About the GRC
The Gerontology Research Collaborative (GRC) is a group of researchers doing work in gerontology from the UC San Diego and other institutions in the area — incl. Sanford Burnham Prebys, Salk, San Diego State University (SDSU). These researchers wish to exchange ideas for collaborations, create working groups surrounding research themes (e.g. physical activity, biomarkers of aging, disparities, cognition, epidemiology, technology), and to host events for the broader San Diego region.
The GRC intends to be as inclusive as possible, bringing together researchers with a variety of backgrounds including basic science, translational research, clinical practice, mental health, public health, and related disciplines.
In This Day & Age - GRC and Stein Seminar Series
"In This Day & Age" is a monthly seminar series sponsored by the GRC and the Stein Institute for Research on Aging. Our mission is to highlight cutting-edge and multidisciplinary aging research happening within the San Diego community and beyond.Formats vary from seminars by local faculty, short talks from early-stage investigators (postdocs, fellows and students), and invited presentations by leading gerontologists. Please stay tuned for more!
Contact for Login Information: hphang@health.ucsd.edu
Upcoming GRC Seminar:
April 25th at 4pm with Dr. Lisa Eyler
Title: Brain Aging in Serious Mental Illness
About the speaker:
Lisa T Eyler, PhD (she/her) is Professor in the UCSD Department of Psychiatry and a Clinical Research Psychologist in the Desert-Pacific Mental Illness Research Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC) at the VA San Diego Healthcare System. In addition, she is the Director of the Center for Empathy and Compassion Training in Medical Education, which is part of the T. Denny Sanford Institute for Empathy and Compassion at UC San Diego. She also serves as a faculty member in the SDSU/UCSD Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology and is a member of the steering committee for the UCSD Center for Healthy Aging. Dr. Eyler is involved in many equity, diversity, and inclusion initiatives at UCSD, including being the convener of the Health Sciences EDI Ambassadors group. Dr. Eyler's research focuses on understanding individual differences in cognitive and emotional functioning using neurobiological measures including structural and functional brain imaging. In particular, she has examined the relationship between cognitive deficits in schizophrenia and abnormalities of brain function and how these relationships may change with age. She completed an NIMH-funded project that examined whether brain structure and function appear to age more rapidly among individuals with bipolar disorder and how this related to increasing cognitive deficits with age. She then led a longitudinal study investigating how blood-based inflammatory markers and mood variability related to short- and long-term cognitive changes in bipolar disorder. Dr. Eyler most recently completed a grant examining accelerated biological and inflammatory aging in schizophrenia. She is a co-investigator on the Vietnam Era Twin Study of Aging MRI study which aims to understand genetic and environmental contributions to brain aging and a grant to study brain, mood, and cognitive changes from before to after the pandemic among older adults. She also has an interest in healthy aging and has conducted studies examining the relationship of cognitive and emotional success to brain function among healthy seniors and measuring wellness during the pandemic. Internationally, she is an active member of several bipolar-related global consortia.
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GRC Newsletter
We regularly distribute our newsletter informing our community about research opportunities, publications and local events. Career development and training pertaining to gerontology research will also be provided as our group develops.
To subscribe please email saweiss@health.ucsd.edu.
