Institute on Aging and Lifelong Health (IALH)
A UVic research unit supporting and promoting world-class interdisciplinary research which addresses current societal challenges in fields of health and aging. linktr.ee/UVicIALH
- Are you conducting research to improve care for the elderly? Apply for these awards! In partnership with IALH, the Eldercare Foundation is offering two awards: ❇️The Funke-Furber Gerontological Research Award ❇️The Ruth A. Gardner Research Award. Deadline: March 1 www.uvic.ca/research/cen...
- Are you an older adult interested in participating in a study looking at how life stressors impact your health or thinking abilities? Eligibility: 🔶Adults 65 or older 🔶In-person testing at UVic 🔶Right handed 🔶English speaking Receive a $40 giftcard! Email COAST_study@uvic.ca or scan QR code
- Reposted by Institute on Aging and Lifelong Health (IALH)Our next Women’s Health Seminar is coming up on Feb 9! Featuring Dr. Brittany Bingham, this talk introduces IMPACT, an Indigenous-led project advancing culturally safe, equitable #menopause care by centring #Indigenous voices and knowledge. 🔗 Register: ow.ly/jPr450Y3Sfu
- Meet Dr. Denise Cloutier – Professor, Geography "I am passionate about making a difference in the lives of PLWD so wherever they are at whatever life stage, they can be cared for with compassion, and lead fulfilling, meaningful lives.” #UVicResearch #DementiaResearch #DementiaAwareness
- Meet Maddie Gregory – PhD Student, Psychology "With our rapidly increasing older adult population, it is important to ensure caregivers feel valued and supported for the well-being of themselves and who they care for.” #AlzheimersAwarenessMonth #UVicResearch #ResilienceResearch
- Meet Carolyn Brandly – PhD Student, Social Dimensions of Health Carolyn Bradly's study “The Fostering Inclusion for People with Dementia Project" included people living with dementia and care partners as co-researchers. #AlzheimersAwarenessMonth #UVicResearch #DementiaAwareness #DementiaResearch
- Meet Karen Terra - PhD Student, Social Dimensions of Health “My research explores how art-based programs, delivered through social prescribing, can support the well-being of people living with dementia (PLWD)." #AlzheimersAwarenessMonth #UVicResearch #DementiaAwareness #DementiaResearch
- Dr. Mariko Sakamoto - Asst Prof, Nursing Dr. Sakamoto works with UVic's CARING Dementia Collaborative to reduce misconceptions about dementia & create dementia inclusive environments. Read about her exciting project that arose from a podcast she hosts! #AlzheimersAwarenessMonth #UVicResearch
- Meet Dr. Marie-Ève Tremblay - Professor, Medical Sciences "Dr. Tremblay’s research lab is studying the outcomes of lifestyle and environmental factors, such as stress, diet, infection and Alzheimer’s disease, on microglial health." #AlzheimersAwarenessMonth #ADawareness #UVicResearch
- We’re so excited to welcome you tonight! 🤖💙 From hype to hospital: AI in health care news.uvic.ca/2026/ai-in-h...
- Meet Isabella Tucci - Master's Student, Neuroscience "My research aims to identify strategies, such as menopausal hormone therapy, that may support healthy cognitive aging in older women.” #AlzheimersAwarenessMonth #UVicResearch #ConcussionResearch #BrainHealth #Neuroscience #WomensHealth
- Meet Dr. Amanda Orr, Post Doc Fellow "My research involves developing 3D bioprinted models of the human brain that have pathological features of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Our research goal is to use these models to screen AD drug therapies." #AlzheimersAwarenessMonth #ADawareness #UVicResearch
- Meet IALH’s Innovative Scientists Driving Change January is Alzheimer’s Awareness Month. Each day this week, we will feature an IALH student affiliate or research fellow who is studying Alzheimer’s and other types of dementia. Stay tuned! #AlzheimersAwarenessMonth #ADawareness #UVicResearch
- Today is the last day to reserve your spot! 🎟️
- What does AI look like in real-world healthcare? Join us for an engaging panel discussion that moves beyond the buzzwords to focus on safety, evidence, ethics, and patient impact. 🎟 Free & open to everyone! Register here (required). www.eventbrite.ca/e/from-hype-...
- Join Us! 'No Fixed Address' Film + Panel Discussion. A powerful documentary that considers a deeply overlooked aspect of homelessness: people's grief following the death of someone they care about. Thurs, Feb. 19 1 – 4 PM Cinecenta, Uvic Free! Register here: www.eventbrite.ca/e/no-fixed-a...
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- New study from IALH Research Fellow Dr. Templeman's lab, featuring lead author Faria Athar, PhD student, may offer hope to women with hot flashes, night sweats news.uvic.ca/2026/new-stu...
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- What does AI look like in real-world healthcare? Join us for an engaging panel discussion that moves beyond the buzzwords to focus on safety, evidence, ethics, and patient impact. 🎟 Free & open to everyone! Register here (required). www.eventbrite.ca/e/from-hype-...
