Geroscience Research

Many experts and organizations focused on research into healthy aging, along with geriatric medicine professionals in clinical care, come together in the Oklahoma Center for Geroscience and Healthy Brain Aging in Oklahoma City, with two primary goals:

• Conduct innovative research studies on the causes and treatments of age-related brain diseases
• Provide direct patient-centered care – using research findings whenever possible – for early diagnosis and treatment of age-related cognitive disorders and physical conditions such as osteoporosis and more

By opening the conversation and providing both the clinical and research resources for dynamic interaction and exploration, Oklahoma Center for Geroscience and Healthy Brain Aging fosters innovative scientific collaborations that can lead to groundbreaking discoveries of valuable information, as well as pioneering technologies, to promote healthy aging.

Discoveries to Promote Healthy Aging & Healthy Living

Everyone in Oklahoma and across the region can benefit from the extensive research conducted through a variety of initiatives and activities at Oklahoma Center for Geroscience and Healthy Brain Aging. Learn more about:

• Basic science research – Explores the fundamental biology of aging
• Translational research – Applies results from the laboratory bench to the bedside or care plan of individuals affected by age-related disorders and conditions; find out how you or your loved ones may qualify to participate
• Professional research training programs – Includes training grants for emerging topics and early-career research support
• Extensive research resources and core services – Offers access to biomedical laboratories with novel assays and innovative techniques

National Dementia Care Resources

Sign up for email newsletters highlighting developments in research and care for Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias from national sources such as:

• National Institute on Aging (NIA) – NIA Email Alert Subscription page
• Alzheimers.gov, part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS); scroll to footer for email subscription link

Research Partners for Healthy Aging in Oklahoma

Partners of the Oklahoma Center for Geroscience and Healthy Brain Aging include a large group of highly trained clinicians, educators and researchers, as well as organizations such as:

• Oklahoma Dementia Care Network (OkDCN)
• Oklahoma Healthy Aging Initiative (OHAI)
• Oklahoma Nathan Shock Center
• University of Oklahoma College of Medicine Section on Geriatric Medicine
• University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (OUHSC)
• Geriatric medicine services at OU Health

Through professional collaborations, advanced technology, sophisticated research projects and emerging geroscience clinical care, you and your loved ones, along with all residents in Oklahoma and across the region, gain access to resources and personalized healthcare that supports aging well and living healthier lives.

Join Oklahoma’s Geroscience Professionals

As a clinician, educator or researcher working in the area of age-related disease, you’re encouraged to become a member of the Oklahoma Center for Geroscience and Healthy Brain Aging. Join this broad effort to better understand the aging process, reduce disease and improve quality of life as we all get older.

Find OU Health geroscience clinical faculty and geroscience research members.

Contact us to learn how you can partner with Oklahoma Center for Geroscience and Healthy Brain Aging.

National Funding Support for Oklahoma

Oklahoma Center for Geroscience and Healthy Brain Aging is funded in part by an Institutional Development Award (IDeA) from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences of the National Institutes of Health.