Johns Hopkins - Human Aging Project

The Human Aging Project (HAP) is committed to providing access to information that can help optimize health and prolong well-being as we age, including information about significant advances in medicine, clinical care, and technology. Visit our website at https://hap.jhu.edu/aging-well/ to learn more about aging well.

The Johns Hopkins Human Aging Project (HAP) is a community of scholars, health care experts, and stakeholders who are committed to developing innovative solutions for the optimal care of all. We believe that a better understanding of the aging process can help older adults, their caregivers, and loved ones experience the richness and potential of healthy aging. Visit our website at https://hap.jhu.edu/aging-well/ to learn more about aging well.

There are many factors that can affect the well-being of older adults: avoiding injuries, staying on top of chronic diseases, maintaining healthy cognition and mood, having access to proper caregiving, and maintaining social relationships. As part of our mission to extend the health span of older adults, we at the Johns Hopkins Human Aging Project (HAP) focus on providing information and resources on aging well. Check out our website at https://hap.jhu.edu/aging-well/ to learn more about healthy aging.

The two main pillars of healthy aging are staying active and optimizing nutrition. However, there are numerous related factors that can have an impact on the well-being of older adults. For more information on these factors as well as other healthy aging topics, check out the Human Aging Project (HAP) website: https://hap.jhu.edu/aging-well/.

An important focus of the Human Aging Project (HAP) is to promote and disseminate knowledge of ways for people of all backgrounds to stay healthy as they age and remain independent. Check out Johns Hopkins Medicine's “Aging Well” page to learn about various healthy aging topics: https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/wellness-and-prevention/aging-well. For more information about our important work at HAP, visit https://hap.jhu.edu/aging-well/.

As part of the Human Aging Project's (HAP) training and career development efforts, the Health Services and Outcomes Research for Aging Populations training program offers pre- and post-doctoral training opportunities that focus on aging-related person- and family-oriented research. With the help of mentors from the Schools of Public Health, Medicine, and Nursing at Johns Hopkins University, this program aims to produce the next generation of research leaders. Visit https://hap.jhu.edu/training today to learn more about our training programs.

The Human Aging Project (HAP) is offering an invaluable opportunity for pre- and post-doctoral fellows through the Epidemiology and Biostatistics of Aging training program. Funded by the National Institute on Aging (NIH), this training grant aims to prepare epidemiologists and biostatisticians to become essential members of the multidisciplinary research needed to define models of healthy aging. Explore our training programs at https://hap.jhu.edu/training.

Pre- and post-doctoral researchers interested in conducting original research on age-related cognitive disorders (such as Alzheimer's disease, frontotemporal dementia, and vascular cognitive decline) under the expert guidance of a faculty mentor can take advantage of training opportunities through the Human Aging Project's (HAP) Research Training in Age-Related Cognitive Disorders program. For more information, visit https://hap.jhu.edu/training.

The NIH-funded Translational Aging Research Training Program is part of the Human Aging Project (HAP). This program provides post-doctoral fellows access to training and development opportunities that will help them pursue careers that use clinical translational approaches to improve the health and well-being of older adults. The HAP is committed to cultivating a new generation of interdisciplinary translational aging research experts. Visit https://hap.jhu.edu/training today to learn more about our training programs.

As part of the Human Aging Project's (HAP) training and career development efforts, the HAP Scholars program annually funds junior and mid-career faculty from a wide variety of backgrounds to work in aging research and to provide interdisciplinary resources for facilitating important new scientific discovery, translation, and dissemination. Visit https://hap.jhu.edu/training today for more information on our training programs.

The Human Aging Project (HAP) is committed to increasing the length of time that older adults spend in good health without cognitive or functional decline. The Gerotech Incubator Program is a multidisciplinary effort within HAP that aims to develop and implement novel, scalable engineered solutions for health problems affecting older adults.​

​Through Gerotech, HAP provides training and career development opportunities for faculty, staff, students, and research fellows to accelerate the creation of new technologies that promote healthy aging. Visit https://hap.jhu.edu/training today to learn more about our training programs.

The Study of Physical Resilience and Aging (SPRING), one of the research efforts of the Human Aging Project (HAP), helps us understand the function of physiological systems that boost resilience. SPRING also enables us to develop measures that predict vulnerability or the ability of a person to cope with stress. Visit https://hap.jhu.edu/research-collaborations/ to learn more about our research collaborations at HAP.