Vision
Our vision is to become a center of excellence in cognitive, sensory, and motor aging research.
Mission
- To promote successful aging and provide the highest quality research in an effort to improve quality of life for older adults.
- To conduct research from bench to bedside to improve the health of older adults in local, national and global communities.
- To investigate global issues and trends in disability and dementia among older adults.
- To identify novel markers of Alzheimer’s disease that foster cutting edge interventions aimed at decreasing disability and maintaining functional independence.
- To develop innovative and translational research tools to improve motor outcomes like balance, gait and falls.
- To develop and test novel interventions to that promote positive aging and prevent cognitive and functional decline in older adults
- To establish clinical, basic science, and imaging research collaborations within and outside our institution.
- To train the next generation of students, residents, fellows and junior faculty.
