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Medical Health (Med Health) and Brain Behavioral and Mental Health (BBMH) Broad Portfolios recognize the critical contributions that non-clinician scientists make to our research program. The intramural nature of VA research encourages our investigators to make VA their primary professional focus. This includes participation in local and national committees, leadership of research core facilities, collaboration with clinician scientists, teaching, mentoring, and supervising junior investigators, and stewardship of shared resources.
In recognition of these efforts, we offer a funding mechanism to support the salaries of non-clinician scientists who have demonstrated extraordinary contributions to VA research beyond their own funded studies and programs: the Research Career Scientist (RCS) award.
The RCS award provides 5-years of salary support. The Senior Research Career Scientist (SRCS) award is provided to highly productive international leaders, who have achieved wide recognition of accomplishments in their research area, and provides 7-years of salary support. For more information about the RCS program, please refer to the documents below.
Please note that mid-term reports are no longer required for RCS awards as of October 1, 2024. Awardees must submit annual Research Performance Progress Reports (RPPRs) through eRA commons in lieu of the mid-term report.
RCS applications are accepted electronically via Grants.gov. Submission deadlines may be found in the RCS funding opportunity document (RFA) at: ISRM Notices of Special Interest (NOSIs) and Requests for Applications - https://vaww.research.va.gov/funding/rfa.cfm (Intranet only, copy and paste into your browser if you have VA network access) . Preapplications are required for all new, resubmission, and renewal RCS applications. The RCS RFA must be used in conjunction with the most current VA version of the SF424 (R&R) Application Guide.
Inquiries about the RCS Program should be directed to rcs.materials@va.gov.
Med Health/BBMH Research Career Scientist AwardsUpdated 08/12/26 | |||
↕ Type |
↕ Name | ↕ Location | ↕ Research Area |
| RCS | Aguiar, Ricardo C | South Texas VA HCS | Cancer (Lymphoma) |
| RCS | Ahmad, Nihal | Madison, WI | Cancer (Skin) |
| RCS | Allen, Matthew | Indianapolis, IN | Bone Disorders |
| RCS | Alrefai, Waddah A | Chicago, IL | Bile Acid Transport |
| RCS | Antalis, Toni | Baltimore, MD | Cardiovascular Disease |
| RCS | Banerjee, Sushanta | Kansas City, MO | Cancer |
| RCS | Banik, Naren | Charleston, SC | Spinal Cord Injury |
| RCS | Barrientos, Antoni | Miami, FL | Neurodegenerative Diseases |
| RCS | Basnakian, Alexi | Little Rock, AR | Kidney Diease |
| RCS | Blair, Laura | Tampa, FL | PTSD |
| RCS | Brecha, Nicholas C | West Los Angeles, CA | Sensory Loss (Vision) |
| RCS | Brown, Ritchie | Boston, MA | Sleep Disorders |
| RCS | Burnstein, Kerry | Miami, FL | Cancer (Prostate) |
| RCS | Bysani, Chandrasekar | Columbia, MO | Cardiovascular Disease |
