Research by IOA Affiliated Faculty & Scientists
The IOA has 70 faculty affiliates, in more than 30 academic departments at UW–Madison, who study diverse aspects of the aging process. See the table below for more information about their research.
The School of Medicine and Public Health maintains a video library that includes lectures by many of our affiliates. See a list of available videos by presenter or by category.
Affiliate Recent News
2022-23 Vilas Associates Competition awardees announced
"The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education has announced 26 faculty winners of the Vilas Associates Competition. The competition recognizes 'new and ongoing research of the highest quality and significance.'”
Among the winners is IOA affiliate Darcie Moore, PhD. The Moore Lab in the Department of Neuroscience researches stem cell aging.
UW–Madison Alzheimer’s disease study is largest of its kind
"With more than 1,700 research participants and 20 years of data, the Wisconsin Registry for Alzheimer’s Prevention (WRAP) is now the largest, and among the longest-running, family history studies of Alzheimer’s disease in the world."
IOA affiliate Sterling Johnson, PhD leads the Wisconsin Registry for Alzheimer's Prevention (WRAP) and describes the 20-year-study.
Fasting is required to see the full benefit of calorie restriction in mice
"[. . .] a new study from University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers finds that reduced calorie intake alone is not enough; fasting is essential for mice to derive full benefit."
IOA affiliate Dudley Lamming, PhD leads the Lamming Laboratory for the Molecular Physiology of Aging and describes his team's recent study.
IOA Affiliates
This table can be searched by any phrase including name or research topic.
| Last Name | First Name | Research Topics | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson | Rozalyn | Animal Models, Biosciences, Cancer, Longevity, Musculoskeletal & Motor Systems, Nutrition, Prostate, Research | https://www.medicine.wisc.edu/people-search/people/staff/905 |
| Asthana | Sanjay | Alzheimer’s Disease, Cognition / Thinking, Estrogen | http://www.medicine.wisc.edu/people-search/people/staff/402/Asthana_Sanjay/ |
| Attie | Alan | Beta-Cell Biology, Diabetes, Lipid Metabolism | https://biochem.wisc.edu/faculty/attie |
| Atwood | Craig | Hormonal Regulation, Neurodegenerative Disease | http://agingresearch.wisc.edu/atwood.htm |
| Barczi | Steven | Education, Sleep | https://www.medicine.wisc.edu/people-search/people/staff/22/BARCZI_STEVEN_R |
| Barnes | Jill | Brain, Cardiovascular & Pulmonary Systems, Exercise, Gender, Health Promotion / Wellness, Hypertension | https://kinesiology.education.wisc.edu/research/bruno-balke-lab/barnes/ |
| Barrett | Bruce | Decision-Making, Health Promotion / Wellness, Infections, Preventative Medicine | https://www.fammed.wisc.edu/directory/327/ |
| Bautista | Leonelo | Cardiovascular & Pulmonary Systems, Disease, Epidemiology, Ethnic Groups, Genetics, Hypertension | https://pophealth.wisc.edu/staff/bautista-leonelo/ |
| Bendlin | Barbara | Alzheimer's Disease, Brain, Cognition / Thinking, Dementia, Diabetes, Disease, Infections, Insulin Sensitivity, Neuropsychology of Aging | https://www.adrc.wisc.edu/barbara-b-bendlin-phd |
| Binkley | Neil | Animal Models, Biosciences, Clinical Practice, Developmental Changes, Disease, Drugs, Education, Health Promotion / Wellness, Menopause, Musculoskeletal & Motor Systems, Nutrition, Osteoporosis, Preventative Medicine, Research, Therapy | http://www.medicine.wisc.edu/people-search/people/staff/29/Binkley_Neil/ |
| Bowers | Barbara | Acute Care, Attitude toward Aging, Caregiving, Community / Home Care, Drugs, Education, Government, Housing, Long-Term Care, Personnel Needs | https://nursing.wisc.edu/staff/bowers-barbara-j/ |
