Winter 2007

Special Edition
The University of Colorado Denver

Volume 9, Number 2

2007 Hartford/Jahnigen Center of Excellence in Geriatrics Research Forum

The 2007 Hartford/Jahnigen Center of Excellence in Geriatrics Research Forum was held on January 18, 2007. The Forum, which was co-sponsored by the University of Colorado Alzheimer's Disease and Cognition Center, was attended by over 100 faculty members, students, and members of the community. Ronald C. Petersen, MD, PhD, Director of the Mayo Alzheimer's Disease Research Center at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, gave the keynote presentation. Speaking on "Alzheimer's Disease: Current Research on Early Diagnosis," Dr. Petersen discussed evidence for the construct of mild cognitive impairment.

The Research Forum provided an excellent opportunity for students, faculty, and members of the community to present and discuss their aging-related research. In addition to the keynote presentation, eight faculty members presented their work during the Plenary Paper Session and 25 individuals presented posters. The Forum brought together researchers from a wide variety of departments, including the Departments of Medicine, Neurology, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Psychiatry, Pathology, and Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics.

Special thanks to all who attended the Forum and to Dr. Christopher Filley of the Alzheimer's Disease and Cognition Center for his assistance in the successful culmination of this year's Forum.

On March 1, 2007, a new 5-year award period for the Hartford/Jahnigen Center of Excellence (COE) in Geriatrics will begin. Whereas prior COE awards have been directed by Dr. Andrew Kramer, Head of the Division of Health Care Policy and Research, and co-directed by Dr. Robert Schwartz, Head of the Division of Geriatric Medicine, their roles will be reversed for the new grant. Although the leadership of the COE will change, the objectives of the Center will not. The COE will continue to promote collaboration in aging research and to provide training opportunities for outstanding physicians committed to academic careers in geriatric medicine. The COE will continue to fund three types of awards: Junior Faculty Stipends, Senior Fellowship Stipends, and small research grants. For information about funding available through the COE, please contact Robert S. Schwartz at robert.schwartz@uchsc.edu or (303) 315-8668. Additional information and applications for COE funding are available online at http://www.uchsc.edu/coa/jahnigen/index.php.

Geriatric Grand Rounds, 7:30-8:30 a.m.
VA Basement Auditorium (unless otherwise noted)