Wayne State researcher appointed adjunct foreign professor at prestigious Karolinska Institute

Mark R. Luborsky, director of aging and health disparities research at the Institute of Gerontology (IOG) and professor of anthropology and gerontology at Wayne State University, has been appointed adjunct foreign professor at the prestigious Nobel Prize-granting Karolinska Institute in Stockholm.

The six-year appointment recognizes Luborsky for his many scientific achievements and long-standing research focus on life reorganization and continuity of meaning and function. "Mark is not only an exceptional scholar but a phenomenal colleague to all Institute of Gerontology faculty and students," said Peter Lichtenberg, director of the IOG.

"Dr. Luborsky is most deserving of this recognition from the prestigious Karolinska Institute," said Hilary Ratner, vice president for Research at Wayne State University. "His research targets ways to help people in the United States and all over the world. This collaboration with the Karolinska Institute will allow his research to have an even greater impact around the globe."