| Burger | Corinna | Animal Models, Behavior, Biosciences, Brain, Cognition / Thinking, Parkinson's Disease | https://www.neurology.wisc.edu/faculty-and-staff/profiles/corinna-burger-phd |
| Carnes | Molly | Animal Models, Assessment, Health Promotion / Wellness, Veterans, Women's Issues | https://www.medicine.wisc.edu/people-search/people/staff/51 |
| Coe | Christopher | Animal Models, Behavior, Blood & Lymph, Immune System | https://psych.wisc.edu/staff/coe-chris/ |
| Colley | Nansi Jo | Animal Models, Biosciences, Genetics, Research | https://vision.wisc.edu/staff/colley-phd-nansi-jo/ |
| Cruickshanks | Karen | Cardiovascular & Pulmonary Systems, Diabetes, Disease, Epidemiology, Ethnic Groups, Gender, Genetics, Hearing, Sensory Functions, Vision | https://pophealth.wisc.edu/staff/cruickshanks-karen/ |
| Davidson | Richard | Biosciences, Brain, Developmental Changes, Mental Health, Neuropsychology of Aging | https://centerhealthyminds.org/about/founder-richard-davidson |
| Davis | Dawn | Animal Models, Biosciences, Diabetes, Disease, Nutrition, Research, Veterans | https://www.medicine.wisc.edu/people-search/people/staff/701/DAVIS_DAWN_B |
| Drezner | Marc | Animal Models, Attitude toward Aging, Biosciences, Drugs, Genetics, Musculoskeletal & Motor Systems, Osteoporosis, Therapy | https://www.med.wisc.edu/quarterly/volume-20-number-4/marc-drezner-earns-belzer-award/ |
| Engelman | Corinne | Alzheimer's Disease, Body Composition, Diabetes, Epidemiology, Genetics, Insulin Sensitivity | https://pophealth.wisc.edu/staff/engelman-corinne/ |
| Farrar-Edwards | Dorothy | Alzheimer's Disease, Assessment, Cognition / Thinking, Disability, Ethnic Groups, Health Promotion / Wellness, Stroke | https://kinesiology.education.wisc.edu/research/dorothy-edwards-research/ |
| Fowler | Cynthia | Cognition / Thinking, Hearing, Rehabilitation | https://csd.wisc.edu/staff/fowler-cynthia/ |
| Ganetzky | Barry | Animal Models, Biosciences, Brain, Disease, Genetics, Musculoskeletal & Motor Systems | https://genetics.wisc.edu/staff/ganetzky-barry/ |
| Ge | Ying | Biosciences, Cardiovascular & Pulmonary Systems, Disease | http://ge.crb.wisc.edu/ |
| Greenberg | Jan Steven | Caregiving, Family, Intergenerational Relations, Mental Health, Psychological Well-Being, Rural Issues, Social Services, Social Support, Therapy | https://socwork.wisc.edu/staff/jan-steven-greenberg-mssw-phd/ |
| Hansen | Karen | Arthritis, Disease, Drugs, Education, Epidemiology, Ethnic Groups, Health Promotion / Wellness, Musculoskeletal & Motor Systems, Nutrition, Osteoporosis, Therapy, Veterans | http://www.medicine.wisc.edu/people-search/people/staff/405/Hansen_Karen/ |
| Hayney | Mary | Disease, Drugs, Genetics, Health Promotion / Wellness, Immune System, Preventative Medicine, Research, Therapy | http://apps.pharmacy.wisc.edu/sopdir/5 |
| Heiderscheit | Bryan | Biosciences, Health Promotion / Wellness, Musculoskeletal & Motor Systems, Orthopedics, Rehabilitation, Therapy | https://www.med.wisc.edu/education/physical-therapy-program/faculty-and-staff/bryan-heiderscheit/ |
| Heidrich | Susan | Behavior, Developmental Changes, Health Promotion / Wellness, Life Satisfaction, Mental Health, Nursing Practice, Psychological Well-Being, Symptom Management | https://nursing.wisc.edu/staff/heidrich-susan-m/ |
| Holden | Karen | Behavior, Demography, Disability, Family, Gender, Income, Intergenerational Relations, Long-Term Care, Policy Analysis, Retirement, Women's Issues | http://www.lafollette.wisc.edu/facultystaff/holden-karen.html |
| Huttenlocher | Anna | Animal Models, Biosciences, Disease, Immune System | http://labs.medmicro.wisc.edu/huttenlocher/ |
