The Annual Meeting

To nurture and develop a collective identity and cohesiveness among Clin-STAR investigators.

Meeting

2022 Clin-STAR Meeting

Held in San Diego, CA on November 15-17, 2022.

Keynote Address

I Don’t Bounce Back Like I Used To: Age-related Changes in Resilience

Heather E. Whitson, MD, MHS
Duke University School of Medicine
Introduced by Mina S. Sedrak, MD, MS

The Science of Resilience: Innovative Approaches Across Disciplines

Moderator: Katie J. Schenning, MD, MPH, MCR

NIA Perspective: Resilience as a Research Priority

Basil Eldadah, MD, PhD
Supervisory Medical Officer
Division of Geriatrics and Clinical Gerontology
National Institute on Aging

Biologic Measures of Resilience

Jeremy D. Walston, MD
Raymond and Anna Lublin Professor of Geriatric Medicine & Gerontology
Deputy Director, Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology
Professor of Medicine and Oncology
Johns Hopkins Medicine

Physical Resilience and Conceptual Models

Heather E. Whitson, MD, MHS
Director, Duke Aging Center
Professor of Medicine (Geriatrics), Ophthalmology, Head & Neck Surgery and Communication Sciences
Duke University School of Medicine

Cognitive Resilience

Carol A. Barnes, PhD
Regents' Professor, Psychology, Neurology and Neuroscience
Evelyn F. McKnight Chair for Learning and Memory in Aging
University of Arizona

Exposome as a Stressor in the Study of Resilience

Amy J.H. Kind, MD, PhD
Associate Dean for Social Health Sciences and Programs
Professor, Department of Medicine
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health

Geriatric Assessment – Toolbox for Researchers

Moderator: Shakira J. Grant, MBBS

Physical Function

Thomas M. Gill, MD
Humana Foundation Professor of Medicine (Geriatrics) and Professor of Epidemiology (Chronic Diseases) and of Investigative Medicine,
Yale School of Medicine

Frailty

Sara E. Espinoza, MD, MSc
Professor and Associate Chief for Research
Dr. F. Carter Pannill, Jr. Professor of Internal Medicine
Barshop Institute, UT Health San Antonio

Cognitive Function/Depression

Angela L. Jefferson, PhD
Herbert O. and Vineta Christopher Director in Alzheimer's Disease
Director, Vanderbilt Memory and Alzheimer's Center
Professor of Neurology, Vice Chair, Scientific Strategy & Innovation
Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University