From Brain Disorders to Brain Health: Prevention and Management of Cognitive Decline and Dementia We, at the University of Florida (UF), have received a Florida Department of Health (FLDOH) grant to raise awareness for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and increase screening for cognitive impairment. We are focusing attention on providing…
Call for Abstracts Abstract Due Date: March 16, 2020…
We’re looking for Junior Scholars with a focus on Mobility and Prevention of Disability! Institute of Aging Research Day Request for Junior Scholar Applications from the University of Florida Claude D. Pepper Older American’s Independence Center (OAIC) Research Education Core focused on Mobility and Prevention of Disability Release Date: November…
We are seeking interdisciplinary Pilot and Exploratory Study (PES) applications which address the Mobility and Prevention of Disability! Successful applications should collect pilot data that will lead to extramural research grants and/or career development awards Release Date: November 8th, 2019Letter of Intent due January 21st, 2020Full Application due…
UF Aging faculty participated in a study to discover whether “baseline social participation modifies the effect of a long-term structured physical activity program on major mobility disability”.
Please join us in congratulating Dr. Rui Xiao, whose grant for work on “Active Roles of Glial Cells in Olfaction + Age-related Olfactory Decline” will be funded by the National Institute on Aging!…
Please join us in congratulating Dr. Rui Xiao, whose grant for work on “Active Roles of Glial Cells in Olfaction + Age-related Olfactory Decline” will be funded by the National Institute on Aging!…
Dr. Mohiuddin, one of our Spring 2019 Geriatric Fellows, got her Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine at the University of Pikeville, her masters in Medical Science–Research Microbiology from the University of Florida, and her bachelors in Microbiology and Cell Science from the University of Florida. We couldn’t be more…
Our very own Dr. David J Clark won the highest honor bestowed by the US Government to outstanding scientists and engineers completing the early phase of their career, the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, or PECASE. He was also awarded a $125,000 grant to support…
Dr. Mufti, one of our Spring 2019 Geriatric Fellows, graduated cum laude from Ross University School of Medicine and completed her residency at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. We couldn’t be more proud of you!…
