LARNA  -  Latin American  Research Network of the Oxford Institute of Ageing.

The new LARNA network will build a bridge between Latin American scholars and policy-makers and will provide an opportunity to promote research collaboration, and the pooling of ideas as well as sharing experiences on ageing issues from countries across Latin America. In the long run, joint courses and training possibilities will be developed (e.g. Master and Doctoral studies; participation at the OIA Spring School on Ageing; visiting fellowships) to encourage and support capacity building in Latin America.

At present, members of LARNA include

Professor Rosa Kornfeld Matte (Chile)
Professor Maria Soledad Herrera (Chile)
Professor Rita de Cássia da Silva Oliveira (Brasil)
Professor Marcos Jardim (Brasil)
Professor Veronica Montes de Oca (México)
Professor Carmen Delia Sanchez (Puerto Rico)
Professor Blanca Lopez La Vera (Perú)
Professor Ricardo Iacub (Argentina)
Professor Luis Leopold (Uruguay)

As part of the process of development the Oxford Institute of Ageing, with funding from the British Academy, recently (2-3 July 2009) held a conference ‘Ageing in Latin America: Developing the Research Agenda' .  The conference brought together scholars, policy makers and researchers with an interest in all aspects of ageing in Latin America, and provided opportunities to develop cross national collaborations. 

For further details please see the:

Conference Report and Powerpoint Presentations