McMaster Institute for Research on Aging (MIRA)

The McMaster Institute for Research on Aging (MIRA) was created in 2016 out of the recognition that the best way to tackle the complex issues facing an aging population was as an organized, interdisciplinary team that integrates the input of multiple perspectives, including those of older adults. These complementary areas of expertise ensures that our research is, from the outset, optimized to create useable, practical, older adult-centred solutions that promote aging in place.

MIRA has mobilized researchers at McMaster University to coordinate their efforts to enhance the University’s strengths in aging research. MIRA also acts as a robust entry point to several of McMaster’s existing research platforms in aging, such as the Labarge Centre for Mobility in Aging, the McMaster Optimal Aging Portal and the MIRA | Collaborative for Health & Aging.