant writing skills, and gain a broader understanding of the science NIA conducts and supports. Early Career Scientists who are new to […]
Monthly Archives: March 2022
Answers to some Frequently-Asked-Questions about the NIDUS II Pilot Awards
[updated 10/6/22] Applications for the 2023 NIDUS II Pilot Grant Awards are due Friday, May 5, 2023, 5:00PM EST. We have compiled responses to some NIDUS II Pilot Grant FAQs here to help assist applicants during the process. If you have additional questions or would like further clarification, then please contact NIDUS@hsl.harvard.edu. Also, applicants may […]
Frailty, Postoperative Delirium and Cognitive Dysfunction: Where is the Association?
Contributed by Elizabeth Mahanna-Gabrielli, MD Department of Anesthesiology, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, Florida As a neuroanesthesiologist and intensivist, I’ve seen many frail patients come into the operating room and intensive care unit. During the early years of my career, frailty was informally defined as patient who was elderly, weak, and deconditioned; clinicians […]