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. Kirsten Fiest, PhD Prince George Post: AMEX Emerging Leaders Awards Kate Madden, MD AuntMinnie: Ventricular remodeling on cardiac MRI predicts cardiovascular outcomes AuntMinnie: […]
Author Archive: nidus_delirium
NIA-funded data source for studying post-acute and long-term care
There is a free data source for studying post-acute and long-term care, the NIA-funded LTC Data Cooperative. This novel data resource assembles person-level electronic medical records (EMR) data from thousands of skilled nursing facilities, and soon also assisted living communities. With clinical data on millions of patients, it is a resource for all researchers interested […]
Investigator of the Month (December 2024): Dr. Lis Evered
Dr. Lis Evered is Associate Professor of Neuroscience in Anesthesiology at Weill Cornell Medicine, in the US, and Associate Professor, Department of Critical Care, University of Melbourne, Australia, maintaining research teams in both NY and Melbourne. She is an Honorary Fellow of the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists, with extensive publications and several […]
NIDUS Publishes New White Paper to Advance Delirium Treatment Trials
Critical Care Medicine, a peer-reviewed journal of the Society of Critical Care Medicine, recently published the article Advancing Delirium Treatment Trials in Older Adults: Recommendations for Future Trials From the Network for Investigation of Delirium: Unifying Scientists (NIDUS). The article covers a thorough review of English-language RCTs on delirium treatment. As outlined in the article, three […]
NIDUS is now on Bluesky!
You can now follow NIDUS on Bluesky – https://bsky.app/profile/nidus-delirium.bsky.social.
NIA Invites Stakeholder Feedback on 2026-2030 Strategic Priorities
The NIA would love to receive stakeholder feedback about the NIA Strategic Priorities for 2026-2030. These priority areas will be the ones for future NOFOs and RFAs. Let your voice be heard! Provide Input on NIA’s Strategic Directions for Research, 2026-2030
NIDUS Alumni in the News: October 2024
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. Kate Madden, MD AuntMinnie: MRI reveals brain-waste clearing pathways AuntMinnie: FDA clears AI software from Bracco, Subtle Medical AuntMinnie: AuntMinnie.com MRI Insider AuntMinnie: […]
Investigator of the Month (November 2024): Dr. Susana Vacas
Susana Vacas, MD, PhD, is a neuroanesthesiologist, clinician innovator, investigator, and educator at the Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School. She completed her postdoctoral work at the University of California, San Francisco, where her research focused on the underlying mechanisms and risk factors of perioperative neurocognitive disorders, a set of debilitating, costly, and increasingly pervasive […]
AGING Initiative Announces Upcoming MCCs Scholars Program
The AGING Initiative is announces the seventh cycle of the AGING Initiative MCCs Scholars Program. The program will create a cohort of emerging leaders who are committed to pursuing training and collaborative opportunities to align their research interests with issues relevant to the health and healthcare of older adults with MCCs. View the full RFA. […]
Harvard Translational Research in Aging Program Application Period Now Open
The Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research has opened applications for the 2025-2026 T32 Harvard Translational Research in Aging Training Program. There are three postdoctoral positions available on this NIA funded Institutional Research Training Grant. Applications require a mentor. Key dates: Letters of intent are due Friday, November 15, 2024 at 5pm. Final […]