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Oklahoma Nathan Shock Center On Aging
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3 major research institutions in Oklahoma City working in tandem to offer innovative services and aid in the development of young investigators in the field of Aging Research.

Seminars
Seminars
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Sarah Ocanas, PhD from the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, October 12, 2022 at 1:00pm CST (Wileman Auditorium)

Awards & Grants
Pilot Project Awards
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2022-2023 pilot award recipients receive $67,300 in total funding. Awardees included investigators from institutions across the nation and one in collaboration with the UAB Nathan Shock Center.

Symposium
Symposium
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2023 GeroScience & Gero-Oncology Symposium
APRIL 3-4, 2023
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK

Cell non-autonomous mechanisms of aging: Crosstalk between the periphery and the brain

Key Note: Henriette Van Praag, Ph.D. from Florida Atlantic University

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The Oklahoma Nathan Shock Center on Aging is extremely proud to welcome Dr. Veronica Galvan as the new Center Director.  Dr. Galvan pioneered ...read more

Nathan Shock Center On Aging
Dr. Veronica Galvan Named as New Director of Oklahoma Nathan Shock Center
Nathan Shock Center On Aging
Oklahoma Nathan Shock Center On Aging

3 major research institutions in Oklahoma City working in tandem to offer innovative services and aid in the development of young investigators in the field of Aging Research.

Seminars
Seminars

Sarah Ocanas, PhD from the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, October 12, 2022 at 1:00pm CST (Wileman Auditorium)

Awards & Grants
Pilot Project Awards

2022-2023 pilot award recipients receive $67,300 in total funding. Awardees included investigators from institutions across the nation and one in collaboration with the UAB Nathan Shock Center.

Symposium
Symposium

2023 GeroScience & Gero-Oncology Symposium
APRIL 3-4, 2023
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK

Cell non-autonomous mechanisms of aging: Crosstalk between the periphery and the brain

Key Note: Henriette Van Praag, Ph.D. from Florida Atlantic University

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Bridging Oklahoma's Leading Research Institutes

Bridging Oklahoma's Leading Research Institutes

The Oklahoma Nathan Shock Center on Aging integrates aging research across the three major research institutions in Oklahoma City.  Those institutes include University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, and the Oklahoma City VA Health Care System.

University Of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center

University Of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center

Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation

Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation

Oklahoma City VA Medical Center

Oklahoma City VA Medical Center

Cores

Cores

Program Enhancement Core

Geropathology Research Resource

Program Enhancement Core

Research Development Core

Research Development Core

Multiplexing Protein Analysis Core

Multiplexing Protein Analysis Core

Genomic Sciences Core

Genomic Sciences Core

GeroScience Redox Biology Core

GeroScience Redox Biology Core

GeroInformatics Core

GeroInformatics Core

Our Services

Our Services

Innovative services, ranging from protein turnover to single cell transcriptomics, made available to junior researchers focused on aging biology.

Annual GeroScience Symposium

Annual GeroScience Symposium - Agenda

AGENDA

Keynote speaker 

Henriette Van Praag, Ph.D.

Annual GeroScience Symposium - Registration

REGISTRATION

Registration Opens

January 1, 2023

Annual GeroScience Symposium - Contact

CONTACT

Please reach out

with any questions

Pilot Grants

Deadline: TBD Fall 2023

8-10 pilot grants, between $5,000 and $20,000, will be awarded to junior investigators in the area of aging research for the November 2022 to May 2023 budget year.


Please contact the core leader to discuss the feasibility and planning of your proposed research before submitting your applications.

Award Date: November 1, 2023

1

Upload The Proposal


Please completely fill in the online form attaching your current NIH Biosketch.

2

Application Review


Every application will be reviewed and scored. The top scores will be awarded.

3

Send Samples

After award notification, please coordinate with the core leader on a start date for the proposed work and the transfer of samples.

4

Data report and survey


The pilot awardees are required to complete a mid-term progress survey. Once the data has been returned, the Oklahoma Nathan Shock Center on Aging requires a summary (including at least 1 figure) reporting the type of data generated from the pilot award and a final progress survey.

Oklahoma Nathan Shock Center on Aging

The Center provides intellectual leadership and innovation; training; pertinent cores focused on the needs of the field; and opportunities for research career development for future leaders, both within and beyond their institutions. They also collaborate substantially with other NSCs and other NIA-funded Centers.

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