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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 8/1/23 | |||
↕ Type |
↕ Name | ↕ Location | ↕ Research Area |
RCS | Ahmad, Nihal | Madison, WI | Cancer (Skin) |
RCS | Allen, Matthew | Indianapolis, IN | Bone Remodeling |
SRCS | Alpini, Gianfranco D | Indianapolis, IN | Biliary Disorders |
RCS | Alrefai, Waddah A | Chicago, IL | Bile Acid Transport |
SRCS | Azhar, Salman | Palo Alto, CA | Diabetes and Related Disorders (NAFLD) |
RCS | Basnakian, Alexi | Little Rock, AR | Kidney Diease |
SRCS | Becker, Howard | Charleston, SC | Alcohol Use Disorders |
SRCS | Beckham, Jean C | Durham, NC | Mental Health (PTSD, SUDs) |
RCS | Bellido, Teresita | Indianapolis | Bone biology/osteocytes |
SRCS | Bickford, Paula C | Tampa, FL | Neurodegenerative Diseases (AD, PD, TBI) |
SRCS | Bishop, Gail A | Iowa City, IA | Cancer (Immunology) |
RCS | Brecha, Nicholas C | West Los Angeles, CA | Sensory Loss (Vision) |
RCS | Bysani, Chandrasekar | Columbia, MO | Cardiovascular Disease |
RCS | Caldwell, Ruth B | Augusta, GA | Diabetic Retinopathy |
RCS | Casey, Carol A | Omaha, NE | Digestive Diseases (AFLD) |
SRCS | Cecchini, Gary | San Francisco, CA | Mitochondrial Diseases |
SRCS | Chalfant, Charles E | Tampa, FL | Cancer (NSCLC) |
RCS | Chang, Wenhan | San Francisco, CA | Neuroendocrine functions |
RCS | Chen, Jin | Nashville, TN | Cancer (Lung) |
SRCS | Chen, Jun | Pittsburgh, PA | Brain Disorders (Stroke, TBI) |
RCS | Chen, Suzie | East Orange, NJ | Cancer (Melanoma) |
RCS | Chen, Yabing | Birmingham, AL | Cardiovascular Disease |
RCS | Citron, Bruce | East Orange, NJ | Traumatic Brain Injury, Gulf War Illness |
SRCS | Clemens, Thomas L | Baltimore, MD | Bone Disorders |
RCS | Colgan, Sean | Aurora, CO | Inflamatory bowel diseases, GI disorders |
SRCS | Cowart, Lauren A. | Richmond, VA | Metabolic Disorders |
SRCS | Crabbe, John | Portland, OR | Alcohol Use Disorders |
RCS | Crawford, Fiona | Tampa, FL | Brain Disorders (AD & TBI & GWI) |
RCS | Cushion, Melanie T | Cincinnati, OH | Infectious Diseases (Pneumocystis) |
SRCS | Dahiya, Rajvir | San Francisco, CA | Cancer (Prostate) |
SRCS | Davis, John S | Omaha, NE | Endocrine Disorders |
RCS | Dhawan, Punita | Omaha, NE | Cancer (colon) |
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 |
RCS | Fan, Jie | Pittsburgh, PA | Surgery (Shock) |
RCS | Feinstein, Douglas L | Chicago, IL | Brain Disorders (MS) |
RCS | Fliesler, Steven J | Buffalo, NY | Sensory Loss (Vision) |
SRCS | Ford, Judith M | San Francisco, CA | Mental Health (Schizophrenia) |
RCS | Gao, Allen C | Sacramento, CA | Cancer (Prostate) |
RCS | Ghosh-Choudhury, Goutam | San Antonio, TX | Kidney Disorders |
RCS | Griffith, Thomas | Minneapolis, MN | Sepsis, immune response, urology |
SRCS | Gukovskaya, Anna S | West Los Angeles, CA | Pancreatitis |
RCS | Haghighi, Fatemeh | Bronx, NY | Epigenetics (TBI, depression, suicidal behavior) |
RCS | Hasty, Karen A | Memphis, TN | Musculoskeletal Disorders (OA) |
RCS | Hay, Nissim | Chicago, IL | Cancer metabolism/therapy |
SRCS | Hazlett, Erin | Bronx, NY | Mental Health (Sz) |
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 | Huang, Ngan | Palo Alto, CA | Regenerative Medicine |
SRCS | Jarvis, Gary | San Francisco, CA | Infectious Diseases (Neisseria) |
SRCS | Jones, Kathryn J | Indianapolis, IN | SCI Repair |
RCS | Joyce, Sebastian | Nashville, TN | Infectious Diseases (TB immunology) |
RCS | Kern, Timothy S | Long Beach, CA | Diabetic Retinopathy |
SRCS | Kindy, Mark S | Tampa, FL | Neurodegenerative Diseases (AD, PD, TBI) |
SRCS | Kowluru, Anjan | Detroit, MI | Diabetes (Beta cells) |
RCS | Kraemer, Brian | Seattle, WA | Aging and neurodegenerative diseases |
RCS | Kuhn, Donald | Detroit, MI | Chronic effects of TBI, Gulf War Veterans Illnesses |
