Sanders-Brown Center on Aging

Mission & Vision

The mission of the Sanders-Brown Center on Aging (SBCoA) is to improve the health of the older adults in Kentucky and beyond through research dedicated to understanding the aging process and age-related brain diseases, and education, outreach, and clinical programs that promote
healthy brain aging.
The vision of SBCoA is to be be recognized locally and nationally as a premier, vitally productive and innovative aging center that effectively translates research findings into interventions and information that will benefit older adults.

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REGISTER NOW for the 16th Annual Mind Matters Health Fair

The Sanders-Brown Center on Aging will host the 16th annual Mind Matters Health Fair on Monday, May 20 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
at Marriott Griffin Gate. Explore interactive booths, free health and memory screenings, and presentations on HEALTHY AGING! For Adults 55+
This is a FREE event, but registration is highly encouraged. For more information, please call 859-323-5550.

For more details, visit https://medicine.uky.edu/centers/sbcoa/events/16th-annual-mind-matters-health-fair-2024-03-19t11-12-01

Drug studied at UK is first disease-modifying therapy in U.S. approved to treat Alzheimer’s

On July 6, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted full approval to lecanemab, marketed as Leqembi, for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. The University of Kentucky’s Sanders-Brown Center on Aging has been working with this drug and others like it for more than a decade.

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Thirteenth Annual Markesbery Symposium on Aging & Dementia

The Thirteenth Annual Markesbery Symposium A Great Success

The thirteenth annual Markesbery Symposium on Aging and Dementia was held November 17 and 18th, 2023. The symposium, named in honor and memory of the late William R. Markesbery, MD, founding director of the Sanders-Brown Center on Aging and Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, highlights the research being done at the Center as well as current research around the globe.

This year Dr. Malu Tansey of the University of Florida and Dr. David Morgan of Michigan State University were the the keynote speakers at both Friday's Scientific Session and Saturday's Community Session. They were joined by our very own Sanders-Brown Center on Aging experts. To view their community presentations, click on the links below.