Gauthami Balagopal, trainee in the Biology of Aging Division, has received the University Scholars award to continue working on her research. Additionally, Gauthami has received an award through the Howard Hughes Medical Institute UF Science for Life program for co-authoring the journal article “Role of mitochondrial dysfunction and autophagy in cardiovascular aging and…
Geriatric Boot Camp Congratulations to the organizers of the Geriatric Boot Camp for the great attendance and high level of interested elicited in the UF community!…
Congratulations to Brad Cannell, Research Assistant in the Department of Aging and Geriatric Research and to his mentor Dr. Todd Manini for winning the 2014 Leighton E. Cluff Aging Research Award!…
Dr, David Clark has published an article focusing on his study Longitudinal Decline of Neuromuscular Activation and Power in Healthy Older Adults. This publication reports on the finding of an age-related impairment in the communication between the nervous system and the muscles. The resultant decline of neuromuscular activation causes…
Many thanks to all the Institute on Aging’s employees who have participated in the Walk to End Alzheimer’s event, sponsored by the Alzheimer’s Association. We walked, chatted, visited with our families and pets, and had icecream for a good cause – and hope to do it again next year!…
“Intelligent Health & Well-being Systems” Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2013, 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Room 2161 (2nd floor, central wing), Clinical and Translational Research Building Presented by: Parisa Rashidi, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering UF College of Engineering This seminar will be recorded…
The 4th annual Spotlight on Aging was held on Monday September 9, 2013. The event was held at the Institute on Aging, in the newly constructed Clinical and Translational Research Building. Please have a look at the program and see the full range of scientific abstracts…
Congratulations to Dr. Shinichi Someya for his newly awarded NIH/NIDCD grant!…
Mark your calendars: The 2014 International Conference on Fraily and Sarcopenia Research will take place on March 13 and 14 in Barcelona, Spain.
We made news on August 12, 2013 when took place the ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Clinical and Translational Research Building: Gainesville Sun Grand Opening Photos and Article by Erica Brough (the images are best viewed in Mozilla Firefox) WUFT Article by Ethan…
