Clin-STAR Pilot Grantees
Clin-STAR Transdisciplinary Aging Research Pilot/Planning Grants bridge junior and senior researchers from different disciplines and institutions in order to stimulate new areas of clinical aging research.
2025 Clin-STAR Pilot Grantees
Claire Han, PhD, DNP, RN, ARNP, The Ohio State University: AI/ML driven chemotoxicity prediction model integrating biological aging and geospatial variation in older adults with colorecta cancer
Brianna Morgan, PhD, AGPCNP-BC, ACHPN, NYU Grossman School of Medicine: Characterizing and Leveraging the Strengths of Persons Living with Cognitive Impairment
Anthony Peters, MD, MS, Wake Forest University School of Medicine: The relationship between the senescence-associated secretory phenotype (SASP) and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF)
Jason Ross, MD, PhD, Stanford University: Investigating The Impact of the Aged Immune System on Cancer Development and Treatment Response
2024 Clin-STAR Pilot Grantees
Laura Baehr, PT, DPT, PhD, Drexel University: Fostering collaborative community partnerships to support the health of marginalized older adults
David Camacho, PhD, University of Illinois, Chicago: Acknowledging Latino Diversity in the Study of Chronic Pain: An Examination of Subgroup Differences and the Role of Social Determinants of Health
Mikita Fuchita, MD, University of Colorado: Neurophysiology of Perioperative Caffeine in Older Surgical Patients
L. Leigh Smith, MD, MAS, University of Maryland School of Medicine: Skilled Nursing Facility Characteristics Associated with C. auris Transmission in the State of Maryland
2023 Clin-STAR Pilot Grantees
Pamela Dunlap, DPT, PhD, University of Pittsburgh: Effectiveness and Predictors of Evidence-Based Care Use among Older Adults with Peripheral Vestibular Disorders
Dina Ioffe, MD, Fox Chase Cancer Center: Association Between Biomarkers of Aging and Treatment Outcomes Among Older Patients with Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer: Correlative Studies of a Prospective Elderly-Specific Clinical Trial
2022 Clin-STAR Pilot Grantees
Gwen M. Bernacki, MD, MHSA, University of Washington: Exploring the Quality of Supportive Care for Caregivers of Patients with Acute Decompensated Heart Failure and Acute Kidney Injury
Becca Lassell, PhD, OTR/L, New York University: A Green Activity Prescription Program for Latinx Persons Living with Mild Cognitive Impairment and Mild Dementia
David Lynch, BMBS, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: Using Metabolomics to Identify Drivers of Muscle Weakness and Functional Decline for Older Adults
2021 Clin-STAR Pilot Grantees
Heidi Lindroth, PhD, RN, Mayo Clinic Rochester: Improve Patient Recovery by Engaging Patients and FAmily-CaregiveRs to End Delirium – A Feasibility and Acceptability Study
Karen L. Fortuna, PhD, LICSW, Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine: National Workforce of Certified Older Adult Peer Support Specialists to Support Older Adults Remotely
2020 Clin-STAR Pilot Grantees
Katrina Abuabara, MD, University of California San Francisco: Skin Barrier Function, Inflammation, and Cognition
Owoicho Adogwa, MD, University of Cincinnati: Exploring Health Priorities of Older Adults with Symptomatic Adult Spinal Deformity
Sima Mozdbar, OD, University of North Texas Health Science Center: Alzheimer’s Disease in Primary Care (ADPC): Retinal Biomarker Study