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The Sealy Center on Aging at UTMB: Leading Aging Research Since 1995

The Sealy Center on Aging focuses on improving the health and well-being of older adults through interdisciplinary research, education, and community service by integrating the resources and activities relevant to aging at UTMB. The Center also implements our research findings in hospitals and clinics, bringing excellence and visibility to our health care system, and improving the health of older adults.

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Sealy Center on Aging (SCOA)
301 University Blvd.
Galveston, TX 77555-0177
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Phone: (409) 747-0008
Email: aging.research@utmb.edu

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ALZWalk2020 (16 of 17)

Internal Medicine/SCOA Alzheimer's Association Walk to End Alzheimer's® Team Raises Over $8,000

Oct 26, 2020, 10:29 AM by SCOA

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Thank you all for joining the Walk on October 17, 2020 and for supporting our team under the able leadership of our Co-Captains—Alice Williams & Kayla Shamburger. Kudos to Alice and Kayla for doing an outstanding job of organizing the team and raising over 8K for the Alzheimer's Association, an important step in winning the fight against Alzheimer's.

Visit our Facebook page for a photo gallery. Dr. Raji, Kayla Shamburger, Eleanore, and Herb Wuthrich, and Alice Williams walked on Hershey Beach in Galveston. Dr. Volpi and two friends, Helen Rietveld-Seitz and Jackie Thomas, walked in Creekside Estates in League City. Dr. Samper-Ternent and his family walked in their neighborhood in League City. Sue Minello walked trails in the Hill Country while camping.

Associated Programs Supported in part by the Sealy Center on Aging

Programs

Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center (Pepper OAIC)
Center of Excellence for Professional Advancement and Research (COEPAR)
Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Women's Health (CIRWH)
Data Management and Analysis Core (DMAC) for Comparative Effectiveness Research on Cancer in Texas (CERCIT)
Health of Older Minorities Pre and Postdoctoral Training (T32)
Hispanic Established Population for the Epidemiological Study of the Elderly (Hispanic EPESE)
Medical Student in Aging Research Program (MSTAR)
Pan American Health Organization / World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO)
Texas Resource Center on Minority Aging Research (RCMAR)

Areas of Research

SCOA brings together faculty from all UTMB Schools with expertise in research, education and clinical care related to aging. It provides the infrastructure and resources to ignite new collaborative translational research foci and support externally funded research on aging. It also supports educational programs on aging and geriatrics and outreach in the community. SCOA directly assists Core Investigators by providing support that includes: office space, editorial services, pilot funds, research infrastructure, and administration. 

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