Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
Master Class II: A Research Update on Healthy Aging
Speaker
Professor Aladdin H. Shadyab, Professor Ian Neel, Professor Ellen Lee, Danielle K. Glorioso MSW, Professor Annie Nguyen
Coordinator
Steve Clarey
This Master Class spotlights some of the latest research on healthy aging being conducted at the UC San Diego Center for Healthy Aging and the Stein Institute for Research on Aging. Featured lecturers will discuss the science of living longer and healthier, implementing a brain health plan, grief and the science of resilience, and the importance of social engagement
July 15: Thrive for Life: Lessons from Decades of Research on Healthy Aging
Professor Aladdin H. Shadyab
Join us for an inspiring lecture on the science of living longer and healthier. Professor Aladdin Shadyab will share insights from decades of research on healthy aging and longevity, highlighting what allows some people to thrive well into their 90s with strong mobility and sharp minds. Topics include weight management, diet, exercise, Alzheimer’s disease prevention, and the biology of aging. Learn practical, evidence-based strategies to support your health, maintain independence, and enjoy life to the fullest at every age
July 29: Implementing A Brain Health Plan: Evidence and Strategies
Professor Ian Neel
When considering the health of our brain as we age, there is an abundance of information on things that may help protect memory and cognition. This lecture will look at the evidence to show what has been found to be helpful and how to synthesize the evidence into an actionable plan to protect our mind over time.
July 30: Better Sleep for Better Aging: Why a Good Night’s Rest Matters More Than Ever Professor Ellen Lee (Note this is a Thursday Class)
Sleep is the third pillar of health, as important as eating a healthy diet and engaging in physical exercise and a key part of healthy aging. This lecture will review the literature regarding how sleep changes as we age, focusing on sleep disorders and circadian patterns across the lifespan. We will also discuss how sleep disturbances affect our physical, mental, and cognitive health and review different sleep interventions and approaches to improving our sleep in order to support healthy aging.
August 12: Aging, Grief, and the Science of Resilience
Danielle K. Glorioso, MSW
As we age, experiences of loss often increase, but so can our capacity for resilience. This lecture explores processes that support adaptation to bereavement and other forms of loss later in life. Participants will examine how resilience develops over time, how continuing bonds with loved ones can foster healing, and how meaning-making contributes to well-being in the second half of life. Grounded in research and clinical insight, this presentation reframes grief not as pathology, but as a natural and adaptive response to attachment, one that can coexist with growth, strength, and healthy aging.
August 26: Why Social Engagement May Be the Best Thing That You Can Do For Your Health Professor Annie Nguyen
There is a growing epidemic of loneliness and social isolation in the U.S. and across the globe. Social and civic engagement levels are on the decline and the resulting impacts on health for people of all ages are well documented. This lecture will examine the evidence linking the benefits of social engagement to health and longevity, discuss new and existing factors driving the erosion of connection in the U.S. including technology, and present strategies for enhancing real connections in our lives and communities.
July 15: Thrive for Life: Lessons from Decades of Research on Healthy Aging
Professor Aladdin H. Shadyab
Join us for an inspiring lecture on the science of living longer and healthier. Professor Aladdin Shadyab will share insights from decades of research on healthy aging and longevity, highlighting what allows some people to thrive well into their 90s with strong mobility and sharp minds. Topics include weight management, diet, exercise, Alzheimer’s disease prevention, and the biology of aging. Learn practical, evidence-based strategies to support your health, maintain independence, and enjoy life to the fullest at every age
July 29: Implementing A Brain Health Plan: Evidence and Strategies
Professor Ian Neel
When considering the health of our brain as we age, there is an abundance of information on things that may help protect memory and cognition. This lecture will look at the evidence to show what has been found to be helpful and how to synthesize the evidence into an actionable plan to protect our mind over time.
July 30: Better Sleep for Better Aging: Why a Good Night’s Rest Matters More Than Ever Professor Ellen Lee (Note this is a Thursday Class)
Sleep is the third pillar of health, as important as eating a healthy diet and engaging in physical exercise and a key part of healthy aging. This lecture will review the literature regarding how sleep changes as we age, focusing on sleep disorders and circadian patterns across the lifespan. We will also discuss how sleep disturbances affect our physical, mental, and cognitive health and review different sleep interventions and approaches to improving our sleep in order to support healthy aging.
