Dr. Correa is the Program Official overseeing the scientific and business operations of the AgingResearchBiobank, including maintaining and distributing de-identified biospecimens and associated phenotypic, clinical, and imaging data from numerous NIA-funded longitudinal studies and clinical trials on aging to the broader scientific community worldwide. She also oversees the ongoing research portfolio generated by the numerous research applications granted access to the biobank’s resources. In addition to her expertise in biobanking, data science, and related regulatory and bioethical issues, her other areas of scientific interest include policy development; chronic conditions/multimorbidity and medication management in older adults, with particular emphasis on older women; ethnogeriatrics; global health and health diplomacy; and the impact of culture, religion, and spirituality in health. A specific research interest and contribution is age-related loss of muscle mass (“sarcopenia”), strength, and function.

Roger A. Fielding, PhD, is a Senior Scientist with the Metabolism and Basic Biology of Aging Directive at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University. He is also Professor of Nutrition at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Professor of Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine, and the Associate Director of the Boston Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center. Dr. Fielding is an internationally known researcher. He has published over 300 peer-reviewed papers(H-index 117). He has a strong record of extramural funding, including support from the NIH, USDA, foundations, and industry. In 2015, he received the Olof Johnell Science Award from the International Osteoporosis Foundation, and in 2021 he received the Herbert Fleisch Medal from the same organization. In 2024, he received the Excellence in Rehabilitation of Aging Persons Award from the Gerontological Society of America.

Dr. Stuart Phillips is a Distinguished University Professor in the Department of Kinesiology and a member of the School of Medicine at McMaster University. He is a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Skeletal Muscle Health. Dr. Phillips' work centers on the interaction of exercise/physical activity, aging, and nutrition in skeletal muscle and body composition. Dr. Phillips is a fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences (FCAHS), the American College of Sports Medicine (FACSM), the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology (FCSEP) and the Royal Society of Canada (FRSC).