Press Releases

Speaking today at a hearing of the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations, Gladys E. Maestre, MD, PhD, from the Rio Grande Valley Alzheimer’s Disease Resource Center for Minority Aging Research testified to lawmakers about the importance of advancing the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease in populations worldwide.

Media Briefing: Research and Developments in the Resource Centers on Minority Aging Research (RCMAR)
Date: Thursday, November 14
Time: 12 to 1:15 p.m. PT
Location: Seattle Convention Center Arch Building Room 303
Registration: GSA 2024 Annual Scientific Meeting media registration is required to attend this event.

Author Q&A: Debra Whitman, Global Aging Expert and Author of “The Second Fifty”
Date: Thursday, November 14
Time: 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. PT
Location: Seattle Convention Center Arch Building Room 305
Registration: GSA 2024 Annual Scientific Meeting media registration is required to attend this event.

The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) invites all journalists to attend its 2024 Annual Scientific Meeting — the country’s largest interdisciplinary conference in the field of aging — from November 13 to 16 in Seattle, Washington. Qualified media representatives intending to cover the meeting may register free of charge.

The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) — the nation’s largest interdisciplinary organization devoted to the field of aging — has named Michelle Putnam, MGS, PhD, FGSA, of Simmons University as the next editor-in-chief of the journal Innovation in Aging, effective January 2025.