OAIC National Coordinating Center Wake Forest University School of Medicine Dalane W. Kitzman, M.D., Director About The goal of the OAIC program is to increase scientific knowledge that allows older adults to maintain or restore their independence. The NIA supports the OAICs to develop and enhance research and education at institutions with strong programs in aging research. This support is critical to address key research problems, technological limitations, and faculty development needs for future generations of appropriately-trained researchers. The OAICs are also known as "Pepper Centers" - so named to honor the late Senator Claude D. Pepper who championed the effort to create these centers of excellence.
The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Kenneth Covinsky M.D., M.P.H. Annual Report & Directory Center Website
University of Connecticut Health Center George A. Kuchel, MD Annual Report & Directory Center Website
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Nicolas Musi, M.D. Annual Report & Directory Center Website
Wake Forest University School of Medicine Stephen Kritchevsky, Ph.D. Annual Report & Directory Center Website
Members Sign-In to Register a New Project PROJECT TITLE: PI: PROJECT TYPE: CENTER: Using baseline brain imaging to predict success in weight loss interventions in older adults Paul Laurienti, MD, PhD Pilot Study Wake Forest University The Sympathetic Nervous System Regulates the Stability of the Neuromuscular Junction with Aging Christina Furdui, PhD Pilot Study Wake Forest University Understanding the Physiology of Bioenergetics and Aging Trial (UPBEAT) Anthony Molina, PhD Externally Funded Wake Forest University Weight Loss for Seniors Kristen Beavers, PhD Externally Funded Wake Forest University Empowered with Movement to Prevent Obesity & Weight Regain (EMPOWER) Barbara Nicklas, PhD Externally Funded Wake Forest University Renal Function and Chronic Kidney Disease in Aging (BICARBONATE Study) Snezana Petrovic, PhD Externally Funded Wake Forest University The Effects of Aquatic Prehabilitation in Knee OA Patients on Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes (Aquatic Prehab) Sunghye Kim, MD Externally Funded Wake Forest University mTOR inhibition in the elderly: Immune, cognitive and functional consequences Dean Kellogg, MD Pilot Study University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio Metformin for Frailty Prevention in High Risk Older Adults Sara Espinoza, MD, MSc Pilot Study University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio
