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As our parents advance in age,an  increasing number of Americans are joining the “Sandwich Generation” by needing to care for their children and also for parents and grandparents..  …

We are happy to announce the launch of the new Acute Care for the Elderly (ACE) Unit, led by the UF College of Medicine’s Division of Geriatric Medicine with the Department of Aging and Geriatric Research.   Among many other benefits,…

Congratulations to Laurence Solberg, M.D. and Shinichi Someya,, Ph.D. for being recognized  as 2017 Exemplary Teachers, for excellence in teaching medical students and residents at the University of Florida!…

Please watch this news segment where Dr. Otto is presenting our clinical programs and novel approaches to elderly-specific health issues such as falls.

Request for Pilot and Exploratory Study Proposals from the University of Florida Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center focused on Mobility and Prevention of Disability ******Full Application due September 15, 2017****** The University of Florida Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center (OAIC), director Marco…

Congratulations to Dr. Kimberly Sibille for being the recipient of the 2017 UF Research Excellence Award!…

Cogratulations to Dr. Robert Mankowski, for being awarded the American Heart Association Postdoctoral Fellowship. This fellowship will support his research on how resveratrol (phenol present in red grapes, wine and peanuts) can improve heart muscle function and ability of arteries to dilate in response to an increase…

  Dr. Stephen Anton, Dr. Christiaan Leeuwenburgh and Dr. Todd Manini were appointed College of Medicine’s 2016-17 University Term Professors.  The University Term Professor Program provides recognition to reward outstanding academic achievement. Drs. Anton, Leeuenburgh and Manini, you are among the best in your field and we are proud…

Please join me in congratulating Dr. Clark for being awarded the R21 grant Combining tDCS and neurorehabilitation to treat age-related deficits of mobility and cognition. Loss of mobility and cognitive ability are serious conditions that threaten the independence of older adults.  Importantly, both of these conditions are mechanistically linked by…