The Ohio State University Aging Institute demonstrates a deep commitment to grow and facilitate interdisciplinary aging research that will transform aging science and promote healthy aging.
Objectives
The Institute on Aging is focused on addressing a key strategic gap in Ohio State’s aging portfolio: the persistence of disciplinary silos that limit collaboration and impede translation across discovery, clinical, and population-based research. To overcome these barriers, the Institute will promote strategic partnerships in university areas of established strength, particularly cancer, cardiovascular, and neuroscience research, to foster integrative approaches that distinguish OSU nationally and competitively position the university for future funding opportunities.
Build a cohesive, university-wide framework and shared resources to advance interdisciplinary aging research and support strategic progress toward P30 development
The Institute's multidisciplinary network will facilitate researchers' exploration of and engagement with the diverse aging resources across campus. This will promote the conduct of activities that foster collaboration, awareness, and access to aging-related resources — including research tools, core services, target and control populations, relevant knowledge banks, and infrastructure to obtain preliminary data for publications and grants.
Increase aging-related basic, translational, clinical, and community-based research, investigator-initiated trials, and inventions
The Institute will foster the expansion of aging scholarly development through education, scientific discovery and translation, development of aging-specific repositories, and access to human, animal, and population cohorts.
