Overall research impact

Since the inception of MIRA in 2016, McMaster University has increased its productivity and reach in aging research. McMaster researchers involved in research in aging collectively acquired more than $92 million in peer-reviewed funding during this period. A significant increase in both publications and citations by McMaster researchers in the field of aging further supports the gathering influence of McMaster as a powerhouse in aging research.

Since 2016, the following Canada Research Chairs were established by McMaster researchers and MIRA members in aging research

• Canada Research Chair in Human Skeletal Muscle Health in Aging, 2016, Stuart Phillips

• Canada Research Chair in Palliative Care & Health System Innovation, 2016, Hsien Seow

• Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Well-Being, Community Engagement, and Innovation, including issues faced by elders, 2017, Chelsea Gabel

• Canada Research Chair in Person- Centred Interventions for Older Adults with Multimorbidity & Their Caregivers, 2017 (renewal), Maureen Markle-Reid

• Canada Research Chair in Geroscience, 2017 (renewal), Parminder Raina

• Canada Research Chair in Interdisciplinary Microbiome Research, 2017 (renewal), Michael Surette

This strengthening of research in aging at McMaster University would not have been possible without the generous gift of $15 million by Suzanne Labarge and the more than $3 million investment by McMaster to establish MIRA and the LCMA.