The establishment of the Organized Research Center in Gerontology in February 1997 reflects the growth and development of collaborative research and training in critical areas of aging research and geriatric medicine at the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB). Now named the University of Maryland Center for Research on Aging, the center's mission is to coordinate and focus research and research training in aging at UMB that transcend traditional disciplinary lines in gerontology. Its efforts will complement those of the Geriatrics and Gerontology Education and Research Program (GGEAR), the six professional schools and the graduate school at UMB and University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), and the University of Maryland Medical System, to develop, nurture and expand clinical, epidemiologic, biomedical, mental health, legal, and health services research in key areas of gerontology. Through multidisciplinary collaboration, the Center for Research on Aging will pursue research addressing how aging affects the well being and health of our society. The Center for Research on Aging has identified a number of methods for expanding research and training in aging at the University of Maryland. Center investigators have established core facilities to promote research and training linkages among faculty and students. The center provides opportunities for the study of established populations of older subjects followed longitudinally in the Baltimore Hip Studies, Maryland Long-Term Care Project, the Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, the Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center, and the Study of Osteoporotic Fractures. In order to make the best use of existing research resources and populations, center endeavors emphasize areas where there are substantial funded initiatives and nationally recognized programs in gerontology. Collectively, center programs will support pilot projects, data collection, grant preparation, and the dissemination of information and research findings. Through continued institutional and federal support of aging research at UMB, center programs will strengthen research and training in primary and secondary aging, the pathogenesis of disease, and the processes and mechanisms by which the health status of the elderly can be improved through the innovative translation of research into clinical practice. ANDREW P. GOLDBERG, M.D.
Co-Director, Center for Research on Aging
Director, Claude D. Pepper Center and
Veterans Affairs Geriatric Research,
Education and Clinical Center JAY MAGAZINER, Ph.D., M.S.Hyg.
Co-Director, Center for Research on Aging
Director, Division of Gerontology,
Department of Epidemiology
and Preventive Medicine Address:
660 West Redwood Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
(410) 706-4567
smiller@epi.umaryland.edu Center for Research on Aging website
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