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We invite you to join us for our Center on Aging & Health Scientific Seminar on Monday, March 2, 2026 at 3:30pm with our featured speaker, Dr. Luis D. Medina.  Dr. Medina is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Houston and Director of the Collaborative on Aging Research and Multicultural Assessment (CARMA).  CARMA brings together researchers and trainees with a shared vision of equity, innovation, and collaboration.  Dr. Medina’s presentation is entitled “From Community to Cortex: Innovative Pathways for Brain Health Research.”

We encourage you to join us in-person (Room 1-500Q).  Light refreshments will be served.  You may also attend via zoom by registering at this link https://bit.ly/4m7YZmH

The 19th Annual Research on Aging Showcase will be held on Tuesday, April 14, 2026.  A Journal Club will be held from 11am – 12pm featuring an article co-authored by the keynote speaker. This year’s Keynote Speaker is David A. Bennett, MD, Robert C. Borwell Professor of Neurological Sciences and Director of the Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center at Rush University, who will present “Molecular Epidemiology of Alzheimer’s Dementia.”  The keynote address is scheduled to take place in Sheldon Hall (Room W1214), with a Zoom option, in the Wolfe St. building of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health from 12:15pm –1:20pm. A poster and networking session will follow in Feinstone Hall (Room E2030) from 1:30pm – 3:30pm.  

We hope you can join us for this free, student-driven public health summit for emerging gerontology researchers, practitioners, and policymakers, hosted by Johns Hopkins University with participation from the University of Maryland and the National Institute on Aging!

Learn more and follow updates here: Research on Aging Showcase Website

We are pleased to announce that leaders of the Gerontological Society of America, Dr. Tamara Baker, GSA President, Mr. James Appleby, GSA Chief Executive Officer, and Ms. Gena Schoen, Director of Member Engagement, will visit Johns Hopkins on Monday February 2, 2026.

During their visit, they will present a COAH Scientific Seminar on “Perspectives from GSA Leadership: Supporting Aging Researchers, Engaging with the Field, and Becoming a Scientist-Citizen” starting at 3:30pm in the Powe Room (1-500Q) in the 2024 E. Monument Street building. You may also register to attend via Zoom here.

A student lunch and poster session will be held earlier that day from 11:30am-1pm in the atrium of the 2024 E. Monument Street building.

We hope you can attend!

Here is detailed description of the GSA seminar:

Join James Appleby, BSPharm, MPH, ScD (Hon), chief executive officer of the Gerontological Society of America (GSA), and Tamara Baker, PhD, GSA president, for a timely discussion on the challenges facing today’s researchers and students and GSA’s efforts to support the field at this critical time. The presentation will highlight GSA’s recent initiatives to advance and protect aging research while reinforcing the value of engaging with a professional association. The presenters will also discuss the concept of the Scientist-Citizen: scholars, researchers, clinicians, and educators committed to proactive personal and public engagement that improves understanding of science and policies that support all of us as we age.

Shari M. Ling, MD is Deputy Chief Medical Officer at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) serving in the Center for Clinical Standards and Quality (CCSQ).  Dr. Ling’s focus is on meaningful health outcomes through high quality care with a special interest in persons with multiple chronic conditions and functional limitations and reducing health disparities.  Dr. Ling will present Evolving toward High Value Care on Monday, December 1 from 3:30pm – 5:00pm.  The seminar will take place in the Powe Room, 1-500Q at 2024 E. Monument Street and on Zoom. You can register for Zoom access at https://bit.ly/4m7YZmH.

This event is sponsored by: The Matthew Tayback, Sc.D., Memorial Lecture Fund; Center on Aging & Health; Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology; Johns Hopkins Older Americans Independence Center; Epidemiology and Biostatistics of Aging Training Program.