Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Aging
@UBCAging
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Conducting interdisciplinary research at UBC to promote health and well-being for all older adults living in British Columbia, across Canada & around the world!
University of British Columbia
Joined September 2022
📢 ELCHA is moving to Bluesky! 📢 ELCHA is shifting our main updates to Bluesky! 🌟 Our X account will remain active, but for the latest research, events, and more, follow us here: 🔗 https://t.co/0zZXizLhmO See you there! 💙🦋 #HealthyAging #UBC #ScienceCommunication
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🎉 We’re excited to welcome three new Investigators to the Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Aging: Dr. Julie Robillard, Dr. Rosie Shrout @RosieShrout, & Dr. Natasha Lane @NatashaErinLane. Learn more about their research: 👉 https://t.co/KYo9FNGLzU
#HealthyAging #UBC
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This study appears in The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences @OUPAcademic @OxfordJournals
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AbstractObjectives. Older adults are at high risk of the negative health impacts of social isolation and loneliness. One of those possible negative health
Reducing social isolation protects the brain in later life, finds a new study from the School of Geography and Sustainable Development Read more... 👇 https://t.co/dNgSgG50Mg
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Stories, Arts, and Equity: Intergenerational Qualitative Methods for Inclusive Public Health Research - Julia Henderson, Lillian Hung, Rachel Xia, Christine Germano, Kayla McIntyre, 2025
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Health inequalities persist despite extensive public health research and interventions. Qualitative approaches are increasingly recognized for their ability to ...
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Welcome to ELCHA, Dr. Julie Robillard! 🎉. In a recent @CTVNews interview, she highlighted how social robots support comfort & emotional well-being in pediatric care—and how they can benefit older adults too. Watch 👉 https://t.co/PHQ56XBKGD
#HealthyAging #UBC #SocialRobots
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🎉 Congrats to Cass Tinline-Goodfellow, recipient of the 2025/2026 Healthy Aging Postdoctoral Fellowship! His research with Dr. James McKendry examines how activity levels and resistance training shape muscle loss & recovery in older adults. 👉 https://t.co/AKtxTRgiC7
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What does housing have to do with health? According to Dr. Kate Frohlich, Scientific Director of CIHR-IPPH, more than you might think! Don’t miss our 2-minute read with Dr. Frohlich: https://t.co/9UdpERrL4f
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Join us for our next McGill Cares webcast on December 17 at noon, when #geriatrician Dr. Julia Chabot will discuss the potential benefits of using #music as a therapeutic tool for patients with #dementia. 🎵 Info: https://t.co/91tlKzqzi4
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🚨 Dec 2| Don’t miss next week’s @LeongCentre’s Trainee Hub for a conversation on building trust, collaboration & meaningful partnerships in research. Brought to you by the @LeongCentre and @UBCAging. Learn more & register: https://t.co/Fik7YZGVl0.
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Please join us in welcoming Dr. Rosie Shrout @RosieShrout, who has joined the Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Aging as an Investigator! Her research explores how stress and relationships shape couples’ health and aging. 👉 https://t.co/8HCSFTI4KH
#HealthyAging #UBC
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📢 12th Edition International Conference on Aging & Gerontology 🗓 May 11–12, 2026 📍Tokyo, Japan First Round Abstract Submission Ends: Nov 25, 2025 Submit here: https://t.co/gHmDIE25MV
#Aging #Gerontology #AgingResearch #Geriatrics #AcademicConference #CallForAbstracts
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đź“Ł In late October, our Director of Partnerships & Operations, Ellie Adler, joined the SickKids Child Health Policy Accelerator in Ottawa to advocate for better clinical trial regulations & improved drug access for children with rare diseases. Read more: https://t.co/VUgJFtYsAp
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🎉 Congrats to Dr. Monika Kowatsch & Dr. Sandeep Dhillon—recipients of the 2025 @HlthResearchBC Trainee Awards! Their work on HIV, hormones & cancer self-management reflects UBC’s commitment to inclusive healthy aging. 👉 https://t.co/lM6dXydleh
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Applications are open for the 2025/2026 UBC Healthy Aging Summer Student Research Awards! 💰 Funded full-time projects (8–16 weeks, May–Aug 2026) 📅 Apply by Jan 30, 2026 🌿 Open to undergrads in B.C. More info 👉 https://t.co/DaW60xTB8b
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📢Join us Nov 19 for a joint @LeongCentre & @UBCAging webinar with Dr. Kiffer G. Card as he explores how neurobiological systems like the HPA axis link social connection with stress regulation, shaping health and wellbeing. Learn more & register today: https://t.co/jb5tK6ptNr
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✨Nov 19 | Don’t miss Dr. Kiffer G. Card’s webinar about the science of loneliness and why social health matters. 🕛 Time: 12:00–1:00 PM ET 👉Register now: https://t.co/jb5tK6q1CZ
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Sedation and overdose can look alike. When in doubt, act. Learn the “lay, spray, and stay” steps in GSA’s new "Staying Safe With Opioids at Home" report. https://t.co/OwBlTRHR5u Supported by @EmergentWeGo
#HarmReduction #OpioidAwareness
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New data from Christine Wardell and the Levings lab at @UBC and @BCCHresearch has demonstrated that A2-CAR Treg cells have potential therapeutic use to control both allo- and #autoimmunity in islet transplantation. Check it the paper in @ScienceTM: https://t.co/qaNtP1nh5M
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