American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR)
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The American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR) is a national non-profit organization whose mission is to support and advance healthy aging through biomedical research. www.afar.org
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This year has been a challenging one for the scientific community. So this Thanksgiving, we want to extend our heartfelt gratitude for your support of AFAR.
Thank you for your support, and thank you for considering a year-end gift to AFAR this season: https://www.afar.org/donate
Thank you for your support, and thank you for considering a year-end gift to AFAR this season: https://www.afar.org/donate
November 25, 2025 at 4:00 PM
This year has been a challenging one for the scientific community. So this Thanksgiving, we want to extend our heartfelt gratitude for your support of AFAR.
Thank you for your support, and thank you for considering a year-end gift to AFAR this season: https://www.afar.org/donate
Thank you for your support, and thank you for considering a year-end gift to AFAR this season: https://www.afar.org/donate
AFAR SuperAgers Family Study and Board Member, Multiple Grantee and Study Co-Investigator Nir Barzilai, MD, featured in TIME.
Learn more & enroll in the SuperAgers Family Study here: https://ow.ly/3eOa50Xxbzy
Read the interview here: https://ow.ly/Geiq50Xxbzx
Learn more & enroll in the SuperAgers Family Study here: https://ow.ly/3eOa50Xxbzy
Read the interview here: https://ow.ly/Geiq50Xxbzx
How to Die Young at a Very Old Age
Longevity researcher Nir Barzilai shares how interfering with aging could prevent myriad diseases.
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November 24, 2025 at 10:01 PM
AFAR SuperAgers Family Study and Board Member, Multiple Grantee and Study Co-Investigator Nir Barzilai, MD, featured in TIME.
Learn more & enroll in the SuperAgers Family Study here: https://ow.ly/3eOa50Xxbzy
Read the interview here: https://ow.ly/Geiq50Xxbzx
Learn more & enroll in the SuperAgers Family Study here: https://ow.ly/3eOa50Xxbzy
Read the interview here: https://ow.ly/Geiq50Xxbzx
A Continuation Award will bolster research by Omer Sharon, PhD, of UC Berkeley, on “The role of sleep-dependent glymphatic brain clearance in human aging,” funded through a prior Glenn Foundation for Medical Research Postdoctoral Fellowship: https://buff.ly/q3iUMK8
November 24, 2025 at 6:00 PM
A Continuation Award will bolster research by Omer Sharon, PhD, of UC Berkeley, on “The role of sleep-dependent glymphatic brain clearance in human aging,” funded through a prior Glenn Foundation for Medical Research Postdoctoral Fellowship: https://buff.ly/q3iUMK8
Introducing 2025 Glenn Foundation for Medical Research Postdoctoral Fellowships in Aging Research recipient Jingyun Luan, PhD, of @uchicagobsd.bsky.social, who will research “Decoding epigenetic regulation to rejuvenate aging-induced stem cell exhaustion.”
Learn more here: buff.ly/VXSf5CH
Learn more here: buff.ly/VXSf5CH
November 24, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Introducing 2025 Glenn Foundation for Medical Research Postdoctoral Fellowships in Aging Research recipient Jingyun Luan, PhD, of @uchicagobsd.bsky.social, who will research “Decoding epigenetic regulation to rejuvenate aging-induced stem cell exhaustion.”
