Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD

Johns Hopkins leaders in aging training programs are connected to a number of aging studies and resources at the university and beyond, including: • Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center

JHU PI: Dr. Marilyn Albert

• Baltimore Experience Corps Study PI: Dr. George Rebok; PI, Brain Health Study: Dr. Michelle Carlson

• Cardiovascular Health Study PI, Johns Hopkins CHS Field Center: Dr. Michelle Carlson.

• Ginkgo Evaluation of Memory Study Site PI: Dr. Michelle Carlson

• National Health and Aging Trends Study PI: Dr. Judith Kasper

• Older Americans Independence Center JHU PI: Dr. Jeremy Walston; Co-PI: Dr. Karen Bandeen-Roche.

• Roybal Center for Translational Research JHU PI: Dr. David L. Roth

• Women’s Health and Aging Studies I & II PI: Dr. Karen Bandeen-Roche

Aging Research Training Johns Hopkins University

About Us

Johns Hopkins University offers rich and cutting-edge opportunities for training in research on aging across its medical institutions.

Contact Us You can please contact the Center on Aging and Health for information about the many aging-related training opportunities available across the university.

Email: coah@jhu.edu Web: coah.jhu.edu

Opportunities for Aging Research Training

Johns Hopkins University Center on Aging and Health and Affiliated Programs

Center on Aging and Health

The Center on Aging and Health (COAH) is an interdisciplinary research center sponsored by the Schools of Medicine, Nursing, and Public Health. The center serves an aging research and training “hub” at JHU.

Training Opportunities in Aging Research Certificate in Gerontology

The School of Public Health offers a Certificate in Gerontology for all graduate students at the university.

Jennifer Wolff, PhD Director, Certificate on Gerontology, School of Public Health

Geriatric Medicine Fellowship Training Program

The Geriatric Medicine fellowship program provides training physicians for academic careers.

Neal Fedarko, PhD Director, Research Training in Geriatrics and Gerontology

Epidemiology and Biostatistics of Aging Training Program

The Epidemiology and Biostatistics of Aging Training Program offers methodological training in epidemiology and biostatistics of aging research for doctoral and postdoctoral fellows.

Karen Bandeen-Roche, PhD Director, Epidemiology and Biostatistics of Aging Training Program; Chair, Department of Biostatistics

MPH Concentration in Aging & Public Health

The newly founded concentration will offer MPH students an opportunity to specialize their degree in aging.

Michelle Carlson, PhD Co-Director, MPH Concentration in Aging & Public Health, School of Public Health

Qian-Li Xue, PhD Co-Director, MPH Concentration in Aging & Public Health, School of Public Health

Research Training in Aging-Related Cognitive Disorders

This training program focuses on age-related cognitive and neurodegenerative disorders and trains researchers in state-of-the-art approaches to these disorders, with a focus on integration and communication across disciplines.

Marilyn Albert, PhD Director, Research Training in Aging-Related Cognitive Disorders; Director, Division of Cognitive Neuroscience

George Rebok, PhD Co-Director, Research Training in Aging-Related Cognitive Disorders

Center for Innovative Care in Aging Summer Research Institute

The School of Nursing aging center offers an annual summer institute on health-related behavioral intervention research.

Laura Gitln, PhD Director, Center for Innovative Care in Aging

The School of Public Health features a track in the Epidemiology of Aging.

David L. Roth, PhD, Director