# Geroscience Education and Training (GET) Network

> **NIH NIH R25** · UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCH OF MED/DNT · 2023 · $289,647

## Abstract

PROJECT ABSTRACT/SUMMARY
Aging is by far the main risk factor for chronic conditions that jointly account for most morbidity, mortality, and
health care costs. Geroscience-guided therapies seeking to alleviate such disorders as a group by targeting
basic aging processes are now entering early stage clinical trials. The discovery, validation, and
implementation into routine clinical care of such transformational therapies will require the creation of a robust
and diverse geroscience workforce and training pipeline. The focus of this application is to address manpower,
training, and educational gaps that were identified at a 2017 conference on this topic funded by an earlier
Geroscience Network R24 grant (AG044396) with findings published in JAGS (Newman et al., 2019).
We are now proposing to create the NIA Geroscience Education and Training (GET) Network through the
R25 funding mechanism (PAR-20-095) as a complementary “sister” network to the Translational Geroscience
Network (TGN; R33 AG061456), since educational, curricular, and training goals outlined in this proposal were
not suitable for inclusion in a R33 grant. More specifically, we are proposing the creation of a network model
designed to leverage and integrate relevant expertise, knowledge, and resources across multiple institutions
and organizations to address the following Specific Aims:
Aim 1: Develop shared geroscience curricula and educational materials initially targeting:
 1A. Medical and 1B. PhD students needing foundational geroscience knowledge irrespective of career plans
1C. Geriatric Medicine Fellows who require a deeper level of geroscience knowledge
Aim 2: Develop a Certificate in Geroscience Research Program to train the next generation of geroscience
researchers by offering multidisciplinary training in geroscience.
 Track 1 will address the specific training needs of basic scientists
Track 2 will focus on clinicians and others conducting human subject research. This cross-institutional
 program would be accessible to all eligible trainees wishing to pursue a career in geroscience.
Aim 3: Ensure optimal dissemination of the educational materials developed through this award.
3A. Videotaped lectures and other educational materials will be posted on POGOe with feedback surveys
3B. Our longer-range goal is to create a Geroscience Section in UpToDate®–an evidence-based, continually
 updated resource to ensure sustainability beyond the life of this NIA award

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10694061
- **Project number:** 5R25AG073119-03
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCH OF MED/DNT
- **Principal Investigator:** Sara Elyse Espinoza
- **Activity code:** R25 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2023
- **Award amount:** $289,647
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2021-09-01 → 2026-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10694061

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10694061, Geroscience Education and Training (GET) Network (5R25AG073119-03). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-21 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10694061. Licensed CC0.

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