| RCS | Chang, Wenhan | San Francisco, CA | Neurodenerative Diseases, bone disorders |
| RCS | Chao, Linda | San Francisco, CA | Neurodegenerative Diseases, Gulf War Illness |
| RCS | Chatterjee, Saurabh | Long Beach, CA | Gulf War Illness |
| RCS | Chen, Hongwu | Mather, CA | Cancer |
| RCS | Chen, Jin | Nashville, TN | Cancer (Lung) |
| RCS | Chen, Suzie | East Orange, NJ | Cancer (Melanoma) |
| RCS | Chen, Yabing | Birmingham, AL | Cardiovascular Disease |
| RCS | Chua, Katrin | Palo Alto, CA | Cancer, Aging |
| RCS | Citron, Bruce | East Orange, NJ | Traumatic Brain Injury, Gulf War Illness |
| RCS | Bellido, Teresita | Indianapolis | Bone biology/osteocytes |
| RCS | Colgan, Sean | Aurora, CO | Digestive Diseases |
| RCS | Cook, Dane | Madison, WI | GWI, neuroinflammation |
| RCS | Cushion, Melanie T | Cincinnati, OH | Infectious Diseases (Pneumocystis) |
| RCS | Datta, Pran | Birmingham, AL | Cancer |
| RCS | Dracheva, Stella | Bronx, NY | Mental health (depressive disorders) |
| RCS | Dhawan, Punita | Omaha, NE | Cancer (colon) |
| RCS | Fan, Jie | Pittsburgh, PA | Surgery (Shock) |
| RCS | Francis, Heather | Indianapolis | Digestive Diseases |
| RCS | Freeman, Willard | Oklahoma City, OK | Aging |
| RCS | Galvan, Veronica | Oklahoma City, OK | Neurodegenerative Diseases |
| RCS | Gao, Allen C | Sacramento, CA | Cancer (Prostate) |
| RCS | Griffith, Thomas | Minneapolis, MN | Sepsis, immune response, urology |
| RCS | Fliesler, Steven J | Buffalo, NY | Sensory Loss (Vision) |
| RCS | Hay, Nissim | Chicago, IL | Cancer |
| RCS | Head, Brian | San Diego, CA | Neurodegenerative Diseases |
| RCS | Hioe, Catarina E | Bronx, NY | Infectious Diseases (HIV) |
| RCS | Ho, Shuk-Mei | Little Rock, AR | Cancer (Prostate) |
| RCS | Hu, Xiaoming | Pittsburgh, PA | Stroke |
| RCS | Huang, Ngan | Palo Alto, CA | Regenerative Medicine |
| RCS | Kharbanda, Kusum | Omaha, NE | Gastroenterology (NASH) |
| RCS | Kimbrel, Nathan A | Durham, NC | Genomics Research/Suicidality |
| RCS | Kimple, Michelle | Madison, WI | Diabetes |
| RCS | Kraemer, Brian | Seattle, WA | Aging and neurodegenerative diseases |
| RCS | Lau, Yun-Fai Chris | San Francisco, CA | Cancer (Prostate) |
| RCS | Lazartigues, Eric D | New Orleans, LA | Cardiovascular Disease |
| RCS | Liu, Jialing | San Francisco, CA | Brain Disorders (Stroke) |
| RCS | Loftis, Jennifer | Portland, OR | Mental Health |
| RCS | Madhabushi, Anant | Decatur, GA | AI, Precision Oncology |
| RCS | Mateika, Jason H | Detroit, MI | Lung Disorders (Apnea) |
| RCS | Miller, Benjamin | Oklahoma City, OK | Musculoskeletal atrophy |
| RCS | Mohan, Rajiv | Columbia, MO | Sensory Loss (Vision) |
| RCS | Mohapatra, Shyam S | Tampa, FL | Nanotherapeutics (RSV,Cancer) |
| RCS | Mohapatra, Subhra | Tampa, FL | Cancer (Colon) & TBI |
| RCS | Morris, Andrew | Little Rock, AR | Lipid metabolism (carfiovascular and metabolic disease) |
| RCS | Nyman, Jeffry S. | Nashville, TN | Bone Disorders |
| RCS | Olszewski, Michal | Ann Arbor, MI | Lung Immunology |
| RCS | Patel, Hemal | San Diego, CA | Cardiovascular Disease |
