Regius Prof. Rose Anne Kenny is the founding Principal Investigator of TILDA, The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing. TILDA is Ireland’s largest adult population study which investigates the experience of ageing in Ireland, which compiles biological, social, and economic measures. It is also a designated WHO Collaborating Centre for Longitudinal Studies in Ageing and the Life Course.
In 2022, she was the first woman to be appointed Regius Professor of Physic (1637) at Trinity College Dublin where she currently holds the Chair of Medical Gerontology. The Regius Professor of Physic (physic (Latin) referring to the art or practice of healing disease) is one of the oldest Medical Professorships in Europe, and the oldest in Ireland.
Previously Professor of Cardiovascular Research and Head of Geriatric Medicine at the University of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, Regius Kenny is now director of MISA – Mercer’s Institute for Successful Ageing – a new state-of-the-art clinical research institute for ageing at St. James’s Hospital Dublin, which has over 300 staff members. She is also the director of the newly created WHO Collaborating Centre for Longitudinal Studies in Ageing and the Life Course.
Regius Kenny’s research programmes aim to understand the mechanisms of neurocardiovascular function and dysfunction in order to develop early diagnostic tools and intervention strategies for syncope, falls, cognitive impairment, and dementia through collaborative partnership incorporating disciplines from the basic sciences through to health service development and implementation.
Regius Kenny has authored and co-authored over 700 publications, including reviews, peer-reviewed research articles, textbooks, and book chapters. She has also been the recipient of over 50 awards and keynotes for her research and clinical service, including a Lifetime Achievement Award at the World Conference for Falls and Postural Stability in Kuala Lumpur in 2019, and honorary fellowship of the Faculty of Public Health Medicine in 2020.
