34th IOA Annual Colloquium, 2024
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A Successful 2024 Colloquium
Thank you to all who attended and supported our 34th IOA Annual Colloquium, held Sept. 18, 2024 in Madison, Wisconsin.
If you were unable to participate, see below for some of the resources that were offered at the event:
2024 Speaker Videos
2024 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:
Biological/Biomedical Research Award: Bailey Knopf
Poster Title: Sex-dependent metabolic responses to protein restriction are ablated by ovariectomy
Clinical/Applied Research Award: Ejura Salihu
Poster Title: Acceptability of inclusive Tai Chi Prime in Latinx and African American/Black communities
Psychosocial Research Award: Mingtong Liu
Poster Title: The association of tau and amyloid levels with representational similarity in the amygdala’s reactivity to and recovery from negative stimuli in individuals at risk for Alzheimer’s disease
Additional Posters Presented at the 2024 Poster Session:
“Perceived discrimination: A risk factor for accelerated brain aging”
Presented by: Nagesh Adluru
“Lifelong restriction of dietary valine has sex-specific benefits for health span and lifespan in mice”
Presented by: Mariah Calubag
“Low protein diet improves metabolic health but not lifespan in aged mice”
Presented by: Isaac Grunow
“Predicting myocardial infarction risk using abdominal CT-derived biomarkers”
Presented by: Yunju Ha
“Identifying patterns in patient-reported dysphagia across dementia progression“
Presented by: Alyssa Huelsbeck
“Implementation of Riding in the Moment in Dane County: An adaptive horseback riding program for adults with dementia and their care partners”
Presented by: Benazir Meera
“Associations between time spent on paid, unpaid work, and well-being“
Presented by: Jonathan Morris
“Mechanisms of Latino migrant retention: Lived-in experiences from the third age and implications for health”
Presented by: Johanna Nunez
“Age associations and retinal structure-function relationships in companion dogs“
Presented by: Michele Salzman
“Protein restriction improves metabolic health independent of dietary sugar content“
Presented by: Michelle Sonsalla
“Predicting fracture using bone mineral density from abdominal CT scans“
Presented by: Alexandra Wong
“Dietary restriction of individual BCAAs improved metabolic health and cognition in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease“
Presented by: Fan Xiao
“Hippocampal connectivity in aging: the impact on purpose in life“
Presented by: Yiyi Zhu
Photos Capturing the 2024 Annual Colloquium
