Back row, left to right: Katie Campbell, PhD, Josh Guggenheimer, PhD, and Sofia Pehrson ’27. Front row: Hadley Ninow '27, Kenzi Marrone-Lloyd '24, Marcie Myers, PhD, and Shavonnye Rath '24.
On November 13, three Katies for Aging Research and Equity (KARE) Scholars presented their KARE-funded research in Seattle, Washington, at the Summit Conference, part of the national conference. Kenzi Marrone-Lloyd ’24, Hadley Ninow ’27, and Sofia Pehrson ’27 were all first-time national conference presenters. In addition to the ADAR Summit Conference, Marrone-Lloyd also presented a poster at GSA with international geroscience and gerontology attendees.
Íæż½ã½ã’s KARE program is funded by the , which aims to support students in addressing health disparities and promoting healthy aging through geroscience-related coursework and research experiences. Historically, the KARE Program has accepted 6–12 new scholars each year to reach a maximum capacity of 24 students. Students who enter the program have interests in various disciplines, including psychology, public health, biology, chemistry, biochemistry, exercise science, nursing, and more.