Johns Hopkins University (JHU) and the Center on Aging and Health (COAH) were well represented at this year’s Annual Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America (GSA) in Boston, Massachusetts from November 12-15. Faculty, fellows, staff, and students from the Center and the greater JHU community led symposium sessions, engaged in special sessions, and presented talks and posters during the conference. COAH hosted a dinner to celebrate the Center’s collective successes and future collaborations in aging research and to connect with Center alumni and friends. Please enjoy the photo gallery! We hope to see you next year at the 2026 GSA meeting in National Harbor.
We at COAH want to share our utmost thanks to everyone who attended and participated in the events of the 18th Annual Research on Aging Showcase on Friday, May 16th. Your presence and engagement made for a truly great event!
The day started with a student-led Epi of Aging journal club session facilitated by recent PhD graduate, Dr. Kening Jiang. This was followed by an outstanding Keynote Address by Dr. Barbara Resnick, Professor of Gerontology in the School of Nursing at University of Maryland, Baltimore, on “Resilience and Aging” in Sheldon Hall. Following the keynote presentation, we held a lively poster competition and networking session in Feinstone Hall, featuring over 40 posters and concluding with awards in both student and professional categories. More information, including the poster winners’ names and poster titles, is now available here.
Overall, this annual showcase highlights the exciting aging research being led by students, fellows, and faculty at Johns Hopkins, University of Maryland, the National Institute on Aging, and beyond.
A special thank you to the poster session judges, the poster presenters, and the showcase organizing committee, including student leaders, Allison Berry, Wenjie Cai, and Yiyang Cai. Please see above for the gallery of photos from the showcase events.
Johns Hopkins University (JHU) and the Center on Aging and Health (COAH) were well represented at this year’s Annual Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America (GSA) in Seattle, Washington from November 13-16. Faculty, fellows, staff, and students from the Center and JHU broadly led symposium sessions, engaged in special sessions, and presented talks and posters during the conference. The Johns Hopkins Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology had an informative booth in the exhibitors hall. And COAH hosted a dinner to celebrate the Center’s collective successes and future collaborations in aging research and to connect with Center alumni and friends. Please enjoy the photo gallery!
We at COAH want to offer our sincere thanks to everyone who attended and participated in the events of the 17th Annual Research on Aging Showcase on Friday, April 5th. Your presence made the day a huge success!
The day’s event started with an interactive student-led Epi of Aging journal club session. This was followed by an outstanding Keynote Address by Dr. Claudia Kawas, Professor of Neurology and Neurobiology at the University of California, Irvine, on “Dementia and Resilience in the Oldest Old: The 90+ Study.” Following the keynote presentation, we held a lively poster competition and networking session, featuring over 30 posters and concluding with awards in both student and professional categories. More information, including the poster winners’ names and poster titles, is available here.
Overall, this annual showcase highlighted the exciting aging research being led by students, fellows, and faculty at Johns Hopkins, University of Maryland, the National Institute on Aging, and beyond.
A special thank you to the poster session judges, the poster presenters, and the showcase organizing committee. Please see above for the gallery of photos from the showcase events.