# Mentoring Research Excellence in Aging and Regenerative Medicine

> **NIH NIH P30** · TULANE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA · 2024 · $1,140,000

## Abstract

Aging is a biological process that is the major risk factor for chronic disease and degeneration during the
lifespan. However, it is beginning to be appreciated that disease and degeneration impinge on the aging
process, in something akin to a feedback loop, suggesting that a better knowledge of one contributes to an
understanding of the other. This necessitates that development of therapeutic interventions must address the
degenerative disorders of aging, while the search for broad interventions that target the biological aging
process itself continues. The agenda just described calls for the creation and nurturing of an environment in
which multidisciplinary research of sufficient breadth is focused on key elements of aging and regeneration. At
the same time, it is necessary to populate this translational space with talented and successful investigators.
Our Phase I and II COBRE launched and further propelled us in this direction by allowing us to seed several
key research topics with ambitious junior investigators, who in just nine years have advanced to independently
funded status with remarkable success. Our task is not yet done, however, if we are to maintain momentum
and a critical mass of investigators dedicated to aging and regenerative medicine. COBRE Phase III will allow
us to continue to grow our cadre of dedicated investigators through our pilot projects and by enriching the
research environment through our mentoring and training programs, as well as topical seminars. These efforts
will be aided by the maintenance of a state-of-the-art Genomics, Bioinformatics, and Molecular Imaging Core
that has a sustaining revenue base. Our emphasis is on multiplying the opportunities for interactions that will
generate collaborative projects that are synergistic and competitive for multicomponent project grant funding.
Our goals are to: (1) Continue to expand the number of aging and regeneration research-oriented, funded
investigators within our scientific community through our pilot projects, with emphasis on collaborative
research, and to provide a mentoring program for these researchers and others that supports successful
career development. (2) Maintain our state-of-the-art infrastructure to provide sustainable resources that
continuously enhance the competitiveness of our faculty for national funding, by expanding and updating the
services performed by our Genomics, Bioinformatics, and Molecular Imaging Core. (3) Cement the position of
the Tulane Center for Aging at the forefront of aging and regenerative medicine by growth of our thematic,
multidisciplinary research foci to facilitate successful extramurally funded collaborations that will support and
sustain the center. This effort will be supported by our research workshops, training and career development
programs, and seminars.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10845693
- **Project number:** 5P30GM145498-03
- **Recipient organization:** TULANE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA
- **Principal Investigator:** S MICHAL JAZWINSKI
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2024
- **Award amount:** $1,140,000
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2022-06-01 → 2027-05-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10845693

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10845693, Mentoring Research Excellence in Aging and Regenerative Medicine (5P30GM145498-03). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10845693. Licensed CC0.

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