Christin Burd, PhD, professor of Molecular Genetics in The Ohio State University College of Arts and Sciences; Carolyn Presley, MD, MHS, associate professor in the Division of Medical Oncology in the Department of Internal Medicine at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC – James); and Ashley Rosko, MD, professor in the Division of Hematology at the OSUCCC – James, have been selected to co-lead The Ohio State University Institute on Aging, a newly formed institute bringing together faculty members and clinicians from across disciplines at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center with the goal to accelerate scientific discovery for the rapidly growing aging population in the United States.
They have spent the past two-and-a-half years working to build this foundational, collaborative environment where researchers and clinicians can successfully apply recent advancements in longevity science research and can form a deeper knowledge of evolving biological processes in human aging. They say the institute will drive an integrated approach to the aging population’s long-term health by:
- Bringing together leading-edge faculty members with basic, clinical and translational scientists and clinicians whose backgrounds range from engineering to neuroscience to medicine, to collaborate on a large breadth of diverse types of research in one place.
- Offering new training opportunities for medical students, clinicians and researchers related to aging-related challenges.
- Supporting the expansion of clinical trials, the development of effective treatments for certain conditions like dementia, cancer and cardiovascular disease, and improving models of care and caregiver support strategies.
- Establishing a bold investment in discovery and the push for advanced, prevention-focused strategies, while creating a defining legacy for both the Ohio State Wexner Medical Center and the communities we serve.
The medical center continues to expand resources and accessibility between its broad research portfolios. On Dec. 10, The Ohio State University College of Medicine’s Office of Research will host a symposium for aging and elder care researchers in fields including anesthesiology, biological chemistry and pharmacology, emergency medicine, orthopedics, physical medicine and rehabilitation and, also, physiology and cell biology.
