Penn Medicine hosted its 12th annual 5K for the IOA and Memory Mile Walk on Sunday, October 1, 2023. 221 runners and walkers experienced a brand new course this year, starting and ending in Penn’s renowned Franklin Field.
Over $49,355 was raised for Alzheimer’s and aging-related research and care at Penn’s Institute on Aging. Thank you to all of our participants, donors, sponsors, volunteers and organizers for another successful year!
Before moving to Mayo Clinic to assume the position of Chair of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, Robert Pignolo, MD, spent many years at Penn. His PhD thesis was in the lab of Vincent Cristofalo, the founder of the Center for the Study of Aging which is now the Institute on Aging (IOA), followed by medical school, a fellowship, and eventually his first appointment in Geriatrics at Penn Medicine.
Dr. Pignolo’s current research – which he presented during his IOA Visiting Scholar Series lecture “Old Bones and Second Skeletons†-- focuses on bone biology and understanding the mechanisms underlying skeletal aging.…
Joey Dupree, IOA Intern
Student at St. Joseph’s University
Neuroscience Major, Pharmacology Minor
Joey Dupree joined the IOA as an intern after his time participating in the Penn Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center’s (ADRC) Summer Training in Aging Research (STAR) Program and interning with Penn Memory Center. So far during his time at the IOA, Joey has played an integral role in moving several projects along including the monthly e-newsletter’s IOA Members Spotlight and building the IOA Members Research Database, a comprehensive list of all IOA members including their name, division(s), research interests, and faculty page link aimed at fostering…
University of Pennsylvania clinicians and researchers who specialize in neurodegenerative diseases had a substantial presence at this year's American Neurological Association (ANA) Annual Meeting, which took place September 9-12, in Philadelphia, PA.
Roy Hamilton, MD, MS, FANA, professor and vice chair for Inclusion and Diversity in the Department of Neurology at the University of Pennsylvania, received the Audrey S. Penn Lectureship Award for his work promoting health equity in the field of neurology.
Three Penn researchers, Defne Amado, MD, PhD; George Kannarkat, MD, PhD; and Daniel T Ohm, PhD; were recognized as ANA Emerging Scholar Speakers, early-career researchers who are…
Penn Medicine hosted its 12th annual 5K for the IOA and Memory Mile Walk on Sunday, October 1, 2023. 221 runners and walkers experienced a brand new course this year, starting and ending in Penn’s renowned Franklin Field.
