Advancing Research and Innovation for Aging and Disability (ARIAD)

A CU Denver Research and
Creative Work Grand Challenge

The Goal

The ARIAD team aims to cultivate a powerful collaborative network of academic experts, community stakeholders, and local, national, and international industry advisors and partners to address the grand challenge of aging and aging into disability facing our world today. Funding and research support is provided by CU Denver in order to lay the foundation for building CU Denver’s reputation as a leader in research and creative work.

Project Information

ARIAD’s consortium of experts will converge to explore, develop, and deploy safe, productive, and efficient technologies to support the needs of those living with, or aging into, disability.

Leveraging and evolving CU Denver and Anschutz’s nationally recognized foundational programs is a key component of ARIAD’s plan. CIDE with its knowledge of assistive technology and human factors and design provides a vital strategic partnership. When partnered with the rest of the ARIAD group, the project team is equipped with expertise ranging from engineering to medicine to humanities and adult education. Collectively, ARIAD will forge new paths and propel creation of new knowledge to change lives by improving overall wellbeing and independence for those aging into or living with disability.

The outcome will not only make CU Denver a global destination for disability and aging technology innovation but will also make significant strides toward addressing the Grand Challenge facing our world today - how do we redesign our world when, for the first time in human history, our planet has more people over 65 than under the age of five?

Contact us to learn more or to join the effort!

Email Dr. Cathy Bodine: cathy.bodine@cuanschutz.edu
Email Dr. Caroline Clevenger: caroline.clevenger@ucdenver.edu

The Challenge

Public speaker in wheelchair in group with other adult lecturers.

One Billion

People live with disabilities worldwide.

Society is Aging

By 2030, one out of every five Americans will be at or above retirement age

Demand Fuels Innovation

One in two older adults will experience disability as they age.

Team Members

Mazen Al Borno PhD

Assistant Professor Bioengineering, Computational Bioscience, and Neuroscience

Computer Science Engineering (CEAS)

Email Address:mazen.alborno@ucdenver.edu

Bio

Dr. Mazen Al Borno is an Assistant Professor at the University of Colorado Denver — Anschutz Medical Campus with appointments in Bioengineering, Computational Bioscience, and Neuroscience. His research is focused on developing computational models of human movement, and his work has applications in a range of fields including rehabilitation, computational motor control, and computer animation. Dr. Al Borno has used computational models of the human musculoskeletal system to test hypotheses and propose new theories on how the brain controls movements. He has developed a wearable technology software toolbox to measure human movement in natural environments over long durations and enable at-home monitoring and personalized treatment of neurological and musculoskeletal disorders. This toolbox is now used by hundreds of researchers in rehabilitation and biomechanics worldwide. Currently, Dr. Al Borno is investigating the use of peripheral non-invasive sensory stimulation for the treatment of movements disorders (stroke, Parkinson’s disease) and neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease. For the ARIAD project, Dr. Al Borno offers expertise in wearable technology and computational modeling for research on aging and disability.

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