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A Multi-scale Atlas of Senescence in Diverse Tissue Types

Award Number: U54AG076040
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/30/2021
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 03/14/2025

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A Multi-scale Atlas of Senescence in Diverse Tissue Types - OVERALL: PROJECT SUMMARY Defining the molecular and cellular heterogeneity underlying senescent cell states is a critical knowledge gap in the field. The Columbia University Senescence Tissue Mapping (CUSTMAP) Center is uniquely poised to address this gap by creating a multi-scale atlas of senescence in diverse tissue types across the adult human lifespan. CUSTMAP is a highly collaborative effort that builds upon long-standing and established collaborations between Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC), The University of Edinburgh, New York University (NYU), and the New York Genome Center (NYGC). Using state-of-the-art spatial genomics technologies and leveraging our established experimental workflows and analytical pipelines, CUSTMAP will generate three- dimensional maps of senescent cells in tissues with vulnerability to age-related degenerative processes: the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord) and the skin. We will perform spatially resolved transcriptomics (ST), single-nucleus RNA-sequencing, and multiplexed proteomics using iterative indirect immunofluorescence imaging (4i) experiments in central nervous system (CNS) and skin tissues across the human lifespan, allowing for unprecedented genome-wide molecular characterization at single-cell resolution in space. CUSTMAP is structured around three scientific Cores, as well as an Administrative Core to support these integrated efforts. Human tissue samples characterized and collected through the Biospecimen Core (BIO) will be analyzed using the tools and techniques developed through the Biological Analysis Core (BAC) and Data Analysis Core (DAC), leading to detailed maps of senescent cells and their effects in human tissues at single-cell resolution. The success of CUSTMAP is predicated on access to a continuous supply of human tissues from healthy individuals across the lifespan. CUSTMAP investigators have access to post-mortem samples and prospective tissue collection from local resources at CUIMC as well as through established collaborations. Our unique geographic location in Upper Manhattan enables tissue acquisition from a local population of patients that is rich in racial and ethnic diversity. Thus, CUSTMAP is uniquely poised to obtain high-quality tissue from these diverse populations and apply cutting-edge multiomic approaches to build integrated 3D molecular atlases of senescent cells in CNS and skin tissues. Our approach provides a unique platform for driving transformative discoveries of novel molecular, cellular and regional correlates of age-related changes in cellular senescence in human tissues. The CUSTMAP workflow and computational tools are readily generalizable to other tissue types and can be efficiently shared with and deployed across the SenNet Consortium.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2025 ( Subtotal = $0 )
2025	2024	THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK	630 W 168TH ST FL 4	NEW YORK	NY	10032	NEW YORK	USA	Trans-NIH Research Support	000	4	1/13/2025	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
2025	2024	THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK	630 W 168TH ST FL 4	NEW YORK	NY	10032	NEW YORK	USA	Trans-NIH Research Support	001	4	3/17/2025	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $2,587,409 )
2024	2024	THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK	630 W 168TH ST FL 4	NEW YORK	NY	10032	NEW YORK	USA	Trans-NIH Research Support	000	4	8/12/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$2,587,409
														Subtotal = $2,587,409

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $2,627,687 )
2023	2023	TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK, THE	630 W 168TH ST FL 4	NEW YORK	NY	10032	NEW YORK	USA	Trans-NIH Research Support	000	3	8/3/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$2,627,687
2023	2023	TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK, THE	630 W 168TH ST FL 4	NEW YORK	NY	10032	NEW YORK	USA	Trans-NIH Research Support	001	3	9/5/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $2,627,687

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $2,666,789 )
2022	2022	TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK, THE	630 W 168TH ST FL 4	NEW YORK	NY	10032	NEW YORK	USA	Trans-NIH Research Support	001	2	8/12/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$2,666,789
2022	2021	TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK, THE	630 W 168TH ST FL 4	NEW YORK	NY	10032	NEW YORK	USA	Trans-NIH Research Support	000	1	3/11/2022	NEW	$0
														Subtotal = $2,666,789

Issue Date FY: 2021 ( Subtotal = $2,712,019 )
2021	2021	TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK, THE	630 W 168TH ST FL 4	NEW YORK	NY	10032	NEW YORK	USA	Trans-NIH Research Support	000	1	9/22/2021	NEW	$2,712,019
														Subtotal = $2,712,019

Grand Total All Awards = $10,593,904

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A Multi-scale Atlas of Senescence in Diverse Tissue Types

Award Number: U54AG076040

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/30/2021

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 03/14/2025

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