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ISL's December 2019 Newsletter

The December 2019 edition of the Institute for Successful Longevity’s Newsletter is now available.

Articles in the ISL Newsletter:

Gerontological Society of America highlights ISL and InnoVenture Weekend

The latest newsletter of the Gerontological Society of America mentions the Institute for Successful Longevity’s participation in InnoVenture Weekend, a student creative-challenge exercise here at Florida State University.

Lucinda Graven named Fellow of the American Heart Association

Lucinda Graven, a Faculty Affiliate of the Institute for Successful Longevity and an assistant professor in the College of Nursing, has been elected a Fellow of the American Heart Association.

She received the honor at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions in Philadelphia in mid-November.

Walter Boot awarded $4.6-million grant for new center to focus on older adults with cognitive impairment

Walter Boot, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Psychology and a Faculty Affiliate of the Institute for Successful Longevity, and a team of researchers from FSU, the University of Illinois and Weill Cornell Medicine have been awarded a $4.6-million grant to establish a center focused on developing technologies to improve the lives of older adults.

ISL researcher receives $2.9M from NIH to examine peripheral artery disease

 

Panagiotis Koutakis, assistant professor of Nutrition, Food and Exercise Sciences and a Faculty Affiliate of the Institute for Successful Longevity, has received a $2.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop a more effective treatment and diagnosis process for peripheral artery disease (PAD), a condition that afflicts 8.5 million people in the United States.

Muscles Matter: ISL Newsletter interview

Faculty Affiliate Bradley Gordon talks about his research in the latest ISL Newsletter: ISL NEWSLETTER AUGUST 2019.

Walter Boot and FSU research team win $2.9-million award from National Institute on Aging

The National Institute on Aging has given an R01 grant to ISL Faculty Affiliates Walter Boot, Ph.D., the principal investigator, and Shayok Chakraborty, Ph.D., the co-PI, along with an interdisciplinary team of FSU researchers, for their project:  The Adherence Promotion with Person-centered Technology (APPT) Project: Promoting Adherence to Enhance the Early Detection and Treatment of Cognitive Decline