On Tuesday, October 21, 2025 the Institute on Aging hosted its annual Vincent J. Cristofalo Annual Lectureship with keynote speaker, Amy Kind, PhD, Associate Dean for Social Health Sciences and Programs, Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.
Dr. Kind’s research focuses on assessing and improving care for highly vulnerable and disadvantaged older adult populations, especially those with Alzheimer’s disease. She strives to develop novel ways to eliminate health disparities through innovative research in health policy and clinical programs.
Her presentation titled "The Power of Social Exposome Research to Catalyze Real-World Change: The Case of Milwaukee Water Works Lead Pipe Replacement Plan" highlighted the role of the exposome in health policy spaces, what the exposome lends to brain health and how to utilize this information to catalyze real world change.
About the Vincent J. Cristofalo Annual Lectureship
Pictured: IOA Co-director Eddie Lee, MD, PhD with family of Vincent J. Cristofalo
This annual tribute to Vincent J. Cristofalo is to acknowledge in perpetuity his contributions to aging research, his critical scientific thinking, as well as his commitment to mentees, colleagues, friends and family.