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The University of South Florida has extensive research programs devoted to aging. Over 160 USF faculty are involved in research on aging which includes basic science, social and behavioral research, clinical research and public policy analysis. Many USF researchers who study aging collaborate with scholars from diverse disciplines and across traditional academic boundaries, including collaborative projects with our close partners, the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, and the James A. Haley VA Medical Center, both adjacent to campus.

The following are examples of the variety of research on aging that is ongoing at USF:

Basic science

Aging, Stem Cells and Brain Repair

Aging and Oxidative Stress

Animal Models of Alzheimer’s Disease

Animal Models of Presbycusis

Genetics of Alzheimer’s Disease

Neural Mechanisms of Behavior

Neurobiology of Aging

Parkinson’s Disease

Social and behavioral research

Cognitive Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease

Cultural Diversity and Aging

Death, Dying, and Bereavement

Family Caregiving

Mental Health and Aging

Osteoarthritis, Pain, and Aging

Stress, Coping, and Health

Substance Abuse in Older Adults

Clinical research

Aging and Cancer

Clinical Trials for Alzheimer’s and Depression

Communication Disorders and Aging

Epidemiology of Alzheimer’s Disease

Safe Mobility for Elderly

Falls in Older Adults

Hypertension, Heart Disease, and Cardiac Rehabilitation

Neural Transplantation for Neurodegenerative Disease

Palliative and End-of-Life Care

Public policy analysis

Health, Employment, and Retirement in Older Adults

Housing and Services for Older Adults

Long-Term Care Costs and Outcome Research

Long-Term Care Staff Training

Medicaid and Medicare Health Services Research

Mental Health Services and Policy

Quality of care/Quality of Life in Long-Term Care

Retirement and Economics of Aging

Transportation and Aging

   

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