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Dr. Rui Xiao Awarded a 4-Year Grant From ACS

Cogratulations to Dr. Rui Xiao, for being awarded the highly competitive American Cancer Society (ACS) Research Scholar Grant. The ACS Research Scholar Grants support investigator-initiated projects across the cancer research continuum. With the support of this grant, Dr. Xiao will investigate how novel nuclear…

The Sandwich Generation

As our parents advance in age,an  increasing number of Americans are joining the “Sandwich Generation” by needing to care for their children and also for parents and grandparents..  …

New Venue Opens for Geriatricians: the ACE Unit

We are happy to announce the launch of the new Acute Care for the Elderly (ACE) Unit, led by the UF College of Medicine’s Division of Geriatric Medicine with the Department of Aging and Geriatric Research.   Among many other benefits,…

Request for Pilot and Exploratory Study Proposals

Request for Pilot and Exploratory Study Proposals from the University of Florida Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center focused on Mobility and Prevention of Disability ******Full Application due September 15, 2017****** The University of Florida Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center (OAIC), director Marco…

Robert Mankowski, Ph.D. awarded AHA Fellowship

Cogratulations to Dr. Robert Mankowski, for being awarded the American Heart Association Postdoctoral Fellowship. This fellowship will support his research on how resveratrol (phenol present in red grapes, wine and peanuts) can improve heart muscle function and ability of arteries to dilate in response to an increase…