| Jarrard | David | Animal Models, Biosciences, Cancer, Clinical Practice, Prostate | https://urology.wisc.edu/blog/staff/jarrard-md-david-f/ |
| Johnson | Sterling | Alzheimer's Disease, Assessment, Brain, Cognition / Thinking, Neuropsychology of Aging | https://www.medicine.wisc.edu/people-search/people/staff/449 |
| Karon | Sarita | Engineering, Policy Analysis, Preventative Medicine, Research | https://directory.engr.wisc.edu/centers/Staff/Karon_Sarita/ |
| Kaufman | Paul | Animal Models, Biosciences, Clinical Practice, Drugs, Vision, Therapy | https://www.ophth.wisc.edu/people/paul-l-kaufman-md/ |
| Kimple | Michelle | Animal Models, Biosciences, Diabetes, Disease, Drugs, Nutrition, Research | https://www.medicine.wisc.edu/people-search/people/staff/975/KIMPLE_MICHELLE_E |
| Klein | Barbara | Diabetes, Disease, Epidemiology, Gender, Hearing, Menopause, Nutrition, Osteoporosis, Research, Vision | https://vision.wisc.edu/staff/klein-md-mph-barbara-e-k/ |
| Koltyn | Kelli | Arthritis, Cardiovascular & Pulmonary Systems, Exercise, Frail Elderly, Gender, Health Promotion / Wellness, Housing, Hypertension, Menopause, Musculoskeletal & Motor Systems, Pain | https://kinesiology.education.wisc.edu/staff/koltyn-ph-d-kelli/ |
| Konopka | Adam | Biology of Aging, Metabolism, Mitochondria, Muscle, Musculoskeletal, Osteoarthritis | https://konopkalab.medicine.wisc.edu/ |
| Lamming | Dudley | Animal Models, Biosciences, Diabetes, Disease, Gender, Genetics, Longevity, Nutrition, Research | https://www.medicine.wisc.edu/people-search/people/staff/4646 |
| Love | Gayle | Assessment, Developmental Changes, Education, Health Promotion / Wellness, Mental Health, Religion, Research, Social Support, Women's Issues | https://aging.wisc.edu/staff/love-gayle/ |
| Macdonald | Maryellen | Alzheimer's Disease, Assessment, Brain, Cognition / Thinking, Language | https://psych.wisc.edu/staff/macdonald-maryellen-c/ |
| Mahoney | Jane | Acute Care, Disability, Disease, Epidemiology, Exercise, Falls, Frail Elderly, Musculoskeletal & Motor Systems, Rehabilitation | http://www.medicine.wisc.edu/people-search/people/staff/172/Mahoney_Jane/ |
| Mailick | Marsha | Caregiving, Developmental Changes, Disability, Family, Gender, Intergenerational Relations, Life Events, Life Satisfaction, Mental Health, Psychological Well-Being, Research, Social Support, Women's Issues | https://www.waisman.wisc.edu/staff/mailick-marsha/ |
| Mares | Julie | Epidemiology, Health Promotion / Wellness, Nutrition, Vision | https://www.ophth.wisc.edu/people/julie-mares-msph-phd/ |
| Mares | Marie-Louise | Behavior, Cognition / Thinking, Developmental Changes, Leisure, Media, Psychological Well-Being | https://commarts.wisc.edu/staff/mares-marie-louise/ |
| Markel | Mark | Animal Models, Arthritis, Musculoskeletal & Motor Systems, Orthopedics | http://www.vetmed.wisc.edu/people/markelm |
| Marks | Nadine | Caregiving, Demography, Developmental Changes, Family, Gender, Intergenerational Relations, Leisure, Life Events, Menopause, Mental Health, Psychological Well-Being, Social Support, Women's Issues | https://humanecology.wisc.edu/staff/marks-nadine-f/ |
| Mathur | Sameer | Allergy, Asthma, Clinical Practice, Immune System | https://www.medicine.wisc.edu/people-search/people/staff/481 |
| Merrins | Matthew | Animal Models, Biosciences, Diabetes, Disease, Nutrition | https://bmolchem.wisc.edu/staff/merrins-matthew/ |
| Meyer | Keith | Animal Models, Cardiovascular & Pulmonary Systems, Disease | http://www.medicine.wisc.edu/people-search/people/staff/188/Meyer_Keith/ |
| Moore | Darcie | Biosciences, Brain, Research | https://neuro.wisc.edu/staff/moore-darcie-l/ |
