About the McMaster Institute for Research on Aging (MIRA) MIRA was built on the groundwork laid by the Labarge Optimal Aging Initiative and the Labarge Foundation. Since 2016, MIRA has brought together more than 140 researchers and 200 trainees from across all six McMaster Faculties to conduct studies that address issues faced by older adults, their families, health care and social systems, and our society as a whole. One of the most effective ways to mobilize McMaster researchers and ensure a transformative research impact is through the development of centres that are focused on priority research areas. Using a design thinking approach, MIRA’s focused centres promote the rapid integration of solutions into policy and practice. Further, MIRA’s focused centres are intended to complement other existing university centres where there may be potential for mutual beneficial synergies. MIRA’s focused centres help to advance its mission and build upon McMaster’s existing strengths in aging, evidence-based medicine, population and clinical studies, knowledge exchange and policy, and the development and evaluation of interventions.
MIRA Five Year Report
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