NEW UF AGING STUDY: Social Participation
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”.
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Dr. Rui Xiao wins NIA funding for Glial Cell project
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. Rui Xiao wins NIA funding on Glial Cell project
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. Yasmin Mohiuddin: Welcome one of our newest Clinical Assistant Professors
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…
Dr. David Clark wins White House research award
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. Mariam Mufti: Welcome one of our newest Clinical Assistant Professors
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!…
UF Institute on Aging Day, Spotlight on Multidisciplinary Approaches to Aging, June 18, 2019
RSVP: Laura Pons pons@ufl.edu or 352-294-5857 Abstract submissions Event Flyer…
Dr. Rui Xiao recognized by American Cancer Society
Congratulations to our own Dr. Rhu Xiao, who was awarded as a "Research Scholar" by the American Cancer Society!
Master’s Degree Graduates
Hearty congratulations to Andrea Jenkins (far right) and Matthew Young (second from left) for graduating with a Master’s degree in Medical Sciences with concentration in Gerontology!…
Yenisel Cruz-Almeida, Ph.D. has been elected to the American Pain Society (APS) Executive Board of Directors as Secretary
College of Medicine, Aging and Geriatric Research assistant professor Yenisel Cruz-Almeida, Ph.D. has been elected to the American Pain Society (APS) Executive Board of Directors as Secretary for a three-year term ending in 2022. APS is a multidisciplinary community that brings together a diverse group of scientists, clinicians, and other…