The Theo and Alfred M. Landon Center on Aging is a part of the University of Kansas and includes:
- facilities for researchers to study important aging-related issues such as prevention and treatment of disability, patterns of healthcare delivery, and cognitive function
- coursework for the next generation of healthcare providers to learn from faculty about the care of older adults in state-of-the-art classrooms
- an optimal location for community participants to engage in a variety of outreach programs from wellness and exercise to elder law clinics and weekly educational presentations
- a Geriatric Medicine Clinic providing both primary care and consultative services
The Landon Center on Aging also houses some of the University of Kansas Health System's Department of Neurology outpatient clinics. Patients can reach their clinic by calling 913-588-6970.
Many of the community activities at the Landon Center on Aging are offered online and in person. Please follow us on Facebook (@Landon.Center.on.Aging) and check this website for updates. E-mail Matt Chandler (mchandler@kumc.edu), Program Director, with any questions about our Life Enrichment and Wellness programs.
Geropalooza 2023
The Landon Center on Aging hosted the inaugural Geroscience Symposium, Geropalooza, on Wednesday, November 15 on the KUMC campus. The event featured a GeroSprint “lightning talk” challenge with a $10,000 pilot grant funding prize.
Renee Rogers with the division of Physical Activity and Weight Management was the grand prize winner for her presentation “Effects of second-generation incretin hormone agonists on body composition, physical function, and strength in older adults.”
The event also included a keynote speech by Dr. Stelios Andreadis, Distinguished Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering at the University at Buffalo, “Cellular Reprogramming for Reversing Stem Cell Aging: Implications for Vascular and Muscle Regeneration.”
The GeroSprint presentations included up to 20 slides, with the slides automatically advancing every 20 seconds. The presenters had 6 minutes and 40 seconds to make their pitch, and members of the audience voted to select the pilot grant winner.
The Landon Center on Aging and the Division of Geriatrics in the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Kansas Medical Center were co-hosts of this symposium with the purpose of supporting novel and collaborative studies relevant to aging, age-related diseases, healthspan, and longevity.
GeroSprint Challenge Participants
- Cole Bird: SINGS – Song-based Intervention for Neuromusculature in the Geriatric Swallow.
- Candice Coffey: Improving Care and Communication in Older Adults through POCUS and PSAPs.
- Olivia Eller: Repeated heat treatment to improve chronic pain, resilience, and frailty in aged mice.
- Sodiq Fakorede: Impaired Visual and Somatosensory Processing During Dual-Task Postural Control in Older Adults with Cognitive Impairments.
- Jullie Galliart & Denise Zwahlen: Retrieving moments of gratitude: An exercise for cognitive benefits for nursing home residents.
- Renee Rogers: Effects of second-generation incretin hormone agonists on body composition, physical function, and strength in older adults.