Learn more here: buff.ly/VXSf5CH
Learn more here: buff.ly/VXSf5CH
A Continuation Award will bolster research by Ryan Marshall, PhD, of UW–Madison, funded through a prior Glenn Foundation for Medical Research Postdoctoral Fellowship: https://buff.ly/X8ZfAJq
November 21, 2025 at 7:01 PM
A Continuation Award will bolster research by Ryan Marshall, PhD, of UW–Madison, funded through a prior Glenn Foundation for Medical Research Postdoctoral Fellowship: https://buff.ly/X8ZfAJq
Introducing 2025 Glenn Foundation for Medical Research Postdoctoral Fellowships in Aging Research recipient Airat Ibragimov, PhD, of @urochester.bsky.social
See his research “Putting aging on pause: targeting SIRT6 & CDK9 to ameliorate age-related transcriptional dysregulation" here:
See his research “Putting aging on pause: targeting SIRT6 & CDK9 to ameliorate age-related transcriptional dysregulation" here:
November 21, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Introducing 2025 Glenn Foundation for Medical Research Postdoctoral Fellowships in Aging Research recipient Airat Ibragimov, PhD, of @urochester.bsky.social
See his research “Putting aging on pause: targeting SIRT6 & CDK9 to ameliorate age-related transcriptional dysregulation" here:
See his research “Putting aging on pause: targeting SIRT6 & CDK9 to ameliorate age-related transcriptional dysregulation" here:
Recent MSN and ZME Science articles on exceptional animal longevity featured insights from AFAR Scientific Director Steven N. Austad, PhD, and Grantee and Upstate Nathan Shock Center Director Vera Gorbunova, PhD. Read here: https://buff.ly/bbS9tKq
November 20, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Recent MSN and ZME Science articles on exceptional animal longevity featured insights from AFAR Scientific Director Steven N. Austad, PhD, and Grantee and Upstate Nathan Shock Center Director Vera Gorbunova, PhD. Read here: https://buff.ly/bbS9tKq
A Continuation Award will bolster research by Walker Hoolehan, PhD, of the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, funded through a prior Glenn Foundation for Medical Research Postdoctoral Fellowship: https://www.afar.org/grantee-profiles/walker-hoolehan
November 19, 2025 at 9:00 PM
A Continuation Award will bolster research by Walker Hoolehan, PhD, of the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, funded through a prior Glenn Foundation for Medical Research Postdoctoral Fellowship: https://www.afar.org/grantee-profiles/walker-hoolehan
Introducing 2025 Glenn Foundation for Medical Research Postdoctoral Fellowships in Aging Research recipient Nils Grotehans, PhD, of the @umasschan.bsky.social, who will research “A Novel Strategy to Restore Mitochondrial Function in Aging.”
Learn more here: www.afar.org/grantee-prof...
Learn more here: www.afar.org/grantee-prof...
November 19, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Introducing 2025 Glenn Foundation for Medical Research Postdoctoral Fellowships in Aging Research recipient Nils Grotehans, PhD, of the @umasschan.bsky.social, who will research “A Novel Strategy to Restore Mitochondrial Function in Aging.”
Learn more here: www.afar.org/grantee-prof...
Learn more here: www.afar.org/grantee-prof...
Introducing 2025 McKnight Brain Research Foundation Innovator Awards in Cognitive Aging and Memory Loss Recipient Erin Gibson, PhD, of Stanford Medicine, who will research “NSPR1 as an intersectional regulator of myelin and cognition in aging.”
Learn more here: https://ow.ly/YnfH50XtGp1
Learn more here: https://ow.ly/YnfH50XtGp1
November 18, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Introducing 2025 McKnight Brain Research Foundation Innovator Awards in Cognitive Aging and Memory Loss Recipient Erin Gibson, PhD, of Stanford Medicine, who will research “NSPR1 as an intersectional regulator of myelin and cognition in aging.”
Learn more here: https://ow.ly/YnfH50XtGp1
Learn more here: https://ow.ly/YnfH50XtGp1
Introducing 2025 McKnight Brain Research Foundation Innovator Awards in Cognitive Aging and Memory Loss Recipient Leah Acker, MD, PhD, of Duke University, who will research “Inflammatory Hangover and Cognitive Aging.”
Learn more here: https://ow.ly/YBCm50XtGiB
Learn more here: https://ow.ly/YBCm50XtGiB
November 18, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Introducing 2025 McKnight Brain Research Foundation Innovator Awards in Cognitive Aging and Memory Loss Recipient Leah Acker, MD, PhD, of Duke University, who will research “Inflammatory Hangover and Cognitive Aging.”
Learn more here: https://ow.ly/YBCm50XtGiB
Learn more here: https://ow.ly/YBCm50XtGiB
A Continuation Award will bolster research by Sooyeon Lee, PhD, of Stanford University, on “The pathophysiological role of Succinate Dehydrogenase deficiency in β-cell aging and diabetes,” funded through a prior Glenn Foundation for Medical Research Postdoctoral Fellowship: https://buff.ly/H2x6hmK
November 17, 2025 at 6:00 PM
A Continuation Award will bolster research by Sooyeon Lee, PhD, of Stanford University, on “The pathophysiological role of Succinate Dehydrogenase deficiency in β-cell aging and diabetes,” funded through a prior Glenn Foundation for Medical Research Postdoctoral Fellowship: https://buff.ly/H2x6hmK
Introducing 2025 Glenn Foundation for Medical Research Postdoctoral Fellowships in Aging Research recipient Paula Godoy, PhD, of the @ucsandiego.bsky.social, who will research “Rejuvenating Aged Hematopoietic Stem Cells Through Multimodal Single-Cell Approaches.”
