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Executive Director

 Aanand Naik

Aanand Naik, MD

Executive Director, Institute on Aging

Core Directors

 Jason Burnett

Jason Burnett, PhD

Director, Elder Mistreatment Core
 Amy Franklin

Amy Franklin, PhD

Director, Clinical Informatics and Decision Support Core
 Rachel Jantea

Rachel Jantea, MD, MS

Director, Education and Training Core
 Andrew Pickering

Andrew M Pickering, PhD

Director, Geroscience Core
 Rafael Samper-Ternent

Rafael Samper-Ternent, MD, PhD

Director, Research and Clinical Innovation Core

Fellows

 Jack Banks

Jack Banks, PhD

Staff

 Lariza McBean

Lariza McBean

Administrative Director
 Monica Bennett

Monica Bennett

Senior Administrative Assistant
 Erica Crosno-Parker

Erica Crosno-Parker

Marketing Coordinator
 Jose Barrera

Jose Barrera

Research Coordinator III
 Justun Holder

Justun Holder

Research Coordinator III
 Alejandra Mera

Alejandra Mera

Research Coordinator II
 Tracey Rosen

Tracey Rosen

Senior Program Manager - Research
 Jordan Broussard

Jordan Broussard

Research Coordinator III
 Simon West

Simon West

Program Coordinator
 Geethika Yalavarthy

Geethika Yalavarthy

Clinical Data Analyst

2025 Interns

Peiqi Guo Institute on Aging Summer Intern
Jithin Kallumalickal Institute on Aging Summer GRA
Durga Shrestha Institute on Aging Summer GRA

2024 Interns

Adriana Vargas Institute on Aging Summer Intern
Eishan Naik Institute on Aging Summer Intern
Sofia Gachuz Guinee Summer Intern
Jithin Kallumalickal Institute on Aging Summer GRA
Geethika Yalavarthy Institute on Aging Summer GRA

2023 Interns

Ivy Zheng Institute on Aging Summer Intern
Emily Peel Guinee Summer Intern

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