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Aging Reimagined: A New View of Old Age
Scientists and clinicians in the University of Rochester Aging Institute are blowing stereotypes of old age out of the water, proving older adults can be capable of far more—cognitively, physically, ...
Aging Reimagined: The Age-Friendly Health System
At every level of care and in every setting, age-friendly health systems follow four elements of high-quality care, the 4Ms.
Annie Medina Walpole: The Possibilities of ‘Yes’
Annie Medina-Walpole, MD, has built a career around one word: yes. “I said ‘yes’ more than ‘no’. I think that opens so many doors,” says the chief of the Division of Geriatrics & Aging, the Paul H. ...
Aging Reimagined: Vital Care
The primary aim is to increase access to high-quality geriatrics care—driven by technology and data—in the region. The University of Rochester Aging Institute makes sure best practices and care ...
Aging Reimagined: Vital Living
One University of Rochester Aging Instituted pillar focuses on older adults in the Rochester community, creating a loop of learning that goes both ways between the University and community nonprofits ...
Aging Reimagined: Vital Discovery
Research at the University of Rochester Aging Institute ranges from basic science in the lab to data science and multidisciplinary aging studies. Scientific discoveries will be translated into ...
T. Franklin Williams: Geriatrics Visionary
Rochester’s reputation for aging expertise can be traced back to T. Franklin Williams, MD. Long before the specialty had a name, he trained a generation of geriatricians who went on to become leaders ...
Department of Pharmacology and Physiology Alumni Through the Decades: 2020s
Emma Norris (PhD ’20) joined the Department of Pharmacology and Physiology specifically to work under the mentorship of Denise C. Hocking, PhD, after spending the summer in her lab as an ...
Department of Pharmacology and Physiology Alumni Through the Decades: 2010s
Occasionally while creating content for a digital medical communications company, Jesi Lee Anne To (PhD ’18) will be transported back to the lab of her Department of Pharmacology and Physiology ...
Department of Pharmacology and Physiology Alumni Through the Decades: 2000s
Why does one person develop Alzheimer’s disease and another person doesn’t? Kristen O’Connell (PhD ’03) tries to answer that question in her work as an assistant professor and researcher at the ...