Alliance for Aging Research

Main policy areas include aging research funding, FDA funding, stem cell research funding, and improving health care for older Americans. The Alliance holds congressional briefings to increase awareness of such diseases and conditions as osteoporosis, Alzheimer's disease, oral care and diabetes.

The Alliance also serves on several coalitions and committees including Friends of the National Institute on Aging (NIA),{{Cite web |url=http://www.thevolunteercenter2.net/org/10267374995.html |title=The Volunteer Center |access-date=2008-10-10 |archive-date=2016-03-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307094336/http://thevolunteercenter2.net/org/10267374995.html |url-status=live }} the Alliance for a Stronger FDA,{{Cite web |url=http://www.strengthenfda.org/members.htm |title=Alliance for a Stronger FDA |access-date=2008-10-22 |archive-date=2008-08-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080827202005/http://strengthenfda.org/members.htm |url-status=dead }} Coalition for the Advancement of Medical Research (CAMR),{{Cite web |url=http://www.camradvocacy.org/ |title=CAMR |access-date=2008-10-17 |archive-date=2017-11-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171105042736/http://www.camradvocacy.org/ |url-status=live }} Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease,{{Cite web |url=http://www.fightchronicdisease.org/about/ |title=PFCD |access-date=2008-10-17 |archive-date=2017-08-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808051549/http://www.fightchronicdisease.org/about |url-status=live }} and the National Coalition on Mental Health and Aging.{{Cite web |url=http://www.ncmha.org/ |title=NCMHA |access-date=2008-10-17 |archive-date=2017-05-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170528115403/http://www.ncmha.org/ |url-status=live }}

The Alliance has been a part of the once-a-decade White House Conference on Aging, helping the President and Congress adopt resolutions to make aging research a national priority.{{Cite web |url=http://www.thevolunteercenter2.net/org/10267374995.html |title=The Volunteer Center |access-date=2008-10-10 |archive-date=2016-03-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307094336/http://thevolunteercenter2.net/org/10267374995.html |url-status=live }}

The Alliance collaborates with many patient and advocacy organizations on the annual Task Force on Aging Research Funding, a call to action to Congress and other national policymakers.{{Cite web |url=http://www.theacpa.org/members/news_view.asp?id=159 |title=American Chronic Pain Association |access-date=2008-10-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090111003321/http://www.theacpa.org/members/news_view.asp?id=159 |archive-date=2009-01-11 |url-status=dead }}

ACT-AD (Accelerate Cure/ Treatments for Alzheimer's Disease) is a coalition of more than 50 organizations working to accelerate the development of treatments and a cure for Alzheimer's disease.{{Cite web |url=http://www.act-ad.org/about.aspx |title=ACT-AD |access-date=2008-08-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080705030412/http://www.act-ad.org/about.aspx |archive-date=2008-07-05 |url-status=dead }}

The Alliance produces materials focused on healthy aging and chronic disease, particularly for the Baby Boomer population. The Alliance has developed resources on the following topics: Age-related macular degeneration, Alzheimer's disease and caregivers, osteoporosis, heart disease, Parkinson's disease, and cancer, among others.

The Baby Boomer population now includes about 78 million Americans—27 million are ages 55–62 and 51 million are ages 44–54.{{Cite web |url=http://www.alz.org/national/documents/report_alzfactsfigures2008.pdf |title=2008 Alzheimer's Disease Facts and Figures |access-date=2008-10-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081123042906/http://www.alz.org/national/documents/report_alzfactsfigures2008.pdf |archive-date=2008-11-23 |url-status=dead }} This generation will begin reaching age 65 in 2011—increasing the need for healthy aging and chronic disease research.{{Cite web |url=http://www.nationalreview.com/nrof_kucewicz/kucewicz022403.asp |title=National Review |access-date=2008-10-15 |archive-date=2008-08-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080815221931/http://www.nationalreview.com/nrof_kucewicz/kucewicz022403.asp |url-status=live }}

The Alliance has also developed a database called The Silver Book that compiles facts, statistics, graphs and data from hundreds of sources. A brief version of the online database is available in print form. Data is available for diabetes, vision loss, neurological diseases, cardiovascular disease, cancer, and osteoporosis.

Every year the Alliance holds its Bipartisan Congressional Awards Dinner to highlight how policymakers work together to advance aging research and celebrate recent achievements.{{Cite web |url=http://www.agingresearch.org/content/calendar/detail/2069 |title=Congressional Awards Dinner |access-date=2008-10-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081022190913/http://www.agingresearch.org/content/calendar/detail/2069 |archive-date=2008-10-22 |url-status=dead }}

In 2008, the Alliance presented the Florence S. Mahoney Making A Difference Award, which honors an individual for his or her contribution to the medical research community, to Erik Fatemi.{{cite web | title=Alliance for Aging Research Recognizes Erik Fatemi | website=Alliance for Aging Research | date=2008-06-24 | url=https://www.agingresearch.org/news/alliance-for-aging-research-recognizes-erik-fatemi/ | access-date=2024-07-18}} The award remembers Florence S. Mahoney, who was instrumental in the foundation of the National Institute on Aging.{{Cite web |url=http://www.nia.nih.gov/NewsAndEvents/FlorenceMahoney.htm |title=NIA. Accessed 15 October 2008. |access-date=2008-10-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081001170616/http://www.nia.nih.gov/NewsAndEvents/FlorenceMahoney.htm |archive-date=2008-10-01 |url-status=dead }}

From 2002 to 2008, the Alliance has hosted "Aged to Perfection", a wine tasting fundraiser bringing together individuals and experts from the biotechnology, health, finance, political and wine communities in order to show support for aging research.{{Cite web |url=http://www.chi.org/CHI_Bulletin_April_21,_2008_Vol.aspx |title=California Healthcare Institute |access-date=2008-10-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080704132325/http://www.chi.org/CHI_Bulletin_April_21%2C_2008_Vol.aspx |archive-date=2008-07-04 |url-status=dead }}

The Alliance received two grants from Pfizer in 2021 for a total of $120,000, the majority of which went towards a "COVID-19 Vaccine Education and Equity Project".{{Cite web |date=2021-09-27 |title=US Medical, Scientific, Patient and Civic Organization Funding Report: Q1-Q2 2021 |url=https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/23787007/pfizer-2021-report.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230503211316/https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/23787007/pfizer-2021-report.pdf |archive-date=2023-05-03 |access-date=2023-05-10 |publisher=Pfizer}}

• Aging-associated diseases
• Geriatrics
• Research into centenarians

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• [https://www.agingresearch.org/ Alliance for Aging Research]
• [https://www.silverbook.org/ The Silver Book: Chronic Disease and Medical Innovation in an Aging Nation]
• [https://act-ad.org/ ACT-AD (Accelerate/Cure Treatments for Alzheimer's Disease)]
• [https://www.nia.nih.gov/ National Institute on Aging]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20060803122214/http://sagecrossroads.net/ SAGE Crossroads] (archived)

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Category:Non-profit organizations based in Washington, D.C.

Category:Research institutes established in 1986

Category:1986 establishments in Washington, D.C.