Mental Health and Aging Research Network | A Community to Support Career Development

Advanced Research Institute (ARI) in Aging and Mental Health

The Advanced Research Institute (ARI) is a national program designed to help junior faculty and other early-stage investigators in aging and mental health transition into independent scientists (i.e., R01–level funding).

The two-year program matches participants with an external mentor, supports an annual retreat, and offers other career development resources. ARI is supported by an NIMH grant (R25 MH119050; MPI: H. Aizenstein, J.A. Sirey).

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Research Career Institute in the Mental Health of Aging (CIMA)

CIMA is a year-long mentoring program in the field of geriatric psychiatry focused on preparing new investigators for a successful research career.

The program includes an intensive 3 day Research Institute and 12 months of mentoring by experienced researchers in the field of geriatric psychiatry. CIMA is supported by a grant from the NIMH to University of Vermont (R25 2R25MH112484; MPI: J. Dumas & F. Gunning).

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Mentoring

The Mental Health and Aging Research Network resource centers provide mentoring and career development tools to guide investigators toward becoming independent scientists and leaders in the field of mental health and aging. Supported by an NIMH grant to (R25 MH119050; MPI: H. Aizenstein, J.A. Sirey), the resource centers are tailored to both mentors and mentees.

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ARI SPRING RETREAT 2026

Tanque Verde Ranch

Tucson, AZ | Date: April 29-May 2, 2026

Applications for ARI 2026 are closed.

CIMA RESEARCH INSTITUTE 2026

University of Vermont

Burlington, VT | Date: March 8-March 13, 2026

Applications for CIMA 2026 are due December 15, 2025.

Succeeding in Mental Health and Aging Research

Our longstanding monthly webinar series featuring members of the ARI/CIMA network who share expertise and insights on topics related to developing research careers in our field

Date: Dec 16, 2025

Time: 3:00 ET

Presenters:

Adam Ciarleglio, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics
Milken Institute School of Public Health
The George Washington University

Samprit Banerjee, PhD
AAssociate Professor of Biostatistics
Director of the PhD program in Population Health Sciences
Department of Population Health Sciences
Department of Psychiatry
Weill Cornell Medicine

Topic: Effectively Working with Biostatisticians as Collaborators

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Meeting ID: 954 8139 7984
Passcode: 0000

ARI Grand Rounds in Mental Health and
Aging Research

A monthly (virtual) lecture series featuring ARI Scholars who share their forward-thinking research with the whole ARI/CIMA/SRI community

Date: Dec 2, 2025

Time: 3:00 pm ET

Presenters:

Howard Aizenstein, MD, PhD
Charles F. Reynolds III and Ellen G. Detlefsen Endowed Chair in Geriatric Psychiatry and Professor of Bioengineering and Clinical and Translational Science
University of Pittsburgh

Kyaien Conner, PhD, LSW, MPH
Director, Center on Race and Social Problems https://www.crsp.pitt.edu/
Professor and Donald M. Henderson Endowed Chair
Associate Dean for Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI)

Warren Taylor, MD, MHSc
James G. Blakemore Professor of Psychiatry
Executive Chair, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Physician-Scientist, VA TVHS Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center (GRECC)

Topic: ARI Network Discussion: NIH Simplified Simplified Peer Review Framework

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Meeting ID: 954 8139 7984
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Check back for upcoming topics, and visit our library of Recorded Webinars to review past topics.

RECORDED WEBINARS

Succeeding in Mental Health and Aging Research

ARI Grand Rounds in Mental Health and Aging Research

ARI Grand Rounds in Mental Health and
Aging Research