Woman Pointing at winning poster at the 2019 Annual Colloquium on Aging

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Annual Colloquium

Since 1988, the IOA has hosted an annual event known as the Institute on Aging Colloquium. It is free and open to the public, and now attracts a full-capacity crowd each year from the campus and community. Local researchers showcase cutting-edge science in diverse aspects of aging through talks and poster exhibits, while many organizations from the community provide a Health and Resource Fair. The program additionally includes a Keynote Address by an internationally recognized leader on current and critical topics of aging as well as presentation of New Investigator Awards to junior scholars.

Save the Date!

34th IOA Annual Colloquium

Date: Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Time: 8:30 am – 1:30 pm
Location: Gordon Dining & Event Center (2nd Floor) | 770 W. Dayton St., Madison, WI 53715

Showcasing the latest research and resources on positive aging, with Speakers, a Poster Session, and a Health & Resource Fair.

The event is free and open to the public.

Registration will open the first Monday in August (8/5/24).

A Successful 2023 Colloquium

Thank you to all who attended and supported our 33rd IOA Annual Colloquium, held Sept. 27, 2023 in Madison, Wisconsin.

If you were unable to participate, see below for some of the resources that were offered at the event:

2023 Exhibitors showcased at our Health & Resource Fair

2023 Posters presented at our Poster Session

2023 Speakers and Talks

2023 Keynote Address by David R. Williams, PhD, MPH

New Investigator Award Winners

Awards are given to UW–Madison students or advanced trainees to recognize outstanding achievement in aging or life course studies. Winners receive a $500 award and their research is showcased in the event’s Poster Session. This year’s winners were:

Clinical/Applied Research Award:  Helen Omuya

A systematic review of RCTs outcomes of deprescribing in older adults with polypharmacy

Psychosocial Research Award:  Yue Qin

Labor union membership and the educational gradient in later-life health: Results from the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study

Biological/Biomedical Research Award:  Michelle Sonsalla

Acarbose ameliorates western diet-induced metabolic and cognitive impairments in the 3xTg mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease

Display of profile photos of the 3 award winners (Helen Omuya, Yue Qin, and Michelle Sonsalla) along with their poster titles and the award they won.Poster Session

The Poster Session features posters on various aging-related topics dealing with psychosocial, biomedical, and clinical/applied research. Posters are presented by faculty, research scientists, postdocs, and students.

2023 Poster Session & Award Winners

Posters Presented at the 2023 Poster Session:

Reducing dietary branched-chain amino acids improves metabolic health and reduces cellular senescence in liver of male C57BL/6J mice
Presented by: Mariah Calubag

Midlife hearing, vision, olfactory, and motor function improve the long-term prediction of cognitive decline and onset of cognitive impairment
Presented by: Carol Creager

Protein restriction improves metabolic health but not lifespan in aged mice
Presented by: Isaac Grunow

Hippotherapy Practice and Safety Patterns for Older Adults
Presented by: Abby Hays

Feeling more purpose in life is associated with larger hippocampal volumes
Presented by: Lauren Krist

Strategies for translating caregiving research into policy: Lessons learned from a qualitative study
Presented by: Chloe Muntefering

Purpose in life predicts brain health
Presented by: Ajay Kumar Nair

Age-associated changes in a measure of visual function in companion dogs
Presented by: Michele Salzman

Diet-induced responses in the heart and the liver of aged mice is sex-specific
Presented by: Yang Yeh

Gordon Dining & Event Center

Outside view of Gordon Dining and Event Center

770 W. Dayton St., Madison, WI 53706 | (on the corner of W. Dayton St and N. Lake, 3 blocks south of the campus end of State St.)

The first floor of Gordon is a public dining hall. The second floor is the event center, which has rooms reserved for the Colloquium.

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2023 Keynote Speaker: David R. Williams, PhD, MPH

2022 Keynote Speaker: Kevin Aho, PhD