August 12: Aging, Grief, and the Science of Resilience
Danielle K. Glorioso, MSW
As we age, experiences of loss often increase, but so can our capacity for resilience. This lecture explores processes that support adaptation to bereavement and other forms of loss later in life. Participants will examine how resilience develops over time, how continuing bonds with loved ones can foster healing, and how meaning-making contributes to well-being in the second half of life. Grounded in research and clinical insight, this presentation reframes grief not as pathology, but as a natural and adaptive response to attachment, one that can coexist with growth, strength, and healthy aging.
August 26: Why Social Engagement May Be the Best Thing That You Can Do For Your Health Professor Annie Nguyen
There is a growing epidemic of loneliness and social isolation in the U.S. and across the globe. Social and civic engagement levels are on the decline and the resulting impacts on health for people of all ages are well documented. This lecture will examine the evidence linking the benefits of social engagement to health and longevity, discuss new and existing factors driving the erosion of connection in the U.S. including technology, and present strategies for enhancing real connections in our lives and communities.
Speaker Bio
Presenter: Aladdin H. Shadyab is an associate professor of public health, human longevity science, and medicine at UC San Diego with over 300 scientific publications. His research uncovers the keys to exceptional longevity and healthy aging, offering groundbreaking insights that can help everyone thrive at every stage of life. He received his PhD from UC San Diego.
Presenter: Ian Neel is an associate clinical professor of medicine in geriatrics at UC San Diego Health. He is the geriatric consultant for UC San Diego’s Brain Health & Memory Disorders clinic, as well as the co-chair of the San Diego Alzheimer’s Project. He received his medical degree from UC San Diego.
Presenter: Ellen Lee MD is the Estelle and Edgar Levi Memorial Chair in Aging; Professor and Division Chief of Geriatric Psychiatry at UC San Diego; and Staff Psychiatrist and researcher at the Desert-Pacific MIRECC, VA San Diego Healthcare System. Her research explores biological and cognitive aging in schizophrenia, with a specific focus on sleep disturbances. She received her medical degree from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.
Presenter: Danielle K. Glorioso is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with extensive experience in aging, and the Executive Director of the Center for Healthy Aging and the Stein Institute for Research on Aging at UC San Diego. She led the research and development of a licensed, evidencebased six-week program designed to enhance resilience, compassion, and self-compassion among older adults.
Presenter: Annie Nguyen is an Associate Professor and the Director of the Healthy Aging and Longevity Science Research Group in the Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science at UC San Diego. Her research examines interventions that promote healthy and resilient aging. She received her PhD from the Medical College of Wisconsin.
Presenter: Ian Neel is an associate clinical professor of medicine in geriatrics at UC San Diego Health. He is the geriatric consultant for UC San Diego’s Brain Health & Memory Disorders clinic, as well as the co-chair of the San Diego Alzheimer’s Project. He received his medical degree from UC San Diego.
Presenter: Ellen Lee MD is the Estelle and Edgar Levi Memorial Chair in Aging; Professor and Division Chief of Geriatric Psychiatry at UC San Diego; and Staff Psychiatrist and researcher at the Desert-Pacific MIRECC, VA San Diego Healthcare System. Her research explores biological and cognitive aging in schizophrenia, with a specific focus on sleep disturbances. She received her medical degree from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.
Presenter: Danielle K. Glorioso is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with extensive experience in aging, and the Executive Director of the Center for Healthy Aging and the Stein Institute for Research on Aging at UC San Diego. She led the research and development of a licensed, evidencebased six-week program designed to enhance resilience, compassion, and self-compassion among older adults.
Presenter: Annie Nguyen is an Associate Professor and the Director of the Healthy Aging and Longevity Science Research Group in the Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science at UC San Diego. Her research examines interventions that promote healthy and resilient aging. She received her PhD from the Medical College of Wisconsin.
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