In addition to the resources below, the Center coordinates the Basic Biology of Aging Spring Seminar Series and the Annual George M Martin Memorial Geroscience Symposium.
The Center is supported by grant P30AG013280 from the National Institute on Aging. Additional administrative support is provided by the Nathan Shock Center Coordinating Center (NSC3).
The primary goal of the UW Nathan Shock Center is to maximize the impact of our Center’s services and outreach on the gerontological community nation- and world-wide. To facilitate this overarching mission, our Center is organized into six Cores.
The Administrative and Program Enrichment Core provides leadership and facilitates communication, outreach, and training. A major focus of this Core is enhancing the impact of the Nathan Shock Centers by sponsorship and organization of pre-meetings and workshops at premier national scientific gatherings, including American Aging Association (AGE) and Gerontological Society of America (GSA) meetings. The Administrative and Program Enrichment Core also supports the Inter-Shock Center Geropathology Initiative.
The Research Development Core manages solicitation and selection of pilot awards. Pilot awards are targeted toward junior and new faculty at other institutions and generally provide up to $10,000 in services from one or more of our Resource Cores. Please see our most recent call for applications. Applicants are highly encouraged to contact Core leaders directly prior to submitting a pilot project proposal.
Our Resource Cores draw upon special expertise here at the University of Washington, while offering a spectrum of services that provide vertically integrated resources that 1) are of broad interest and relevance and can be widely utilized by aging investigators; 2) are innovative in ways not readily duplicated elsewhere; and 3) can be readily exported and made available to outside investigators. The four Resource Cores are:
- Protein Phenotypes of Aging (Proteomics)
- Metabolite Phenotypes of Aging (Metabolomics)
- Invertebrate Longevity and Healthspan
- Artificial Intelligence and Bioinformatics
More information on each of our Cores and the services offered can be found on the individual Core webpages.