| Mowat | Freya | Animal Models, Comparative Animal Research, Genetics, Neurodegeneration, Ophthalmology, Retina | https://mowat.ophth.wisc.edu/ |
| Noyce | David | Behavior, Cognition / Thinking, Disability, Engineering, Policy Analysis, Technology, Transportation Safety | https://directory.engr.wisc.edu/cee/faculty/noyce_david |
| Okonkwo | Ozioma | Alzheimer's Disease, Assessment, Brain, Cognition / Thinking, Dementia, Exercise, Genetics, Neuropsychology of Aging, Research | https://www.medicine.wisc.edu/people-search/people/staff/1105 |
| Palloni | Alberto | Behavior, Biosciences, Cancer, Cardiovascular & Pulmonary Systems, Caregiving, Cognition / Thinking, Death & Dying, Dementia, Demography, Diabetes, Disability, Disease, Education, Family, Frail Elderly, Gender, Health Promotion / Wellness, Health Services, Hypertension, Leisure, Life Events, Long-Term Care, Longevity, Mental Health, Musculoskeletal & Motor Systems, Nutrition, Retirement, Social Support | https://sociology.wisc.edu/staff/palloni-alberto/ |
| Papp | Lauren | Developmental Changes, Family, Housing, Intergenerational Relations, Life Events, Mental Health, Psychological Well-Being, Research | https://humanecology.wisc.edu/staff/papp-lauren-m/ |
| Prolla | Tomas | Animal Models, Biosciences, Cancer, Disease, Genetics | https://genetics.wisc.edu/staff/prolla-tomas/ |
| Puglielli | Luigi | Alzheimer's Disease, Biosciences, Brain, Cognition / Thinking, Drugs, Genetics | http://www.medicine.wisc.edu/people-search/people/staff/490/Puglielli_Luigi/ |
| Radler | Barry T. | Behavior, Demography, Psychological Well-Being, Research, Technology | https://aging.wisc.edu/staff/radler-barry/ |
| Robert | Stephanie | Attitude toward Aging, Caregiving, Community / Home Care, Demography, Disability, Disease, Ethnic Groups, Gender, Government, Housing, Income, Intergenerational Relations, Life Events, Long-Term Care, Policy Analysis, Psychological Well-Being, Social Services, Social Support, Women's Issues | https://socwork.wisc.edu/staff/robert-stephanie/ |
| Rogers | Timothy | Behavior, Biosciences, Brain, Cognition / Thinking, Dementia | https://psych.wisc.edu/staff/rogers-timothy-t/ |
| Ryff | Carol | Attitude toward Aging, Developmental Changes, Family, Health Promotion / Wellness, Intergenerational Relations, Life Events, Life Satisfaction, Mental Health, Psychological Well-Being, Relocation, Therapy | https://aging.wisc.edu/staff/ryff-carol/ |
| Sager | Mark | Acute Care, Disability, Frail Elderly, Health Services | http://www.brainmap.wisc.edu/people/25-MA-Sager |
| Schoeller | Dale | Animal Models, Body Composition, Diabetes, Exercise, Metabolic Rate, Nutrition | http://nutrisci.wisc.edu/dale-a-schoeller/ |
| Schrage | William | Animal Models, Cardiovascular & Pulmonary Systems, Diabetes, Disease, Exercise, Gender, Musculoskeletal & Motor Systems | https://kinesiology.education.wisc.edu/research/bruno-balke-lab/schrage/ |
| Schroepfer | Tracy | Alzheimer's Disease, Cancer, Caregiving, Death & Dying, Dementia, Ethnic Groups, Health Services, Psychological Well-Being | https://socwork.wisc.edu/staff/tracy-schroepfer-msw-phd/ |
| Simcox | Judith | Animal Models, Cardiovascular Disease, Diabetes, Gender, Genetics, Lipidomics, Longevity, Nutrition, Thermogenesis | https://biochem.wisc.edu/faculty/simcox |
| Thelen | Darryl | Exercise, Falls, Frail Elderly, Musculoskeletal & Motor Systems, Rehabilitation | http://directory.engr.wisc.edu/me/faculty/thelen_darryl |
| Tsenkova | Vera | Behavior, Developmental Changes, Diabetes, Education, Epidemiology, Ethnic Groups, Exercise, Health Promotion / Wellness, Insulin Sensitivity, Mental Health, Preventative Medicine, Psychological Well-Being, Research, Sleep | https://www.med.wisc.edu/news-and-events/2017/september/new-leadership-for-student-research-office/ |