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Spring 2012 (High Resolution PDF)
In this issue...
- New Imaging Insighs into Parkinson's Disease
- In Memoriam - Dr. Chris Clark
- 2011 Vincent J. Cristofalo Lectureship with Dr. James Vaupel
- Research and News in Aging Research at Penn
- Fellows Spotlight on Dr. Lois Evans
Fall 2011 (Low Resolution PDF, High Resolution PDF)
In this issue...
- Two Decades of Progress and Counting: The Penn Alzheimer's Disease Core Center
- Penn's Integrated Neurodegenerative Disease Database (INDD)
- Penn Centro Para La Memoria
Summer 2011, (PDF, 10MB)
In this issue...
- Recap of the 2011 Sylvan M. Cohen Annual Retreat with Poster Session on Aging
- Pilot Research Grants in Aging Awarded
- Research News in Aging
- Fellows Spotlight on George Drach
- News from the Institute on Aging External Advisory Board Welcoming New Members
Fall 2010 (PDF, 12.5MB)
In this issue...
- ROAR (Recruitment, Outcomes, and Assessment Resource) Resources and Services for Researchers
- Recap of the 2010 Vincent J. Cristofalo Annual Lectureship
- Research and News in Aging from Penn
- Fellows Spotlight on Eileen Sullivan-Marx
- News from the Institute on Aging External Advisory Board Welcoming New Members
Summer 2010 (PDF, 12.6MB)
In this issue...
- New Aging International Conference on Aging and Architecture
- Recap of the 2010 Sylvan M. Cohen Annual Retreat with Poster Session on Aging
- IOA Pilot Research Grants Awarded
- Fellows Spotlight on Alice Chen-Plotkin
- News from the IOA External Advisory Board
Winter 2010 (PDF, 11MB)
In this issue...
- 2009 Cristofalo Lectureship Review
- Research and News in Aging at Penn
- IOA Pilots Grants at Work
- Fellow Spotlight on Kelly Jordan-Sciutto
- Welcoming the Penn Center for Women's Behavioral Wellness
- News from the IOA External Advisory Board
Special Edition 2009 (PDF, 6.41MB)
In this issue...
- Coming of Age: The Evolution of the Institute on Aging
- Support from the Top: A Conversation with Dean Rubenstein
- The Time to Act Is Now: An Interview with Risa Lavizzo-Mourey
- Looking to the Future: A Conversation with John Trojanowski
- Attracting Top Talent: A Conversation with William Kelley
- Integrating and Improving Care: A Conversation with Steven Arnold
- Improving the Quality of Care Provide to the Aged: A Conversation with Rachel Werner
- Searching for Alzheimer's Disese Genes: A Conversation with Gerard Schellenberg
- Prescription for the Future: Healthy Brain Aging
- IOA Research Today: Investing Now for Future Success
- IOA Pilot Research Grant Program: An Overview
Spring/Summer 2008 (PDF, 7.94MB)
In this issue...
- High Throughput Screening and Drug Discovery Accelerate with Donor Gift
- In Memoriam: Dr. Truman G. "Nipper" Schnabel
- News from IOA Fellows
- Recap of the 2009 Sylvan M. Cohen Annual Retreat with Poster Session on Aging
- New Pilot Research Grants Awarded
- Profile of Dr. James Shorter
- News from the Board: Welcoming the new Chair and new Members
Fall 2008 (PDF, 3.86MB)
In this issue...
- New Faculty Member, Dr. Jerry Schellenberg, Joins Penn
- Recap of the 2008 Vincent J. Cristofalo, PhD, Annual Lectureship
- News from IOA Fellows and Pilot Research Grant Awardees
- Dr. Kent Smetters Named Professor of Financial Gerontology
- A Conversation with Dr. Katrina Armstrong
- Meet the Board: IOA External Advisory Board member, Willo Carey
- Ongoing Studies in Aging
- 2010 Pilot Research Grant Program Request for Proposals
Spring/Summer 2008 (PDF, 22.3MB)
In this issue...
