Who We Are
Faculty IOA Executive Board IOA Affiliate Members Staff
Post Doctoral Associates and Scholars
Welcome to our website, the online source of information about the University of Florida’s Institute on Aging and the Department of Aging and Geriatric Research.
Our steadily growing team of dedicated faculty, staff and trainees led by Dr. Marco Pahor is determined to make a positive and lasting impact in improving the health and quality of life of older adults.
The University of Florida’s Institute on Aging (IOA) and its infrastructure provided by the Department of Aging and Geriatric Research came into existence in February 2005. From day one, our goal has been to nourish collaborations between various fields relevant to aging, and foster the integration of the latest research findings into elderly patient care, research and education.
Our vision and comprehensive approach, fueled by hard work and an unwavering commitment to the betterment of the health and quality of life of our senior citizens, have led to tremendous successes over the years:
- a new state of the art building, housing the new Senior Care Clinic and a new facility for Clinical Research activities
- being awarded Florida’s first Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center
- obtaining funding for an impressive number of research studies
- building education programs and training countless of the next generations’ scientists and clinicians, and more.
Please take a tour of our website to find out more about our work, and stay tuned for our future accomplishments!