About the Healthy Aging Alliance

Co-Directors

Elizabeth Eckstrom, MD, MPH

Associate Professor and Director of Geriatrics

Division of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics

Oregon Health & Science University

503-494-8465

eckstrom@ohsu.edu

Dr. Eckstrom is a geriatrician who practices primary and consultative geriatrics and teaches students, residents, and faculty at OHSU and around the state. Her research is focused on interprofessional education, tai chi to promote health in older adults, and falls prevention.

Henryk Urbanski, PhD, DSc

Professor and Senior Scientist

Divisions of Neuroscience and Reproductive and Developmental Sciences

Oregon National Primate Research Center

Departments of Behavioral Neuroscience and Physiology and Pharmacology

Oregon Health & Science University

503-346-5496

urbanski@ohsu.edu

Dr. Urbanski's research team studies the effects of day-length, diet, and hormones on reproductive physiology. They are particularly interested in the neuroendocrine mechanisms that underlie perturbed sleep-wake cycles in the elderly, and the impact of circadian rhythm disruption on cognitive function. Dr. Urbanski is also the director of the Neuroscience of Aging training program at OHSU.

Executive Committee

Rachel Dresbeck, PhD

Director, Research Development and Communication Services

Oregon Health & Science University

503-494-3124

dresbeck@ohsu.edu

Jeffrey Kaye, MD

Executive Director and Professor, Layton Aging and Alzheimer's Disease Center

Departments of Neurology and Biomedical Engineering

Oregon Health & Science University

503-494-6976

kaye@ohsu.edu

Eric Orwoll, MD

Associate Dean, Professor and Director of Clinical Research Center

Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Clinical Nutrition

Oregon Health & Science University

503-494-0225

orwoll@ohsu.edu

Eli Schwarz, PhD, DDS, MPH

Professor and Chair

Department of Community Dentistry

Oregon Health & Science University

503-494-7603

schwarz@ohsu.edu

Our Partners

The OHSU Healthy Aging Alliance includes researchers, educators, and clinicians from across OHSU and around the state of Oregon.

The OHSU Brain Institute uses the most advanced technology to learn more about the brain and the best ways to treat neurological and psychiatric diseases.

The Portland VA Medical Center provides health care services to veterans in Oregon and Southwest Washington for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

The Oregon National Primate Research Center's Biology of Aging Program conducts basic and translational research, using multi-disciplinary approaches, to elucidate mechanisms underlying normal and pathological human aging.

Hartford Center of Geriatric Nursing Excellence prepares nurse leaders to meet the challenges of caring for an aging population through the integration of practice, education, and policy.