Hiv/Aids and Aging: Basic and Clinical Research

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Hiv/Aids and Aging: Basic and Clinical Research: The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), the National Institute on Aging (NIA), and the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) invite research grant applications through this Request for Applications (RFA) to support research about older adults (greater than 50 years of age) infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). This is an age group that has been overlooked or ignored by many researchers throughout the pandemic. A major goal of this RFA is to begin a process where basic and clinical scientists from various disciplines can overcome barriers to cross-disciplinary aging research in the context of HIV disease and its treatment. The purpose of this initiative is to: (1) focus the attention of basic and clinical scientists on the neurodegenerative processes contributing to the central nervous system (CNS) complications in HIV infection in the elderly; (2) promote the interaction of basic and clinical scientists conducting research in HIV disease in the elderly; and (3) develop integrative research programs that advance our understanding of the substrates underlying CNS complications in HIV disease in the elderly. The principal CNS complications addressed by this RFA include neurocognitive, neurobehavioral, and neuropsychiatric and drug abuse sequelae of HIV infection (these conditions as antecedents may also be of interest). Because this is an emerging area of interest, but poorly understood and understudied, it is necessary to address a wide range of scientific opportunities to move the field forward. We particularly encourage applications that demonstrate the establishment of collaborative research programs with researchers at existing centers of excellence with a focus on issues related to the elderly infected with HIV.