Last week, MIRA met with the Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Pain Research and Care to identify areas for future collaboration through discussion of research and design thinking exercises.

Thank you to everyone for their ideas and insights!

A total solar eclipse gathering that did not disappoint McMaster Innovation Park with Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) and MIRA McMaster colleagues!

Join us for our next Collaborative Conversation on April 30th at 12 p.m. (in-person or online), co-hosted with Embolden Study and MIRA McMaster.

Presenters Maggie MacNeil & Aref Alshaikhahmed will discuss evaluating the impact of engaging older adults and service providers as research…

Thank you Geras Centre for Aging Research for partnering on our #HamOnt #DefyDementia event today. The #GERASdance demo was so much fun - as was the amazing impromptu Laughter Yoga session 🤣🧘🏽 A great day & amazing to see such a huge and engaged crowd learning about #aging and brain health.

I’m at the McMaster OCE #CommunityEngagedResearch day, bringing #DesignThinking on the road! Come visit us MIRA McMaster to tell us what you like (and don’t like!) about the research process.

I'm at the Hamilton Central Library today from 2-5 pm for #DefyDementia featuring guests Dr. Jennifer Heisz and Ravi Venkatesh, plus a live #GERASdance demo -- all about reducing your dementia risk!
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Today I am at the City of Hamilton Wellness Fair representing MIRA McMaster. Come stop by and visit us and other McMaster University aging research groups like Aging Swallow Research Lab Embolden Study McMaster PACE and Gilbrea Centre

Looking forward to connecting with the community at this event tomorrow!

Congratulations to MIRA PhD Scholarship recipient Karla Martinez of McMaster Chemistry & Chemical Biology, whose @McMasterResearch on mechanisms & onset of age-related neurodegenerative disorders was recently published in Chemical Science.

Learn more about Karla's journey here:
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You're invited: dig into design thinking to craft innovative products and services.

🗓️April 12, 9 AM-12 PM
🏢 ETB, Room 524, McMaster University
🔧 Robert Fleisig, Lead of the Master of Engineering Design Program at W Booth School of Eng. Practice & Technology, McMaster Engineering
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Frailty is sometimes overlooked, as screening is not a part of standard medical care. The #FitFrailtyApp is a simple electronic tool that helps to identify individuals at risk of #frailty and #sarcopenia  in under 15 minutes 📲

Download today: apps.apple.com/ca/app/fit-fra…

Congratulations to 2024 Women of Distinction Award winner Ada Tang, assistant dean School of Rehabilitation Science, MIRA member, MacStroke Canada lead, and a vital member of MIRA's executive committee.

⏰DEADLINE APPROACHING⏰
To apply: mira.mcmaster.ca/education-trai…

📃 MIRA Undergraduate Summer Research Fellowships (USRF)
👨‍🎓 Six summer undergraduates working with MIRA researchers (one per Faculty)
💸 up to 6 awards of up to $2000
📅 April 4, 2024

For more: mira.mcmaster.ca/collaborate/fu…

Check out our March Community Update — with a mini-feature for #BrainHealthAwareness 🧠

Subscribe below for community events (in-person & online), research studies looking for participants & evidence-based aging resources.

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Thanks for sharing Community-Based Research Canada (CBRCanada)!

Thanks to McMaster CoDesign Hub for Equity-Based CoCreation for hosting a great Equity Based Co-Creation Showcase! It was great to see so many MIRA McMaster-supported projects and researchers.
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Enjoying my morning learning more about the McMaster CoDesign Hub for Equity-Based CoCreation work to support Equity in Co-design at their Equity in Co-Design Co-creation Showcase with Audrey Patocs, including a poster on MIRA McMaster work with Dixon Hall. Glad for this opportunity to connect around co-design.

Congratulations to MIRA members Andrew Costa of HEI and Deborah Sloboda Debisvaccinated 💉😷Sloboda 🇺🇦 of McMaster Biochemistry & Biomedical Sciences on being named Canada Research Chairs. They join six other deserving McMaster University researchers.

The Innovation Matchmaking program provides an equivalent of $75K in prep-funding for investable ventures focused on aging health challenges & tech solutions. Join us for a virtual matchmaking session on March 26 to connect & develop applications.
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