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Postdoctoral Fellow Rola Zeidan, PhD was named a 2026 Early Career Scholar Awardee by the American Aging Association for her work in how age-related physiological disruptions drive functional decline and health outcomes in older adults. Her research aims to undercover mechanisms of resilience and identify targets to preserve mobility, independence…
Four researchers represented the Institute on Aging at the Padua Days of Muscle and Mobility Medicine in Padua, Italy, including associate directors of the Institute, Stephen Anton and Christiaan Leeuwenburgh, who also served on the conference organizing committee. Stephen Anton co-chaired Session III, “Compete against yourself to control body weight…
Photo by Emily Mavrakis At the annual UF College of Medicine (COM) Celebration of Research event, Todd Manini, PhD was one of seven UF COM faculty members recognized for their notable contributions to research in their respective fields. Dr. Manini, who serves as the director at the UF Institute on…
The UF Institute on Aging is pleased to welcome Stefano Cacciatore, MD, who joined the Institute as a Visiting Researcher in December 2025, supported by the Ermenegildo Zegna Founder’s Scholarship. Dr. Cacciatore is a board-certified geriatrician and clinician-scientist trained in epidemiology and biostatistics at Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in…
