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News & Announcements
Frailty Research Library: Did you know that FrailtyScience.org is home to a curated library of publications on frailty research? The Frailty Research Library contains selected publications organized by research topics that include: Conceptual Models, Overviews of frailty research, Methodology, Biology, Epidemiology, Interventions, and Resiliency. Please visit the online library here: https://frailtyscience.org/frailty-research-library. Please contact us if you have a recommended article!
Upcoming Conference: 12th annual International Conference on Frailty and Sarcopenia Research will take place in Boston, MA and online from April 20-22, 2022. Please visit https://frailty-sarcopenia.com/index.php for information on the meeting program and registration options.
Upcoming Events Featuring Frailty Science Frailty Fighters
Please join us for these upcoming events:
 Monday, March 7 at 3:30 pm ET
Please join the Center on Aging & Health Scientific Seminar to hear from Alden L. Gross, PhD, Associate Professor in the Division of Epidemiology and Core Faculty at the Center on Aging & Health and Frailty Science website content contributor. The title of his presentation is “Measurement and Structure of Cognition across the world: Statistical harmonization of the HCAP studies”. If you are in Baltimore, in-person attendance with social distancing and masking is encouraged. Otherwise, you may also attend via zoom; if that is your preference for whatever reason, please register at: https://bit.ly/3gGC2rb
On Tuesday, April 19, at 1 pm ET, Clin-STAR will host a webinar featuring four Frailty Fighters associated with our team: Abdulla A. Damluji MD PhD; Jeremy D. Walston, MD; Megan J. Huisingh Scheetz, MD; and Mara McAdams DeMarco, PhD. They join esteemed frailty science colleagues Jennifer Lai, MD, MBA, and Sara E Espinoza, MD, MSc, to present “Applying Frailty Research to the Clinical World: Four Case Studies.” Specialties will include geriatric medicine, palliative care, cardiology, gastroenterology, and nephrology. For more information and to register, visit: https://clin-star.org/clin-star-webinar-frailty-2022
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The recently funded Johns Hopkins Artificial Intelligence and Technology Collaboratory for Aging Research (JH AITC; website) seeks to improve the health and well-being of older adults through novel uses of artificial intelligence and new technologies. Combatting frailty and its outcomes are important aims of this Collaboratory. Continue Reading
