The Foundational Geroscience Education curriculum introduces learners to the science of aging and its application to clinical care, research, and healthy aging.
Through three self-paced courses, participants can explore the biological mechanisms of aging, principles of geriatric medicine, and the unique considerations involved in clinical and translational research with older adults.
These courses are designed for students, educators, clinicians, researchers, and others interested in understanding the science of aging. Learners can complete the courses independently, while faculty and educators can incorporate the lectures and supporting materials into undergraduate, graduate, and professional education.
Begin with the course that best matches your interests, or explore all three to develop a broader foundation in geroscience, geriatric medicine, and aging-focused research.
Each course features expert-led instruction covering foundational concepts and their application to research, education, and practice.
Examine the biological processes that drive aging and explore how advances in geroscience are being translated into clinical research. Topics include the physiology of aging, preclinical aging models, energy and metabolism, cellular senescence, damage and repair, epigenetics, regeneration, geroscience interventions, clinical trial design, and biomarkers of biological aging.
Explore principles of geriatric medicine and their relevance to translational geroscience. Course topics include geriatric syndromes, assessment of older adults, cognitive assessment, complex and atypical presentations, pharmacology and polypharmacy, population aging, healthcare communication, health policy, and decision-making in later life.
Gain an understanding of the considerations involved in conducting clinical and translational research with older adults. Topics include epidemiology, social and behavioral sciences, multidomain outcomes, ethical conduct of research, recruitment, research in regulated care settings, cohorts and biospecimens, and the design of multicomponent interventions.