| RCS | Patel, Niketa | Tampa, FL | Obesity, Diabetes |
| RCS | Peachey, Neal S | Cleveland, OH | Sensory Loss (Vision) |
| RCS | Kiser, Philip | Long Beach, CA | Sensory Loss (Vision) |
| RCS | Rahmouni, Kamal | Iowa City, IA | Cardiovascular Disease |
| RCS | Rana, Ajay | Chicago, IL | Cancer |
| RCS | Raval, Ami | Miami, FL | Stroke |
| RCS | Rector, Randy | Columbia, MO | Liver Disorders (NASH) |
| RCS | Rhoades (Sterling), Julie | Nashville, TN | Cancer (metastatic disease) |
| RCS | Risbrough, Victoria | San Diego, CA | TBI, PTSD |
| RCS | Riscoe, Michael K | Portland, OR | Infectious Diseases (Malaria) |
| RCS | Rishi, Arun K | Detroit, MI | Cancer (Breast) |
| RCS | Robling, Alexander | Indianapolis, IN | Bone Disorders |
| RCS | Simmons, Alan | San Diego, CA | Pain/PTSD |
| RCS | Singh, Amar B | Omaha, NE | PTSD-associated gut dysbiosis, IBD |
| RCS | Smith, Charles J | Columbia, MO | Cancer (radiopharmaceuticals) |
| RCS | Staruschenko, Alexander | Tampa, FL | Kidney Disease |
| RCS | Strigo, Irina | San Francisco, CA | Neurobiology (Pain) |
| RCS | Sun, Dandan | Pittsburgh, PA | Stroke, TBI |
| RCS | Sun, Jun | Chicago, IL | Gastrointestinal Disorders |
| RCS | Tomlinson, Stephen | Charleston, SC | TBI, Stroke |
| RCS | Tregellas, Jason | Denver, CO | Mental Health (Schizophrenia) |
| RCS | Setaluri, Vijayasaradhi | Madison, WI | Cancer (Melanoma) |
| RCS | Shahrara, Shiva | Chicago, IL | Rheumatoid Arthritis, inflamation |
| RCS | VandeVord, Pamela | Salem, VA | TBI |
| RCS | Vadlamudi, Ratna | San Antonio, TX | Cancer |
| RCS | Vendantam, Gayatri | Tucson, AZ | Infectious Diseases (C. difficile) |
| RCS | Weitzman, Mervyn | Atlanta, GA | Bone Disorders |
| RCS | Westlund High, Karin | Alburquerque, NM | Pain |
| RCS | Wray, D. Walter | Salt Lake City, UT | Cardiovascular Disease |
| RCS | Wu, Mack | Tampa, FL | Surgery (Sepsis) |
| RCS | Wyatt, Todd A | Omaha, NE | Lung (Alcohol and Smoking) |
| RCS | Xiang, Yang | West Los Angeles, CA | Cardiovascular Disease |
| RCS | Yang, Tianxin | Salt Lake City, UT | Renal Hypertension |
| RCS | Yin, Keijie | Pittsburgh, PA | TBI and Stroke |
| RCS | Yao, Qizhi | Houston, TX | Cancer |
| RCS | Zaika, Alexander | Miami, FL | Cancer (Esophageal Reflux and Carcinoma) |
| RCS | Zhang, Guang-He | Louisville, KY | Bone health |
| RCS | Zhou, Huiping | Richmond, VA | Digestive Diseases |
| RCS | Zhu, Haining | Tucson, AZ | Neurodegenerative Disorders |
| RCS | Wang, Xiao Jing | Mather, CA | Cancer |
| SRCS | Webster, Nicholas J | San Diego, CA | Diabetes (Insulin Receptor Gene) |
| SRCS | Wu, Xue-Ru | New York, NY | Cancer (Bladder) |
| SRCS | Verfaellie, Mieke | Boston, MA | Mental Health (Memory) |
| SRCS | Wang, Jian-Ying | Baltimore, MD | Gut Permeability |
| SRCS | Vandenbark, Arthur A | Portland, OR | Brain Disorders (MS) |
| SRCS | Vazquez-Padron, Roberto | Miami, FL | Cardiovascular Disease |
| SRCS | Vazquez-Torres, Andres | Denver, CO | Infectious Diseases |
| SRCS | Vemuganti, Raghu | Madison, WI | Stroke |
