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UF Institute on Aging Calendar
Upcoming Events
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Jul 15
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UF Age Well Forum
2:30pm to 4:00pm
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Age Well Community Seminar Series
Age Well Forum with Dr. Esser
Wednesday, July 15
RSVP for this free event, either by calling 352.273.5919 or emailing registry@aging.ufl.edu.
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Aging Matters
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Thrive Newsletter
This newsletter is a collaborative effort of the Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center and the UF Institute on Aging.
ioa NEWS
Javier Tamargo, PhD was recognized as a Poster Session Awardee at the 2026 National Annual Meeting by the OAIC National Coordinating Center. The…
Pictured from left to right: Nevena Stanojevic, Bella Bravo, Rezvan Ghaderpanah, Lauren Morgan On May 20, the Clinical and Translational Science…
IOA visiting research fellow Stefano Cacciatore has been awarded the Editorial Contribution Award for the second year in a row, in recognition of his…
Community events
Community engagement is critical to the mission of the IOA, and we are always looking for events to join in on. Please email Jane Lu at info-aging@aging.ufl.edu should there be an event you think may be a good fit for us.
collaboration spotlight
IOA collaborates with P.K. Yonge
On April 16, 2026, the 6th/7th Grade Biomedical Science course at P.K. Yonge hosted the UF Institute on Aging. Students were given the opportunity to participate in hands-on activities related to research on aging.
event spotlight
North Central Florida Health Festival
On March 7, 2026, the IOA hosted a booth at the NCFHF to share about the Institute’s mission to further the field of aging research. Individuals participated in grip strength tests and joined the Pepper Registry to be connected with future UF aging research opportunities.
ioa publications
march 31, 2026
Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of Krill Oil Supplementation for Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain in Older Adults
Javier A. Tamargo, Ellie Carvajal, Katarina Simic, Rene Przkora, Stephen D. Anton, Yenisel Cruz-Almeida
MARCH 24, 2026
Pain and Nutrition in Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease. Phase 1: A Cross-Sectional, Observational Study Design to Assess the Influence of Nutrition on the Relationship Between Cognition and Chronic Pain
Larissa Strath, Yenisel Cruz-Almeida, Roger Fillingim, Soamy Montesino-Goicolea, Camesha Tate, Ronald Cohen, Steven DeKosky, Barbara Gower, Joshua Wais, Zhiguang Huo, Kristina Bell, Natalie Ebner, Taylor Judkins, Hailey Andrews
FEBRUARY 9, 2026
Iron dysregulation and mitochondrial dysfunction in aging: A longitudinal study on mobility decline in low- and high-functioning older adults
Nevena Stanojevic, Stephanie Wohlgemuth, Rola S. Zeidan, XiangYang Lou, Javier A. Tamargo, Bella Bravo, Jennifer Newman, Anna Picca, Emanuele Marzetti, Kevin Wu, Christian McLaren, Robert Mankowski, Bhanuprasad Sandesara, Aditya Shirali, Todd Manini, Christiaan Leeuwenburgh, Stephen Anton
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