Learn more here: buff.ly/dvZs2xv
Learn more here: buff.ly/dvZs2xv
November 17, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Introducing 2025 Glenn Foundation for Medical Research Postdoctoral Fellowships in Aging Research recipient Paula Godoy, PhD, of the @ucsandiego.bsky.social, who will research “Rejuvenating Aged Hematopoietic Stem Cells Through Multimodal Single-Cell Approaches.”
Learn more here: buff.ly/dvZs2xv
Learn more here: buff.ly/dvZs2xv
A Continuation Award will bolster research by Amanat Ali, Pharm-D, PhD, of @einsteinmededu.bsky.social on “Identification and Characterization of Functional Coding Variants in Human Longevity Pathways,” funded thru prior Glenn Foundation for Medical Research Postdoctoral Fellowship: buff.ly/Socz4vV
November 14, 2025 at 7:01 PM
A Continuation Award will bolster research by Amanat Ali, Pharm-D, PhD, of @einsteinmededu.bsky.social on “Identification and Characterization of Functional Coding Variants in Human Longevity Pathways,” funded thru prior Glenn Foundation for Medical Research Postdoctoral Fellowship: buff.ly/Socz4vV
Introducing 2025 Glenn Foundation for Medical Research Postdoctoral Fellowships in Aging Research recipient Richard Giadone, PhD, of @harvard.edu, who will research “Pharmacologic Recapitulation of Parabiosis to Improve the Aging Central Nervous System.”
Learn more here: www.afar.org/grantee-prof...
Learn more here: www.afar.org/grantee-prof...
November 14, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Introducing 2025 Glenn Foundation for Medical Research Postdoctoral Fellowships in Aging Research recipient Richard Giadone, PhD, of @harvard.edu, who will research “Pharmacologic Recapitulation of Parabiosis to Improve the Aging Central Nervous System.”
Learn more here: www.afar.org/grantee-prof...
Learn more here: www.afar.org/grantee-prof...
AFAR is pleased to share our Ask the Expert Interview with 2025 The George M. Martin Lifetime Achievement in Mentoring Award recipient Arlan Richardson, PhD, of UO Health Sciences. Dr. Richardson discusses the significance of mentoring the next generation of aging researchers here: buff.ly/xRrUeyT
November 13, 2025 at 7:23 PM
AFAR is pleased to share our Ask the Expert Interview with 2025 The George M. Martin Lifetime Achievement in Mentoring Award recipient Arlan Richardson, PhD, of UO Health Sciences. Dr. Richardson discusses the significance of mentoring the next generation of aging researchers here: buff.ly/xRrUeyT
New Research co-authored by AFAR Grantees Timothy Jarome, PhD, and Yeeun Bae, PhD, published in Brain Research Bulletin and Neuroscience on ways to improve aging brain memory.
Read a related MSN story here: buff.ly/9gk8Kdd
Read a related MSN story here: buff.ly/9gk8Kdd
November 13, 2025 at 5:06 PM
New Research co-authored by AFAR Grantees Timothy Jarome, PhD, and Yeeun Bae, PhD, published in Brain Research Bulletin and Neuroscience on ways to improve aging brain memory.
Read a related MSN story here: buff.ly/9gk8Kdd
Read a related MSN story here: buff.ly/9gk8Kdd
AFAR SuperAgers Family Study and Board Member, Multiple Grantee and Study Co-Investigator Nir Barzilai, MD, featured in @time.com.
Learn more & enroll in the SuperAgers Family Study here: www.superagersstudy.org
Read “How to Die Young at a Very Old Age” here: time.com/7330284/agin...
Learn more & enroll in the SuperAgers Family Study here: www.superagersstudy.org
Read “How to Die Young at a Very Old Age” here: time.com/7330284/agin...