- 2008 Sylvan M. Cohen Annual Retreat with Poster Session on Aging, focus on healthy brain aging
- News and events in Neurodegenerative Diseases at Penn
- IOA 2009 Pilot Research Grant Awardees
- Cats, Rats, and Bats: Learning How the Natural World Can Help Humans at the First Annual Vincent J. Cristofalo, PhD, Lectureship
- Frank H. Rasmus, Jr., Gives to Accelerate Drug Discovery Efforts
- A Conversation with Dr. Dawn Elliott
- Meet the Board: IOA External Advisory Board member, Dan Perry
- Ongoing Studies in Aging
- Talking About Voting and Older Americans
Fall 2007 (PDF, 2.62MB)
In this issue....
- New Penn MARCH Center
- Transitions at the Penn Alzheimer's Disease Center and Penn Memory Center
- News from the Centers: Penn Brain Bank, NewCourtland Center for Transitions and Health, and Geriatric Education Center (GEC)
- A Conversation with IOA Fellow and new Associate Director, Dr. Steven Arnold
- "Individualized Care for At-Risk Older Adults" Training Grant Received by School of Nursing
- Meet the Board: IOA External Advisory Board member, Warren Kantor, MBA
- Ongoing Studies in Aging
- SAVE THE DATE - 2008 Sylvan M. Cohen Annual Retreat with Poster Session on Aging "Focus on Healthy Brain Aging"
Spring 2007 (PDF, 3.92 MB)
In this issue....
- New Udall Center for Parkinson's Research
- Exploring Human-Animal Connections
- 2008 IOA Pilot Research Grants Awarded
- News from the Centers
- 2007 Sylvan M. Cohen Annual Retreat with Poster Session on Aging
- Visiting Scholars Series 2007-2008
- SAVE THE DATE - Cristofalo Memorial Lectureship
- A Conversation with IOA Fellow and Bioinformatician, Dr. Li-San Wang
- Meet the Board: IOA External Advisory Board member Lena Chow
Fall 2006 (PDF, 3.11 MB)
In this issue....
- Finding the Problem Protein - TDP-43
- Shaping the Next Generation of Researchers
- 2007 Nine IOA Pilot Research Grants Awarded
- A Conversation with IOA Fellow, Psychiatrist and Parkinson's Researcher, Dr. Dan Weintraub
- Meet the Board: IOA External Advisory Board member Tom Rittenhouse
Spring 2006 (PDF, 1.03 MB)
In this issue....
- Power of Social Networks: Friends of the NIA
- In Memoriam: Vincent J. Cristofalo, PhD
- Translational Medicine: How ADNI may change the way we can look at memory decline and Alzheimer's disease
- 2006 Sylvan M. Cohen Annual Retreat with Poster Session on Aging
- Two New State Grants Support Healthy Brain Aging Initiatives
- A Conversation with IOA Fellow and Geriatric Dentist, Dr. Ann Slaughter
- Meet the Board: IOA External Advisory Board member Dr. Bruce Kehr
Fall 2005 (PDF, 2.1 MB)
In this issue....
- What Living Longer Means for America
- Translational Medicine: Center of Excellence for Research on Neurodegenerative Diseases (CERND)
- 2006 IOA Pilot Research Grants Awarded
- 2005 Sylvan M. Cohen Annual Retreat with Poster Session on Aging
- Meet the Board: IOA External Advisory Board member Dr. Christine Cassel
- MetLife Grant Awarded to Foster Dialogu on Alzheimer's Disease and Healthy Brain Aging
Spring 2005 (PDF, 743k)
In this issue....
- New Avenues of Investigation in Aging Research: IOA Faculty Recruits
- Penn-Cheyney EXPORT Center of Excellence for Inner City Health
- Art & Science of Anti-Aging Therapies: Convergence of Theory and Practice
- A Conversation with IOA Fellow and Public Health expert, Dr. Shiriki Kumanyika
- Meet the Board: IOA External Advisory Board members Richard Brown and Orien Reid Nix
Fall 2004 (PDF, 957k)
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