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NBER Coordinating Center on the Economics of Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias (AD/ADRD) Prevention, Treatment, and Care First Annual Meeting

June 12, 2025
Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center
Rockville, Maryland

The NBER Coordinating Center on the Economics of AD/ADRD invites researchers, academics, governmental employees, and industry leaders to convene at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center on June 12, 2025 for the first annual Coordinating Center meeting. Join us to engage with our recent awardees, consortium researchers, health economists, capital allocators, academic experts, and AD/ADRD researchers ready to advance the field of AD/ADRD economics. The meeting will include research presentations, panels, and networking opportunities. 

With support from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) Research Centers Collaborative Network (RCCN), the NBER Coordinating Center on the Economics of AD/ADRD is accepting applications for travel reimbursement to enable early career investigators or investigators in training to attend the meeting in person. Travel reimbursement will cover meeting registration fee, domestic travel to and from the meeting, and hotel accommodations (see full reimbursement guidelines for additional details). Successful applicants will be affiliated with a relevant research, industry, or healthcare institution and have demonstrated translational or multidisciplinary interests in AD/ADRD or aging. Individuals from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups are particularly encouraged to apply.

Eligibility

To be considered for travel reimbursement for the NBER Coordinating Center on the Economics of Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias (AD/ADRD) Prevention, Treatment, and Care First Annual Meeting, applicants must:

  1. Be either an advanced doctoral student (have completed all requirements for the degree except for the dissertation), postdoctoral fellow, or early stage investigator as defined by NIH (https://grants.nih.gov/policy/early-investigators/index.htm#definition).
  2. Be affiliated with a relevant research, industry, or healthcare institution.
  3. Have demonstrated interest in translational or multidisciplinary research in aging.
  4. Be available to attend both days of the symposium.
  5. Be willing to complete a post-event survey that includes a summary of what they learned at the symposium.

Selection Criteria

  1. Qualifications of the applicant
  2. Academic or R&D environment
  3. Demonstrated interest in translational or multidisciplinary research in AD/ADRD or aging
  4. Overall diversity of disciplines and institutions represented among travel reimbursement recipients

Application

Applications to be considered for travel reimbursement to attend the June 12 Annual Meeting will close on May 2, 2025. Decisions will be communicated to all applicants by no later than May 9, 2025.

Please complete the form and upload one PDF that includes the following: cover page, statement of interest that addresses your research interests and what you hope to gain from the symposium (500 words or less), NIH-style biosketch, and statement of support from a mentor or supervisor at your current institution (150 words or less).

Questions? Any questions about the symposium or the travel stipend can be directed to Colette Li at colette.li@roseliassociates.com.

About RCCN

The goal of the NIA’s Research Centers Collaborative Network (RCCN) is to bring together researchers from the seven NIA centers programs to foster the development of cross-center collaborations around issues important to the health and well-being of older adults

About the NBER Coordinating Center on the Economics of Alzheimer’s Disease and Alzheimer’s Disease-Related Dementias

The NBER Coordinating Center on the Economics of Alzheimer’s Disease and Alzheimer’s Disease-Related Dementias (AD/ADRD) Prevention, Treatment, and Care conducts and coordinates a range of research projects related to these dementias, which are projected to become increasingly prevalent as the US population ages, and pose profound challenges to our health and long-term care systems. The Center is funded by the National Institute on Aging (NIA) as part of its Consortium for Economic Research on AD/ADRD. Its goals include launching new research projects through annual awards of research grants, coordinating collaboration and synergy among the research teams that receive support from the Consortium as well as others carrying out related research, and expanding the network of researchers studying the economics of AD/ADRD through early career grants, engaging committed partners from research and policy communities, and disseminating research findings. The Center strives to develop new research findings and to facilitate their translation to practice in order to improve the health and wellbeing of those living with AD/ADRD and their families. A number of the center’s outreach and translation initiatives are managed by Rose Li and Associates (RLA).