| SRCS | Shmookler Reis, Robert J | Little Rock, AR | Neurodegenerative Diseases (AD) |
| SRCS | Siegel, Jerome M | Sepulveda, CA | Sleep Disorders |
| SRCS | Shafer, William M | Decatur, GA | Infectious Disease (Gonococcal Infection) |
| SRCS | Tsukamoto, Hidekazu | Sepulveda, CA | Alcoholic Liver Disease |
| SRCS | Rohrer, Baerbel | Charleston, SC | Sensory Loss (Vision) |
| SRCS | Said, Hamid M | Long Beach, CA | Gastronterology (Vitamin Transport) |
| SRCS | Richardson, Arlan G | Oklahoma City, OK | Biology of Aging |
| SRCS | Rather, Philip N | Decatur, GA | Infectious Diseases (Acinetobacter Baumannii) |
| SRCS | Kowluru, Anjan | Detroit, MI | Diabetes (Beta cells) |
| SRCS | Phillips, Tamara | Portland, OR | Substance Use Disorders (Alcohol) |
| SRCS | Pozzi, Ambra | Nashville, TN | Kidney Disorders |
| SRCS | Pandey, Subhash C | Chicago, IL | Substance Use Disorders (Alcohol) |
| SRCS | Pasinetti, Giulio M | Bronx, NY | Neurodegenerative (AD,ALS,GWI) |
| SRCS | Nakshatri, Harikrishna | Indianapolis, IN | Cancer (Breast) |
| SRCS | Mohan, Subburaman | Loma Linda, CA | Bone Disorders |
| SRCS | Kindy, Mark S | Tampa, FL | Neurodegenerative Diseases (AD, PD, TBI) |
| SRCS | Kineman, Rhonda | Chicago, IL | Diabetes |
| SRCS | Jarvis, Gary | San Francisco, CA | Infectious Diseases (Neisseria) |
| SRCS | Joyce, Sebastian | Nashville, TN | Infectious Diseases (TB immunology) |
| SRCS | Hazlett, Erin | Bronx, NY | Mental Health (Schizophrenia) |
| SRCS | Ford, Judith M | San Francisco, CA | Mental Health (Schizophrenia) |
| SRCS | Gukovskaya, Anna S | West Los Angeles, CA | Pancreatitis |
| SRCS | Haghighi, Fatemeh | Bronx, NY | Epigenetics (TBI, depression, suicidal behavior) |
| SRCS | Feinstein, Douglas L | Chicago, IL | Brain Disorders (MS) |
| SRCS | Dong, Zheng | Augusta, GA | Kidney Disorders (AKI) |
| SRCS | Dudeja, Pradeep K | Chicago, IL | Gastroenterology (Ion transport) |
| SRCS | El-Rifai, Wael | Miami, FL | Cancer (gastric) |
| SRCS | Ergul, Adviye | Charleston, SC | Cerebral Circulation |
| SRCS | Davis, John S | Omaha, NE | Endocrine Disorders |
| SRCS | Del Poeta, Maurizio | Northport, NY | Infectious Diseases |
| SRCS | Dahiya, Rajvir | San Francisco, CA | Cancer (Prostate) |
| SRCS | Cowart, Lauren A. | Richmond, VA | Metabolic Disorders |
| SRCS | Crawford, Fiona | Tampa, FL | Brain Disorders (AD & TBI & GWI) |
| SRCS | Bickford, Paula C | Tampa, FL | Neurodegenerative Diseases (AD, PD, TBI) |
| SRCS | Bishop, Gail A | Iowa City, IA | Cancer (Immunology) |
| SRCS | Clemens, Thomas L | Baltimore, MD | Bone Disorders |
| SRCS | Chen, Jun | Pittsburgh, PA | Brain Disorders (Stroke, TBI) |
| SRCS | Casey, Carol A | Omaha, NE | Digestive Diseases (AFLD) |
| SRCS | Cecchini, Gary | San Francisco, CA | Mitochondrial Diseases |
| SRCS | Chalfant, Charles E | Richmond, VA | Cancer (NSCLC) |
| SRCS | Byers, Amy | San Francisco, CA | Mental Health (Suicide Prevention) |
| SRCS | Becker, Howard | Charleston, SC | Alcohol Use Disorders |
| SRCS | Beckham, Jean C | Durham, NC | Mental Health (PTSD, SUDs) |