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Animal Models for Social Dimensions of Health and Aging Network @animalsocaging.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Announcing the winners of our Pilot & Feasibility awards and the Bruce McEwen Career Development Fellowship for 2026-2027! Check out the graphics below to learn more about these scientists, and visit our website to learn more about their science. www.animalsocialaging-network.org/funding/

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Animal Models for Social Dimensions of Health and Aging Network @animalsocaging.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Thanks to all who submitted their proposals for our Pilot & Feasibility awards and McEwen fellowships. We look forward to learning more about you and your science. We will be in touch with each of you with funding decisions in the coming weeks! @bartolomuccilab.bsky.social

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Animal Models for Social Dimensions of Health and Aging Network @animalsocaging.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

One more week to apply for the Bruce McEwen Fellowship! Up to $6,000 in individual funding for early-career scientists whose research includes animal models or comparative approaches to study the social determinants of aging! Apply here: www.animalsocialaging-network.org/funding/fell...

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Animal Models for Social Dimensions of Health and Aging Network @animalsocaging.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

📣 One more week to apply! The application window for our Pilot & Feasibility awards closes on June 30. Check out the full RFA below and get your application submitted! www.animalsocialaging-network.org/funding/pilo... @bartolomuccilab.bsky.social @smacklab.bsky.social @jennytung.bsky.social

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Animal Models for Social Dimensions of Health and Aging Network @animalsocaging.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Don't forget! We're accepting applications for our Pilot & Feasibility awards and the McEwen Fellowship until June 30. If you have a project relevant to Network science, check out our website for more information! @bartolomuccilab.bsky.social @smacklab.bsky.social @jennytung.bsky.social

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Animal Models for Social Dimensions of Health and Aging Network @animalsocaging.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

The second of two 2026 Network-the-networks meetings concluded successfully at the University of Minnesota earlier this week. We are so grateful for all who attended and look forward to the collaborations that will no doubt result between invited network representatives!

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Animal Models for Social Dimensions of Health and Aging Network @animalsocaging.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Our first of two Network-the-networks meeting was recently organized and conducted at Arizona State University by @smacklab.bsky.social. Thanks to all representatives of fellow networks who participated with the aim to "diversify the animal taxa used in the study of social determinants of aging"!

Welcome slide for the ASU Network-the-networks meeting, held in January 2026.

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Animal Models for Social Dimensions of Health and Aging Network @animalsocaging.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

🔦✨ Research Network Spotlight!✨🔦 Dr. Frank Raven, postdoctoral research fellow in the lab of Dr. Sara Aton at University of Michigan, is the second awardee of a 2025-2026 Bruce McEwen Fellowship through our Research Network. Check out a description of Dr. Raven's project below!

Portrait of Dr. Frank Raven and a description of his project.

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Animal Models for Social Dimensions of Health and Aging Network @animalsocaging.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

🔦✨ Research Network Spotlight!✨🔦 Sabrina Mederos, PhD candidate at UC Davis, is one of two 2025-2026 Bruce McEwen Fellowship awardees through our Research Network. Check out a description of Sabrina's research below. @bartolomuccilab.bsky.social @jennytung.bsky.social @smacklab.bsky.social

An announcement of Sabrina Mederos's fellowship and a description of her research.

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Animal Models for Social Dimensions of Health and Aging Network @animalsocaging.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

✨🔦Research Network Spotlight!🔦✨ @ctestard.bsky.social at Harvard University is the second recipient of a 2025-2026 Pilot & Feasibility award from our Research Network. Check out a description of Dr. Testard's project below. @bartolomuccilab.bsky.social @jennytung.bsky.social @smacklab.bsky.social

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Animal Models for Social Dimensions of Health and Aging Network @animalsocaging.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

✨ 🔦 Research Network Spotlight! 🔦 ✨ Dr. Millie Rincón-Cortés at the University of Texas at Dallas is one of two recipients of a 2025-2026 Pilot & Feasibility award from our Research Network. Check out a description of her project on early life programming and neuroimmune aging in the image below.

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Animal Models for Social Dimensions of Health and Aging Network @animalsocaging.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

And congratulations to our 2025-2026 Pilot & Feasibility award winners Camille Testard (Harvard) and Millie Rincón-Cortés (UT Dallas). Their projects will focus on social bonds and early life programming in animal models to study the social determinants of health and aging.

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Animal Models for Social Dimensions of Health and Aging Network @animalsocaging.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

Congratulations to our 2025-2026 Bruce McEwen Fellowship awardees! Sabrina Mederos (UC Davis) Frank Raven (U Michigan) Congratulations also to travel fellowship awardee Stephanie Fox (UC Santa Barbara). We look forward to your project success!

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Animal Models for Social Dimensions of Health and Aging Network @animalsocaging.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

📢Applications are OPEN for our Pilot awards! Individual or mentored projects available with up to $20,000 in total costs! Read the full RFA and apply at the link below! www.animalsocialaging-network.org/funding/pilo... @smacklab.bsky.social @bartolomuccilab.bsky.social @jennytung.bsky.social

A graphic describing the details related to applying for the Pilot awards of the Animal Models Social Aging network. Visit animalsocialaging-network.org for details.

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