RCS | Lau, Kin-Hing William | Loma Linda, CA | Bone Disorders |
RCS | Lau, Yun-Fai Chris | San Francisco, CA | Cancer (Prostate) |
RCS | Liu, Jialing | San Francisco, CA | Brain Disorders (Stroke) |
SRCS | Lovallo, William R | Oklahoma City, OK | Addictive Disorders (Multigenerational studies) |
RCS | Madhabushi, Anant | Decatur, GA | AI, Precision Oncology |
RCS | Mateika, Jason H | Detroit, MI | Lung Disorders (Apnea) |
RCS | Merlin, Didier | Decatur, GA | Gastroenterology (IBS) |
RCS | Mohan, Rajiv | Columbia, MO | Sensory Loss (Vision) |
SRCS | Mohan, Subburaman | Loma Linda, CA | Bone Disorders |
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 | Olszewski, Michal | Ann Arbor, MI | Lung Immunology |
RCS | Pahan, Kalipada | Chicago, IL | Neurodegenerative disorders (CNS Cell Signaling Animal Models) |
SRCS | Pandey, Subhash C | Chicago, IL | Substance Use Disorders (Alcohol) |
SRCS | Pasinetti, Giulio M | Bronx, NY | Neurodegenerative (AD,ALS,GWI) |
RCS | Peachey, Neal S | Cleveland, OH | Sensory Loss (Vision) |
SRCS | Pozzi, Ambra | Nashville, TN | Kidney Disorders |
RCS | Rana, Ajay | Chicago, IL | Pancreatic and Breast Cancer Pathogenesis |
RCS | Rasenick, Mark | Chicago, IL | Neuropsychiatry |
SRCS | Rather, Philip N | Decatur, GA | Infectious Diseases (Acinetobacter Baumannii) |
RCS | Rhoades (Sterling), Julie | Nashville, TN | Cancer (metastatic disease) |
SRCS | Richards, Tamara | Portland, OR | Substance Use Disorders (Alcohol) |
SRCS | Richardson, Arlan G | Oklahoma City, OK | Biology of Aging |
SRCS | Richmond, Ann | Nashville, TN | Cancer (Immunology) |
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 | Rohrer, Baerbel | Charleston, SC | Age-related Macular Degeneration |
SRCS | Said, Hamid M | Long Beach, CA | Gastronterology (Vitamin Transport) |
RCS | Setaluri, Vijayasaradhi | Madison, WI | Cancer (Melanoma) |
SRCS | Shafer, William M | Decatur, GA | Infectious Disease (Gonococcal Infection) |
RCS | Shahrara, Shiva | Chicago, IL | Rheumatoid Arthritis, inflamation |
SRCS | Shiromani, Priyattam J | Charleston, SC | Sleep Disorders |
SRCS | Shmookler Reis, Robert J | Little Rock, AR | Neurodegenerative Diseases (AD) |
SRCS | Siegel, Jerome M | Sepulveda, CA | Sleep Disorders |
SRCS | Spiro, III, Avron | Boston, MA | Mental Health (Epidemiology) |
SRCS | Squire, Larry R | San Diego, CA | Mental Health (Memory) |
RCS | Strecker, Robert | Boston, MA | Sleep Disorders |
SRCS | Strong, John (Randy) | San Antonio, TX | Biology of Aging |
SRCS | Szymusiak, Ronald S | Sepulveda, CA | Sleep Disorders |
SRCS | Tache, Yvette F | West Los Angeles, CA | Gut-Brain Axis |
RCS | Tregellas, Jason | Denver, CO | Mental Health (Schizophrenia) |
SRCS | Tsukamoto, Hidekazu | Sepulveda, CA | Alcoholic Liver Disease |
SRCS | Van Remmen, Holly | Oklahoma City, OK | Diabetes and Related Disorders |
SRCS | Vandenbark, Arthur A | Portland, OR | Brain Disorders (MS) |
RCS | Vedantam, Gayatri | Tucson, AZ | Infectious Diseases (C. difficile) |
SRCS | Verfaellie, Mieke | Boston, MA | Mental Health (Memory) |
SRCS | Wang, Jian-Ying | Baltimore, MD | Gut Permeability |
SRCS | Webster, Nicholas J | San Diego, CA | Diabetes (Insulin Receptor Gene) |
RCS | Wu, Mack | Tampa, FL | Surgery (Sepsis) |
SRCS | Wu, Xue-Ru | New York, NY | Cancer (Bladder) |
RCS | Wyatt, Todd A | Omaha, NE | Lung (Alcohol and Smoking) |
SRCS | Wyss-Coray, Tony | Palo Alto, CA | Neurodegenerative Diseases (AD) |
RCS | Yang, Tianxin | Salt Lake City, UT | Renal Hypertension |
RCS | Zaheer, Asgar | Columbia MO | Neurodegenerative Diseases (PD, AD, MS, Glial signaling) |
RCS | Zaika, Alexander | Miami, FL | Esophageal Reflux and Carcinoma |
RCS | Zhou, Huiping | Richmond, VA | Liver Disorders |
RCS | Zhu, Haining | Tucson, AZ | Neurodegenerative Disorders |