The Research Day on Aging and Health
Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum | Friday, May 12, 2023
The Benjamin Leon Center for Geriatric Research and Education and the College of Medicine held a full-day seminar discussing and exploring ways of improving the quality of life for older adults.
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Topics and Featured Speakers
Addressing the Gap between Healthy Aging and Dementia Prevention
- William Vega, PhD
Florida International University
William Vega, PhDMultifaceted Hypertension Program in a Large Health System Serving Medicare and Dual Eligible Beneficiaries of Hispanic Origin in South Florida: Blood Pressure Control and Stroke Risk
Paulo H. M. Chaves, MD, PhDDifferential Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Excess Mortality and Life Expectancy Loss within the Hispanic Population
- Elizabeth Arias, PhD
National Center for Health Statistics
Elizabeth Arias, PhDBiological Research Priorities for Physical Frailty
- Jeremy Walston, MD
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Jeremy Walston, MD1FloridADRC Overview, Neuroimaging Web Services Interface, and Opportunities for Investigators and Study Participants
- Malek Adjouadi, PhD
FIU College of Engineering and Computing - Shanna L. Burke, MSW, MPH, PhD
FIU Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work - Mercedes Cabrerizo, PhD
FIU College of Engineering and Computing
Malek Adjouadi, PhD
Shanna L. Burke, MSW, MPH, PhD
Mercedes Cabrerizo, PhDLong-Term Health Impacts of 9/11: Consequences of Exposure over Physiological Aging
Roberto Lucchini, MD Exercise Interventions to Prevent Physical Decline in Older Adults
Edgar Ramos Vieira, PT, MSc, PhDCognitive Function, Sleep, and the Gut Microbiome
- Shanna L. Burke, MSW, MPH, PhD
FIU Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work - Sabrina Sales Martinez, MS, PhD, RDN
FIU Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work - Alexandra Briceño, MS
FIU Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work
Sabrina Sales Martinez, MS, PhD, RDN 
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About Benjamin Leon Center
The Benjamin Leon Center for Geriatric Research & Education is committed to developing and implementing novel approaches to advance and promote active aging, frailty prevention, and health care delivery to older adults in primary clinical care and community settings through translational epidemiology research and geriatrics and gerontology education. The Center, housed in the FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, was established thanks to a generous gift from the Benjamin Leon Jr. Family and Leon Medical Centers.
Committed to Making a Difference
The Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine's leap in rankings for federally funded research confirms our commitment to translational research and attracting top scientists.
FIU College of Medicine ranks No. 107 in National Institutes of Health (NIH) research funding, up 16 spots from the previous year.
In 2022, the medical school nearly doubled NIH funding from $5.4 million to $9.99 million, the second-highest percentage increase in funding nationwide.
Among public medical schools, FIU College of Medicine ranks No. 68 in NIH funding.