Faculty Research
The Center on Aging focuses on the advancement of new knowledge on aging and the elderly that involve a broad base of disciplines across the University of Miami ranging from psychiatry and spirituality to neurology and biology. Faculty members affiliated with the center conduct research that involve a wide range of disciplines.
- Marc Agronin, M.D. Dementia; Sexuality in later life
- Abdel Aitouche, Ph.D.: Age-related vascular changes
- Linda Belgrave, Ph.D.: Medical self care and aging
- Bonnie Blomberg, Ph.D. and Richard Riley, Ph.D.:Immunology and aging
- Herman Cheung, Ph.D.:Mineralization in the pathogenesis of osteoarthritis
- Martha Corvea, Ph.D.: Elder abuse
- Sara Czaja, PhD: Technology and Aging; Multi-site interventions for family caregivers
- Jason Dahn, Ph.D.: Sexual functioning and quality of life after prostate cancer treatment - Considering sexual desire
- Stuti Dang, M.D.:Telephone-Linked Computerized System for Dementia Care
- Carl Eisdorfer, Ph.D., M.D. and Mahendra Kumar, Ph.D: HPA activation and its effect on performance with aging and gender differences; Brain reactive antibodies and dementia
- Karl Goodkin, M.D., Ph.D. and Frances Wilkie, Ph.D.: Studies of cognitive deficits in aging and AIDS
- Rosemary Hall, Ph.D.: Maintaining behavioral changes: A descriptive account from individuals with type 2 diabetes
- Lourdes Illa, M.D.:Behavioral intervention to prevent secondary transmission in older AIDS patients
- Sari Izenwasser, Ph.D.:Chronic nicotine differentially alters cocaine induced locomotor activity in adolescent versus adult rats
- Janet Konefal, Ph.D., M.P.H.:Complementary medicine and the aging population
- Adarsh Kumar, Ph.D.:serotonin and dopamine in aging and AIDS
- Roger M. LeBlanc, Ph.D.: Biophysical chemistry; Mechanism of plaque formulation in Alzheimer's disease employing phospholipids that correspond to fragments of beta-amyloid
- Silvina Levis, M.D.: Soy phytoestrogens as replacement estrogen (SPARE study) in menopause; Low vitamin D levels in South Florida elderly
- Jie Li, M.D., Ph.d.:Estrogens modulate keratinocyte function
- Carolyn Lindgren, Ph.D.: Problems of nursing home residents
- Maria Llorente, M.D.: UPBEAT study; Mental health intervention in V.A. patients
- David Loewenstein, Ph.D: Functional assessment of older adults with suspected cognitive impairment; Early detection of dementia genetic risk factors and semantic interference measures; New cognitive treatment strategies in cognitive impairment
- Michael Mintzer, M.D.:Effectiveness of multimedia education using computers to train nurses in caring for patients with dementia
- Edwin Olsen, M.D., J.D., M.B.A.: PRISM-E study; Multi-site SAMHAS and DVA study of integrated vs. referral approach to geriatric care; Service utilization clinical outcomes and economics
- Raymond Ownby, M.D., Ph.D.:Information technologies to improve patient adherence
- Frank J. Penedo, Ph.D.:Psychoneuroimmunology of cancer and HIV; Chronic illness and personality
- Carlos Perez-Stable, Ph.D: Testing new drugs for therapy of prostate cancer in trasgenic mice; Cartilage tissue engineering
- Bernard Roos, M.D.:Biopsychosocial benefits of 17 beta estradiol in metastic CAProstate
- Stephen Sapp, Ph.D.:Ethical issues in research; Role of religion and spirituality in aging
- Paul Schiller, Ph.D., Gianluca d'Ippolito, Ph.D., Guy Howard, Ph.D.: Level of gap-junctional communication (GJC) determines cell differentiation
- Paul Shapshak, Ph.D.: Genetics of Alzheimer's disease; Presenilin (Ribozymes and a viral delivery system to knock out presenilin-mRNA in the brain)
- Joseph Sharit, PhD: Aging and human performance. Human error and patient safety. Human-system interaction, human factors engineering and system safety
- Joseph Signorile, Ph.D.:Exercise intervention in seniors (a diagnosis-prescription model)
- Jose Szapocznik, Ph.D.:The built environment and Hispanic elders mental health
- Bruce Troen, M.D.:Cathepsin K and osteoporosis
- Christine Williams, Ph.D.:Health promotion among African-American veteran stroke survivors
- David Wilson, Ph.D.:Biology of aging; Genetics of aging; Analysis of aging populations
