Anabella Pinton
The Scientist-in-Training Research Award is presented to a pre-doctoral candidate with a promising career as a geriatrics scientist. The AGS is pleased to present this award to Anabella Pinton, a public health student completing her Master’s degree in infectious disease epidemiology at Cornell University. With a background in neuroscience and biology, Ms. Pinton’s research interests are focused on the effects of neurological processes on different public health outcomes across the lifecourse. Her recent study, “Depression and Stress Symptoms Accelerate 5-Year Decline in Physical Function in US Community-Dwelling Older Adults,” examine the effects of neurological mental disorders on aging outcomes and highlights the need for mental health interventions to improve symptoms such as frailty. In the future, Ms. Pinton plans to pursue a PhD in epidemiology to gain additional research skills that will assist her studies of mental and cognitive factors associated with health across the lifespan.
Past Recipients of the Scientist-in-Training Research Award
2021 Anabella Pinton
2020 Deborah Mack, MPH
2019 Minakshi Raj, MPH
2018 Joshua Niznik, PharmD
2017 Andrea E. Daddato, MS
2016 Andrew Zullo, PharmD, ScM
2015 Camilla B. Pimentel, MPH
2014 Rebecca H. Affoo, MCLScSLP
2013 Lolita Nidadavolu, BA
2012 Jillian Wong
2011 Jason L. Sanders, BA, MD/PhD Cand.
2010 David Wert
2009 Elisa Rodriguez, BS
2008 Danielle R. Bouchard, MS