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BLRD and CSRD 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.
RCS applications are accepted electronically via Grants.gov. Submission deadlines may be found in Table 3 of the RCS funding opportunity document (RFA). The RCS RFA must be used in conjunction with the VA version of the SF424 (R&R) Application Guide.
Inquiries about the RCS Program should be directed to rcs.materials@va.gov.
BLRD/CSRD Research Career Scientist AwardsUpdated October 4, 2019 | |||
↕ Type |
↕ Name | ↕ Location | ↕ Research Area |
RCS | Olszewski, Michal | Ann Arbor, MI | Lung Immunology |
RCS | Caldwell, Ruth B | Augusta, GA | Diabetic Retinopathy |
SRCS | Dong, Zheng | Augusta, GA | Kidney Disorders (AKI) |
SRCS | Clemens, Thomas L | Baltimore, MD | Bone Disorders |
SRCS | Wang, Jian-Ying | Baltimore, MD | Gut Permeability |
RCS | Chen, Yabing | Birmingham, AL | Cardiovascular Disease |
SRCS | Spiro, III, Avron | Boston, MA | Mental Health (Epidemiology) |
SRCS | Verfaellie, Mieke | Boston, MA | Mental Health (Memory) |
RCS | Strecker, Robert | Boston, MA | Sleep Disorders |
SRCS | Pasinetti, Giulio M | Bronx, NY | Neurodegenerative (AD,ALS,GWI) |
RCS | Hazlett, Erin | Bronx, NY | Mental Health (Sz) |
RCS | Hioe, Catarina E | Bronx, NY | Infectious Diseases (HIV) |
RCS | Haghighi, Fatemeh | Bronx, NY | Epigenetics (TBI, depression, suicidal behavior) |
RCS | Fliesler, Steven J | Buffalo, NY | Sensory Loss (Vision) |
SRCS | Ergul, Adviye | Charleston, SC | Cerebral Circulation |
SRCS | Becker, Howard | Charleston, SC | Alcohol Use Disorders |
RCS | Rohrer, Baerbel | Charleston, SC | Age-related Macular Degeneration |
SRCS | Shiromani, Priyattam J | Charleston, SC | Sleep Disorders |
RCS | Alrefai, Waddah A | Chicago, IL | Bile Acid Transport |
SRCS | Dudeja, Pradeep K | Chicago, IL | Gastroenterology (Ion transport) |
RCS | Feinstein, Douglas L | Chicago, IL | Brain Disorders (MS) |
RCS | Pahan, Kalipada | Chicago, IL | Neurodegenerative disorders (CNS Cell Signaling Animal Models) |
SRCS | Pandey, Subhash C | Chicago, IL | Substance Use Disorders (Alcohol) |
RCS | Rana, Ajay | Chicago, IL | Pancreatic and Breast Cancer Pathogenesis |
RCS | Rasenick, Mark | Chicago, IL | Neuropsychiatry |
RCS | Hay, Nissim | Chicago, IL | Cancer metabolism/therapy |
RCS | Cushion, Melanie T | Cincinnati, OH | Infectious Diseases (Pneumocystis) |
RCS | Peachey, Neal S | Cleveland, OH | Sensory Loss (Vision) |
RCS | Zaheer, Asgar | Columbia MO | Neurodegenerative Diseases (PD, AD, MS, Glial signaling) |
RCS | Bysani, Chandrasekar | Columbia, MO | Cardiovascular Disease |
RCS | Mohan, Rajiv | Columbia, MO | Sensory Loss (Vision) |
RCS | Hoffman, Timothy J | Columbia, MO | Cancer (Radiochemistry) |
RCS | Rather, Philip N | Decatur, GA | Infectious Diseases (Acinetobacter Baumannii) |
RCS | Merlin, Didier | Decatur, GA | Gastroenterology (IBS) |
SRCS | Shafer, William M | Decatur, GA | Infectious Disease (Gonococcal Infection) |
RCS | Tregellas, Jason | Denver, CO | Mental Health (Schizophrenia) |
RCS | Rishi, Arun K | Detroit, MI | Cancer (Breast) |
RCS | Mateika, Jason H | Detroit, MI | Lung Disorders (Apnea) |
SRCS | Kowluru, Anjan | Detroit, MI | Diabetes (Beta cells) |
SRCS | Beckham, Jean C | Durham, NC | Mental Health (PTSD, SUDs) |
RCS | Bellido, Teresita | Indianapolis | Bone biology/osteocytes |
SRCS | Alpini, Gianfranco D | Indianapolis, IN | Biliary Disorders |
SRCS | Jones, Kathryn J | Indianapolis, IN | SCI Repair |
RCS | Robling, Alexander | Indianapolis, IN | Bone Disorders |
RCS | Xu, Xiao-Ming | Indianapolis, IN | Spinal cord injury |
SRCS | Bishop, Gail A | Iowa City, IA | Cancer (Immunology) |
SRCS | Shmookler Reis, Robert J | Little Rock, AR | Neurodegenerative Diseases (AD) |
RCS | Lau, Kin-Hing William | Loma Linda, CA | Bone Disorders |
