Ways to Engage
Ways to Engage With the Institute
Aging affects everyone. If you would like to support and help the MIBAM mission to extend healthy aging, please contact our Administrator, Kelly Holmes-Tomei [email protected]. Here are some ways you can engage:
- DONATE! Please consider supporting our research program!
- COME VISIT! Please reach out if you are interested in visiting MIBAM!
- LEARN MORE! If you have a group who would like to learn more about extending healthy aging, please contact us about scheduling a presentation by MIBAM faculty.
- VOLUNTEER! Help us amplify the message of extending healthy aging or participate in human research to learn more about healthy aging.
- STAY IN TOUCH! Request to be added to the News and Events email list and subscribe to our quarterly newsletters.
- EMPLOYMENT - APPLY
The Masonic Institute on the Biology of Aging and Metabolism created a Midwestern Aging Consortium, which includes Mayo Clinic, University of Iowa, University of Wisconsin, Indiana University, Northwestern University, University of North Dakota, Iowa State University, Ohio State University, Kansas State University, and Southern Illinois University. The goal of the MAC is to bring together investigators with complementary expertise in the basic and translational research on the biology of aging, enhance training of the next generation of geroscientists, and obtain funding in areas of need in the upper Midwest, including rural health, indigenous populations, and training of URM.
We are a member of an international Alliance for Healthy Aging. Other members of the Alliance include Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, University Medical Center Groningen in Groningen, Netherlands, Newcastle University in Newcastle, United Kingdom, University of Copenhagen in Copenhagen, Denmark, and University of Cologne in Cologne, Germany. The goal of the Alliance is to advance translation of geroscience research.
We collaborate with the Kogod Center on Aging at the Mayo Clinic, an an innovative center where education, research, and medical practice unite to unravel mysteries surrounding aging and age-related conditions.
Women in STEM
For centuries, STEM professions have been male-dominated fields. Women have come a long way in the fight for equal pay, gender equality and non-discriminatory policies. However, they are very often underrepresented in science. MIBAM is founded on strong equality values and will continue to provide equal opportunity for all lab members and affiliates.
Work in Progress (WIP) and Aging Journal Club
We host weekly Work in Progress (WIP) seminars on Thursday afternoons from 1:30 - 2:30 pm and Aging Journal Club on Friday afternoons from 2:00 - 3:00 pm on the Twin Cities Campus and via Zoom. These events are open to UMN faculty, staff and trainees. If you are interested in participating, please send a note to [email protected].
We look forward to hearing from you!
Innovation with IMPACT
Drs. Niedernhofer and Robbins participated in the UMF Innovation with IMPACT: Science of Care and Aging event. This event connected medicine and health donors, prospects, and community partners with faculty experts.
MIBAM Retreat to the Itasca Biological Station and Laboratories
MIBAM faculty and staff at the annual retreat to Itasca State Park in Park Rapids, Minnesota.