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