Amanda Sesker, a postdoctoral scholar in Behavioral Sciences and Social Medicine, participated in the National Institute on Aging’s prestigious Butler-Williams Scholars Program at the end of August.  “It is a very competitive program that only accepts the most promising early career researchers who have the potential to make a significant impact in aging research,” said College of Medicine Professor Angelina Sutin, who brought Sesker into her lab in the fall of 2020. “Amanda is the first post-doc from my lab to get accepted into the program. Many alums from the [Butler-Williams] program, however, have made significant contributions to the field of aging."

The intensive, three-day program provides early-career researchers and scientists the opportunity to meet and network with established researchers in the field of aging research, learn more about NIA science and funding opportunities, and sharpen grant writing skills. Sesker will use this experience in the preparation of a K99 grant to be submitted in February of 2022.