March 2013 Issue | Volume 7, Number 3
A publication of the University of Utah Center on Aging
7th Annual Center on Aging Research Retreat
We look forward to seeing all Center members and trainees at the 2013 Center on Aging Research Retreat, Monday April 8th held in the University Guesthouse Ballroom (110 Fort Douglas Boulevard) from 3 to 6 PM. This year's retreat poster session will present approximately 45 posters, including updates from recent pilot grant awards. A best poster award will be selected from each category of biological and social sciences. Following the retreat, a virtual home for the poster presentations will be created in USpace using an online poster archiving tool available through the Marriott U Library. More information will be available at the conference. Retreat Flier (PDF).
Announcements
Careers In Aging Week
The Careers in Aging Week Networking Opportunity Event will be held on Thursday, April 11th from 11:30 am-1:30 pm in the College of Social Work's Okazaki Community Meeting Room (155B). This is a networking opportunity for students and professionals to exchange information about the field of gerontology and how to choose a career in aging. This is held in conjunction with the Careers in Aging Week. For more information, please contact Fran Wilby at 801-585-9276 or frances.wilby@socwk.utah.edu
Creativity Matters! with Susan Perlstein - April 22
Susan Perlstein, founder of the National Center for Creative Aging and Elders Share
the Arts, will present "Creative Aging: State of the Field," a free lecture on creative
aging on Monday, April 22, 2013, at noon, in the College of Social Work's Okazaki
Community Meeting Room (155B). Perlstein's lecture is sponsored by the University
of Utah's Goodwill Initiatives on Aging College of Social Work and EngAGE Utah.
Save the Date for Rocky Mountain Geriatric Conference - Sept 9-10
Make your plans now to attend the 11th Annual Rocky Mountain Geriatrics Conference,
on September 9-10, 2013 "Navigating Complexity: A Roadmap for Successful Transitions
Across the Care Continuum." This year's conference will be held at the Snowbird Ski
and Summer Resort. Registration details will be posted soon.
Presented By: Division of Geriatrics, University of Utah, School of Medicine
Heroes of Geriatric Care Story Contest
The John A. Hartford Foundation is seeking stories about how geriatric expertise (in
any profession or discipline) "saved the day". Stories (in written, audio or video
files) can be submitted by providers, patients, or the general public. Cash (up to
$3,000) and other prizes will be awarded to winning entries. Submission deadline is
April 15th. See Guidelines and Official Rules here.
Member News
WELCOME
The Center on Aging welcomes our newest member Gang Luo, PhD. Dr. Luo earned his PhD
degree in Computer Science with a minor in Mathematics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
He is an assistant professor in the University of Utah's Department of Biomedical
Informatics. His primary research focuses on building an information portal that can
automatically provide various kinds of personalized healthcare information to facilitate
daily living activities of consumers. One of the most important user groups of Dr.
Luo's information portal is the aging population.
RECOGNITION
Maureen Henry, JD, on leave this year from her position as Commission on Aging Director,
has been assigned to a staff position in the office of Virginia Senator Mark Warner
in conjunction with her Aging and Health Policy Fellowship Program. Among other responsibilities,
Dr. Henry has provided key feedback as a member of the POLST task force on an end
of life bill which Senator Warner is preparing.
Tim Farrell, M.D., assistant professor of Internal Medicine in the Geriatrics Division
has been named as an inaugural fellow of the University of Utah Academy of Medical Science Educators.
AGS Appointments
Two Center on Aging members have been appointed to serve three year terms on committees
for the American Geriatrics Society. Tim Farrell, MD and Shaida Talebreza Brandon,
MD – both assistant professors of Internal Medicine in the Geriatrics Division – were
named to its Ethics and Education Committees respectively.
Aging Grant Opportunities
Newly Posted
| Open Date | Title and Link to More Information | Funding # |
|---|---|---|
| 03/22/2013 | Aging Research Dissertation Awards to Increase Diversity deadline 6/16/2013 | PAR-13-152 |
| 3/25/2013 | Aging Research Dissertation Awards to Increase Diversity AIDS Application deadline 9/7/2013 | PAR-13-152 |
| 03/22/2013 | Development an Characterization of Animal Models for Aging Research (R01) also an R21 | PA-13-155 |
| 03/14/2013 | Acute Kidney Injury in Older Adults (R01) also R03 and R21 | PAR-13-141 |
| 03/20/2013 | National Resource Center for LGBT Aging | HHS-2013-ACL- AOA-LG-0046 |
Deadline Approaching
Open Posting/Deadline
For grants with an "open" posting and/or deadline dates, please see our new Aging Grant Opportunities Web page.
Center on Aging Membership Directory
As a mostly virtual Center, we depend on the accuracy and timeliness of our Web presence. Center members are urged to review and update their membership directory information. Please view your information on the Center's Web site (click on your photo to see the detail page) and send any updates or requests for changes to aging@utah.edu.
About our logo: The bristlecone pine tree (Pinus longaeva) -
the earth's oldest inhabitant with a life span of 4,000 years -
is found only in Utah and five other western states.
Its extraordinary longevity and ability to adapt and
survive in extremely harsh environmental conditions
above 10,000 feet embodies the investigative spirit
and mission of the Utah Center on Aging.
Best,
Mark A. Supiano, MD
Executive Director - Center on Aging
For more information about the University of Utah Center on Aging, please visit us
online at www.aging.utah.edu