Departments & Divisions
Institutes & Centers
Elena Volpi, MD, PhD, FGSA
Sam and Ann Barshop Endowed Chair in Clinical and Translational Research in Geriatrics
Director, Sam and Ann Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies
Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics, Gerontology & Palliative Medicine
Dr. Volpi’s research focuses on discovering the mechanisms that lead to sarcopenia, the involuntary loss of muscle mass and function with aging, and identifying and testing innovative nutritional, exercise, and pharmacological treatments to improve muscle anabolism and functional recovery in older adults. She also leads clinical trials of interventions to improve recovery from hospitalization in geriatric patients, and has been leading clinical sites of large trials to test new interventions for dementia care, fall prevention, recovery from heart failure, and prevention of disability.
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Professional Background
Education
- 1995 - PhD - Università degli Studi di Perugia
- 1989 - MD - Università degli Studi di Perugia
Training
- 1998 - Residency - Università degli Studi di Perugia
- 1995 - Fellowship - Università degli Studi di Perugia
- 1991 - Residency - Università degli Studi di Perugia
- 1989 - Rotating Internship - Policlinico Di Perugia
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Research & Grants
Areas of Research
- Sarcopenia and physical function in older adults
- Nutritional regulation of muscle growth
- Regulation of muscle metabolism by exercise and inactivity
- Recovery from illness in geriatric patients
- Fall prevention in older adults
- Dementia care
- Sex disparities in metabolism
- Clinical trials in older adults
- Pragmatic trials in older adults