Government of Canada supports research on aging – Photo gallery

Alice Wong, Minister of State (Seniors), delivered the opening remarks at the official grand opening and launch of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) at McMaster University. The CLSA represents a $50-million investment.

Parminder Raina, lead principal investigator of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) and Christina Wolfson (McGill University, Montreal), co-principal investigator of the CLSA.

The CLSA is a collaborative project involving more than 160 researchers at 26 institutions across Canada.

Two participants in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA).

Over the next 20 years, 50,000 men and women aged 45 to 85 will be followed as part of the study.

The event took place at McMaster Innovation Park Atrium. McMaster University is at the forefront of the CLSA, which includes 11 data collection sites, four telephone interview centres and three data analysis facilities across Canada. The CLSA National Coordinating Centre is located in Hamilton.

From top left: Parminder Raina, lead principal investigator; Minister of State for Seniors Alice Wong; Susan Kirkland (Dalhousie University, Halifax) and Christina Wolfson (McGill University, Montreal), co-principal investigators.

From bottom left: Pierre Normand, Canada Foundation for Innovation; Yves Joanette, Canadian Institutes of Health Research Institute of Aging; Stephen Collins, McMaster University.

Ribbon cutting to officially open of the CLSA facilities at McMaster University. The data collected as part of the CLSA will form a national research database that will help scientists to answer key questions about health and aging.

Minister Wong receives a tour of the Data Collection Site at McMaster University.

In-depth data collection occurs at 11 sites across the country including: Victoria, Vancouver, Surrey, Calgary, Winnipeg, Hamilton, Ottawa, Montreal, Sherbrooke, Halifax and St. John's.

Minister Wong receives a tour of the Biorepository and Bioanalysis Centre at McMaster University.

The Biorepository and Bioanalysis Centre is the central location for the storage and analysis of biological samples (blood and urine) collected at each of the data collection sites. The Hamilton-based centre also houses a bioanalysis laboratory which will be dedicated to detailed sample analysis.