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- 🎮Virtual Reality for Healthy Aging: A Lunch & Learn with Natasha Tat, MSc 🥗 🗓️ Wednesday, Jan 21st, 12-1pm PST 📍 Cornett Building (UVic), Room B111 💻 Hybrid event (Zoom link sent upon registration) ✨ Free & open to everyone | Registration required 🥪 Lunch provided Register here: tinyurl.com/3c9he7h9
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- 📣 Join us for Journal Club tomorrow! 🗓️ Fri, Jan 16 | 10–11am 📍 R Hut Boardroom or 💻 Zoom (link in comments) We’ll discuss Working Together to Thrive: Well-Being and Public Health (Canada’s CPHO report). ☕ Light breakfast provided by IALH ✨ Open to all UVic students & post-docs—bring a peer!
- 🎮Virtual Reality for Healthy Aging: A Lunch & Learn with Natasha Tat, MSc 🥗 🗓️ Wednesday, Jan 21st, 12-1pm PST 📍 Cornett Building (UVic), Room B111 💻 Hybrid event (Zoom link sent upon registration) ✨ Free & open to everyone | Registration required 🥪 Lunch provided Register here: tinyurl.com/3c9he7h9
- Dr. Isla Shill receives the Governor General’s Gold Medal! 🥇 Dr. Shill is a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in the UVic Concussion Lab/Christie Lab at IALH. Read the UCalgary article "From undergrad to PhD" for more on her academic journey. Congratulations Isla!🎉 www.ucalgary.ca/news/undergr...
- UBC's Wellness Wednesday is back! Dr. Jodie Gawryluk, IALH Director at UVic, will present about different trajectories of aging, including cognitive decline, healthy aging and super aging. Brain function and brain structure will both be discussed. www.bcbrainwellness.ca/events/welln...
- Menopause Study - Participants wanted! If you are between 55 and 65 years of age, experienced natural menopause, have no major health conditions and are interested in participating, please contact Heather Kwan (hkwan@uvic.ca) to sign up! #MenopauseResearch #IALH #WomensResearch #WomensHealth
- What does AI look like in real-world healthcare? Join us for an engaging panel discussion that moves beyond the buzzwords to focus on safety, evidence, ethics, and patient impact. 🎟 Free & open to everyone! Register here (required). www.eventbrite.ca/e/from-hype-...
- From all of us at IALH!!!
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- Pregnant people who received a #COVID-19 vaccine were far less likely to experience severe illness or deliver their babies prematurely, according to a major new UBC Faculty of Medicine study published in JAMA. www.med.ubc.ca/news/covid-1...
- What makes a song sound ‘Christmassy’? Musicologist explains theconversation.com/what-makes-a...
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- Adults Over 50 With AND Without a History of Concussion Needed for Brain Health Research 🧠 ✉️ Email Brainlab@uvic.ca for more info on how to participate! #BrainResearch #UVicResearch #ConcussionResearch
- Hey #innovators and #engineers at @uvic.ca! Do you have a commercially-ready technology that could be applied to improve healthcare in BC? Come pitch your idea to a matchmaker tomorrow! RSVP: IALHresearch@uvic.ca @uvicresearch.bsky.social @uvicscience.bsky.social @mechanicaluvic.bsky.social
- Are you an #innovator with a commercially-ready #technology that could be applied to improve #healthcare in BC? Come join this info session on @innovatebc.bsky.social's Integrated Marketplace! 📅 Fri., Dec. 12th, 2-3 pm 📍UVic, CanAssist Boardroom, in CARSA RSVP to IALHresearch@uvic.ca
- IALH's Journal Club meets next week (with hybrid option)! 📅 Wed. Dec. 10th | 9-10 AM | 📍 IALH Boardroom, R Hut ☕ Coffee, bagels, fruit + cream cheese (incl. non-dairy) provided! Email IALHresearch@uvic.ca to access the articles on environmental risk factors and brain volumes. #JournalClub #UVIC
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- IALH's STRIDE mentorship program featured in @uvic.ca news ow.ly/QXAo50XyP8T
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- New Publication: Congrats to IALH Affiliates Drs. Theone Paterson, Brianna Turner, & their team who published this study finding that parents/caregivers ranked their child's social & emotional development as the highest concern during & after the pandemic. #COVID19 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41269041/
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- IALH's Journal Club meets this week! 📅 Fri. Nov 28th | 9 AM | 📍 IALH Boardroom, R Hut We’ll discuss “Making time for brain health: recognizing temporal inequity in dementia risk reduction” published last month. ☕ Coffee, bagels, fruit + cream cheese (incl. non-dairy) provided! #JournalClub
- Congrats to four IALH Student Affiliates who were named recipients of the 2025-2026 Jamie Cassels Undergraduate Research Award!🎉
