The director of the University of Kentucky’s Sanders-Brown Center on Aging has been appointed to the National Advisory Council on Aging (NACA).
Linda J. Van Eldik, Ph.D. said “Appointment to NACA is a tremendous honor. I am grateful and humbled to be appointed as a member,” adding, “I look forward to using my background and expertise to assist the NIA in fulfilling its mission to support and conduct research on aging and the health and well-being of older people, to foster the development of research and clinician-scientists in aging, and to disseminate health information to a variety of audiences.”
“This appointment illustrates national recognition of the world-class research, education, training and clinical programs being done here at UK,” Van Eldik said. “It shows that the University of Kentucky is an institution that fosters successful leaders and is represented on the council alongside members from other prestigious universities such as Harvard Medical School, Columbia University, UCSF, UCLA and University of Michigan.”
UK Vice President for Research, Lisa Cassis, PhD says of the director, “Her commitment to improving the lives of people with Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia is unparalleled.”
