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…
Let’s do it again! Last year, in a unified show of Gator goodness, thousands of University of Florida alumni, students, faculty, staff, friends and families set a UF record during Stand Up & Holler, the second annual Gator Nation Giving Day. On February 18, 2021, we call upon Gators everywhere to…
The Institute on Aging and the Department of Aging and Geriatric Research wants to congratulate Dr. Fullwood for receiving a diversity supplement from JAX-ASCENT. His research aims to help undeserved minorities, 60+ with chronic low back pain. #UFAging https://directory.ufhealth.org/fullwood-dottington…
We welcome Dr. Dejana Braithwaite who has accepted a joint appointment in the Department of Aging and Geriatric Research as well as the Department of Epidemiology. She is also the Associate Director for Population Sciences at the UF Cancer Center #AgingGators https://directory.ufhealth.org/braithwaite-dejana …
