For easy-to-understand information on the latest aging research, visit Infoaging, another AFAR Web site designed for the general public.


To learn more about how to effectively navigate research information on health and aging, visit AFAR's consumer web site HealthCompass.


For information on successful approaches to academic geriatrics career development from the John A. Hartford Foundation Centers of Excellence in Geriatric Medicine and Training.

The American Federation for Aging Research believes that the field of aging research is best served through the efforts of many.  Below is a list of companies, foundations, and organizations that are contributing to the greater knowledge of the field.

Companies

GE Healthcare: http://www.gehealthcare.com/
Merck: http://www.merck.com/
Pfizer: http://www.pfizer.com/main.html
Pfizer Public Health Group Medical & Academic Partnerships: http://www.promisingminds.com/

Foundations

Atlantic Philanthropies: http://www.atlanticphilanthropies.org/index.asp
The Brookdale Foundation: www.brookdalefoundation.org/
The Commonwealth Fund: www.cmwf.org/
The Ellison Medical Foundation: http://www.ellisonfoundation.org/
The Glenn Foundation for Medical Research: www.glennfoundation.org
The John A. Hartford Foundation: http://www.jhartfound.org/
The Lustgarten Foundation: http://www.lustgartenfoundation.org/
Metlife Foundation: http://www.metlife.com/Applications/Corporate/WPS/CDA/PageGenerator/0,1674,P284,00.html
The Starr Foundation: fdncenter.org/grantmaker/starr

Organizations

Alliance for Aging Research: http://www.agingresearch.org/
American Aging Association (AGE): http://www.americanaging.org/
American Association for Retired Persons: http://www.aarp.org/
American Geriatrics Society: http://www.americangeriatrics.org/
American Medical Students Association: http://www.amsa.org/
American Pharmaceutical Association: http://www.aphanet.org/
American Society on Aging: http://www.asaging.org/
Beeson Program: http://www.beeson.org/
Coins for Alzheimer's Research Trust (CART): http://www.cartfund.org/
Grantmakers in Aging: http://www.giaging.org/
International Bone and Mineral Society: http://www.bonekey-ibms.org/
International Longevity Center: : www.ilcusa.org
The Gerontological Economic Research Organization: http://www.gero.org/
The Gerontological Society of America: http://www.geron.org/
The Institute for the Study of Aging: http://www.aging-institute.org/
Thou Shalt Honor: http://www.thoushalthonor.org/
National Council on Aging: http://www.ncoa.org/
National Institute on Aging: www.nia.nih.gov
National Medical Fellowships: www.nmf-online.org/index.html
Research Into Ageing: http://www.ageing.org/
Society of Geriatric Cardiology: http://www.sgcard.org/