Welcome to the Institute on Aging
The Institute on Aging (IOA) at Penn was created to improve the health of older adults by increasing the quality and quantity of clinical and basic science research in aging as well as educational programs that focus on normal aging and age related disease at the Perelman School of Medicine and across the entire Penn campus. Check below to see what's in the news in research in aging and age related disease at Penn's Institute on Aging. Click here to connect with Clinics and Services in Aging and Age Related Disease Research at Penn. |
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What's New?
- IOA Fellow Rachel Werner Wins
2013 American Federation of Medical Research (AFMR) Outstanding Investigator Award. More information...
- View the Webcast from the Marian S. Ware Alzheimer Program 2012 International Conference. More information...
- IOA Fellow Gerard Schellenberg and the Alzheimer Disease Genetics Consortium Have Found Alzheimer Gene ABCA7 Significantly Increases Late-Onset Risk Among African Americans. More information...
- My Lumbar Puncture Experience Or How Preconceived Ideas About the Old “Spinal Tap” Can Affect Your Willingness to Help Research. More information...
- "It's Time" - A Look at the Penn Researchers Looking for Therapies That Will Prevent, Stop, or Slow the Progression of Parkinson's Disease.
- Having an Impact on Brain Aging and Drug Discovery. Watch the Video to Learn More...
- Catch up with the IOA on Facebook, Twitter, and more. More information...
- Creative Philanthropy at Work: Jeff and Anne Keefer Funds for Parkinson's Research at Penn Medicine. More information...
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