News & Events
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UF Institute on Aging Calendar
Upcoming Events
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Sep 08
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Aging Seminar Series: Daniel Ferris
12:00pm to 1:00pm
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Sep 10
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Aging Aims Studio
11:00am to 12:30pm
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RFA Information Workshop
12:00pm to 1:00pm
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Sep 12
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Gainesville Senior Games: Pickleball Doubles
8:00am to 10:00am
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Sep 16
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Investigator Development Workshop
9:00am to 1:00pm
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Sep 18
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Gainesville Senior Games: Cycling
8:30am to 10:30am
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Sep 24
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Aging Aims Studio
11:00am to 12:30pm
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Sep 26
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Oct 05
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Age Well Academy with Larissa Strath, PhD
10:00am to 11:30am
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Oct 08
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Aging Aims Studio
11:00am to 12:30pm
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Community Seminar Series
Age Well Academy with Dr. Strath
Monday, October 5
RSVP information for this free event will be released in mid-August.
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ioa NEWS
Pictured from top left to bottom right: Ariana Burgos, Stefano Cacciatore, Mark Viggars, Keon Wimberly, Samantha Ali This past summer, the IOA…
The Pepper Center and Institute on Aging are excited to announce a request for applications regarding pilot and exploratory study proposals and…
The UF Pepper Center and CTSI invite you to attend an Investigator Development Workshop: From Pilot Studies to Research Impact. The…
Community events
Translating research into the community is one of the IOA’s core missions. On July 15, 2026, over 45 Pepper Registry participants and enthusiastic…
The Institute on Aging is excited to announce our inaugural session of the Age Well Academy. This community seminar series aims to translate research…
On April 16, 2026, the 6th/7th Grade Biomedical Science course at P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School, a diverse Pre-K to 12th grade school…
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
August 12, 2026
Harnessing Language Models for Preoperative Frailty Detection in Clinical Notes
Chen Bai, Masoud Rouhizadeh, Catherine E. Price, Nicole M. Lavin, Raed Yacoub, Mohammad Al-Ani, Todd M. Manini, Yonghui Wu, Mamoun T. Mardini
August 8, 2026
DNA methylation signatures in skeletal muscle associated with physical function in healthy older adults
Xiaoxiao Wen, Mingjing Chen, Guanhong Miao, Christopher Wu, Anna Picca, Javier A. Tamargo, Xiangyang Lou, Kevin Wu, Stephen Anton, Christiaan Leeuwenburgh, Jinying Zhao
August 8, 2026
Sex-specific associations of serum estradiol and the testosterone-to-estradiol ratio with handgrip strength and appendicular lean soft tissue in US adults aged 40–59 years
Konstantinos Prokopidis, Virginia Boccardi, Stefano Cacciatore, Joseph McLean, Paolo Piaggi, Morten Tange Kristensen, Mathias Schlögl
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