SRCS | Mohan, Subburaman | Loma Linda, CA | Bone Disorders |
RCS | Kern, Timothy S | Long Beach, CA | Diabetic Retinopathy |
SRCS | Said, Hamid M | Long Beach, CA | Gastronterology (Vitamin Transport) |
RCS | Zhang, Huang-Ge | Louisville, KY | Cancer (Immunology) |
RCS | Ahmad, Nihal | Madison, WI | Cancer (Skin) |
RCS | Hasty, Karen A | Memphis, TN | Musculoskeletal Disorders (OA) |
RCS | El-Rifai, Wael | Miami, FL | Cancer (gastric) |
SRCS | Ahmed, Khalil | Minneapolis, MN | Cancer (Prostate) |
RCS | Chen, Jin | Nashville, TN | Cancer (Lung) |
RCS | Joyce, Sebastian | Nashville, TN | Infectious Diseases (TB immunology) |
SRCS | Pozzi, Ambra | Nashville, TN | Kidney Disorders |
SRCS | Richmond, Ann | Nashville, TN | Cancer (Immunology) |
RCS | Wu, Xue-Ru | New York, NY | Cancer (Bladder) |
SRCS | Van Remmen, Holly | Oklahoma City, OK | Diabetes and Related Disorders |
SRCS | Richardson, Arlan G | Oklahoma City, OK | Biology of Aging |
SRCS | Greenwood-Van Meerveld, Beverley | Oklahoma City, OK | Visceral Pain |
SRCS | Lovallo, William R | Oklahoma City, OK | Addictive Disorders (Multigenerational studies) |
SRCS | Davis, John S | Omaha, NE | Endocrine Disorders |
RCS | Casey, Carol A | Omaha, NE | Digestive Diseases (AFLD) |
RCS | Wyatt, Todd A | Omaha, NE | Lung (Alcohol and Smoking) |
SRCS | Wyss-Coray, Tony | Palo Alto, CA | Neurodegenerative Diseases (AD) |
SRCS | Azhar, Salman | Palo Alto, CA | Diabetes and Related Disorders (NAFLD) |
RCS | Fan, Jie | Pittsburgh, PA | Surgery (Shock) |
SRCS | Chen, Jun | Pittsburgh, PA | Brain Disorders (Stroke, TBI) |
SRCS | Crabbe, John | Portland, OR | Alcohol Use Disorders |
SRCS | Richards, Tamara | Portland, OR | Substance Use Disorders (Alcohol) |
SRCS | Janowsky, Aaron J | Portland, OR | Substance Use Disorders (Methamphetamine) |
SRCS | Vandenbark, Arthur A | Portland, OR | Brain Disorders (MS) |
RCS | Riscoe, Michael K | Portland, OR | Infectious Diseases (Malaria) |
RCS | Zhou, Huiping | Richmond, VA | Liver Disorders |
RCS | Gao, Allen C | Sacramento, CA | Cancer (Prostate) |
RCS | Yang, Tianxin | Salt Lake City, UT | Renal Hypertension |
SRCS | Strong, John (Randy) | San Antonio, TX | Biology of Aging |
RCS | Ghosh-Choudhury, Goutam | San Antonio, TX | Kidney Disorders |
SRCS | Webster, Nicholas J | San Diego, CA | Diabetes (Insulin Receptor Gene) |
SRCS | Squire, Larry R | San Diego, CA | Mental Health (Memory) |
SRCS | Jarvis, Gary | San Francisco, CA | Infectious Diseases (Neisseria) |
RCS | Lau, Yun-Fai Chris | San Francisco, CA | Cancer (Prostate) |
RCS | Liu, Jialing | San Francisco, CA | Brain Disorders (Stroke) |
SRCS | Dahiya, Rajvir | San Francisco, CA | Cancer (Prostate) |
RCS | Chang, Wenhan | San Francisco, CA | Neuroendocrine functions |
SRCS | Ford, Judith M | San Francisco, CA | Mental Health (Schizophrenia) |
SRCS | Cecchini, Gary | San Francisco, CA | Mitochondrial Diseases |
SRCS | Tsukamoto, Hidekazu | Sepulveda, CA | Alcoholic Liver Disease |
SRCS | Szymusiak, Ronald S | Sepulveda, CA | Sleep Disorders |
SRCS | Siegel, Jerome M | Sepulveda, CA | Sleep Disorders |
RCS | Wu, Mack | Tampa, FL | Surgery (Sepsis) |
SRCS | Chalfant, Charles E | Tampa, FL | Cancer (NSCLC) |
SRCS | Bickford, Paula C | Tampa, FL | Neurodegenerative Diseases (AD, PD, TBI) |
RCS | Crawford, Fiona | Tampa, FL | Brain Disorders (AD & TBI & GWI) |
SRCS | Kindy, Mark S | Tampa, FL | Neurodegenerative Diseases (AD, PD, TBI) |
RCS | Mohapatra, Shyam S | Tampa, FL | Nanotherapeutics (RSV,Cancer) |
RCS | Mohapatra, Subhra | Tampa, FL | Cancer (Colon) & TBI |
RCS | Vedantam, Gayatri | Tucson, AZ | Infectious Diseases (C. difficile) |
SRCS | Tache, Yvette F | West Los Angeles, CA | Gut-Brain Axis |
SRCS | Gukovskaya, Anna S | West Los Angeles, CA | Pancreatitis |
RCS | Brecha, Nicholas C | West Los Angeles, CA | Sensory Loss (Vision) |