Program Area: Interdisciplinary
Peter Lichtenberg, PhD, FGSA
Professor and Director
Institute of Gerontology
Wayne State University
Detroit, Michigan, United States
Luigi Ferrucci, MD, PhD, FGSA
Scientific Director
Office of the Scientific Director (OSD)
National Institute on Aging
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Kenneth Ferraro, PhD, FGSA
Distinguished Professor and Director
Center on Aging and the Life Course
Purdue University
West Lafayette, Indiana, United States
The Donald P. Kent Award lecture will feature an address by the 2021 Kent Award recipient Luigi Ferrucci, MD, PhD, FGSA, of the National Institute on Aging. The Kent Award is given annually to a member of The Gerontological Society of America who best exemplifies the highest standards of professional leadership in gerontology through teaching, service, and interpretation of gerontology to the larger society. The Robert W. Kleemeier Award lecture will feature an address by the 2021 Kleemeier Award recipient Kenneth F. Ferraro, PhD, FGSA, of Purdue University. The Kleemeier Award is given annually to a member of The Gerontological Society of America in recognition for outstanding research in the field of gerontology.
Award Lecturer: Luigi Ferrucci, MD, PhD, FGSA – National Institute on Aging
Award Lecturer: Kenneth F. Ferraro, PhD, FGSA – Purdue University