The Gérontopôle of the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Toulouse (Toulouse, France) is an internationally-recognized institution for clinical research on age-related conditions. In particular, several fields of expertise/research are present within the Gérontopôle, including geriatric medicine, Alzheimer's disease (the Gérontopôle is the largest Alzheimer's disease research and clinical center in France), nutrition, sarcopenia, and frailty (coordinating international scientific task forces on the topics).