November 13, 2025 at 4:02 PM
AFAR SuperAgers Family Study and Board Member, Multiple Grantee and Study Co-Investigator Nir Barzilai, MD, featured in @time.com.
Learn more & enroll in the SuperAgers Family Study here: www.superagersstudy.org
Read “How to Die Young at a Very Old Age” here: time.com/7330284/agin...
Learn more & enroll in the SuperAgers Family Study here: www.superagersstudy.org
Read “How to Die Young at a Very Old Age” here: time.com/7330284/agin...
Excited to hear remarks from Arlan Richardson, PhD, as he receives AFAR's 2025 George M. Martin Award at a special awards ceremony tomorrow, Nov 13, at #GSA2025
Learn more about the event here: www.afar.org/events/2025-...
Learn more about the event here: www.afar.org/events/2025-...
November 12, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Excited to hear remarks from Arlan Richardson, PhD, as he receives AFAR's 2025 George M. Martin Award at a special awards ceremony tomorrow, Nov 13, at #GSA2025
Learn more about the event here: www.afar.org/events/2025-...
Learn more about the event here: www.afar.org/events/2025-...
New Research in Nature, co-authored by AFAR Grantee and Upstate Nathan Shock Center Director Vera Gorbunova, PhD, was highlighted in @theguardian.com and @nytimes.com, where AFAR Grantee Peter Sudmant, PhD, provided further insights.
Read more here: buff.ly/gDUuNyq
Read more here: buff.ly/gDUuNyq
November 11, 2025 at 7:08 PM
New Research in Nature, co-authored by AFAR Grantee and Upstate Nathan Shock Center Director Vera Gorbunova, PhD, was highlighted in @theguardian.com and @nytimes.com, where AFAR Grantee Peter Sudmant, PhD, provided further insights.
Read more here: buff.ly/gDUuNyq
Read more here: buff.ly/gDUuNyq
AFAR is pleased to share our Ask the Expert Interview with 2025 The George M. Martin Lifetime Achievement in Mentoring Award recipient Arlan Richardson, PhD, of UO Health Sciences. Dr. Richardson discusses the significance of mentoring the next generation of aging researchers here:
November 11, 2025 at 4:00 PM
AFAR is pleased to share our Ask the Expert Interview with 2025 The George M. Martin Lifetime Achievement in Mentoring Award recipient Arlan Richardson, PhD, of UO Health Sciences. Dr. Richardson discusses the significance of mentoring the next generation of aging researchers here:
Going to #GSA2025 this week? Join AFAR on Nov 13 at 6:30 pm ET for the presentation of this year’s George M. Martin Award, 2025 Irving S. Wright Award, & 2025 Terrie Fox Wetle Award to Arlan Richardson, PhD, David B. Allison, PhD, & Lauren Hunt, PhD, RN, FNP.
Learn more: www.afar.org/events/2025-...
Learn more: www.afar.org/events/2025-...
November 10, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Going to #GSA2025 this week? Join AFAR on Nov 13 at 6:30 pm ET for the presentation of this year’s George M. Martin Award, 2025 Irving S. Wright Award, & 2025 Terrie Fox Wetle Award to Arlan Richardson, PhD, David B. Allison, PhD, & Lauren Hunt, PhD, RN, FNP.
Learn more: www.afar.org/events/2025-...
Learn more: www.afar.org/events/2025-...
Recording now available from AFAR’s recent #webinar exploring the socioeconomic impact of geroscience. Ft. AFAR President Thomas A. Rando, MD, PhD, AFAR Scholar-in-Residence Raiany Romanni, PhD, and moderator Brian Bergstein of @bostonglobe.com
Watch here: vimeo.com/1129610079?s...
Watch here: vimeo.com/1129610079?s...
November 10, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Recording now available from AFAR’s recent #webinar exploring the socioeconomic impact of geroscience. Ft. AFAR President Thomas A. Rando, MD, PhD, AFAR Scholar-in-Residence Raiany Romanni, PhD, and moderator Brian Bergstein of @bostonglobe.com
Watch here: vimeo.com/1129610079?s...
Watch here: vimeo.com/1129610079?s...
Excited for Lauren Hunt, PhD, RN, FNP, to present the lecture “Dying with Dementia: Is Hospice the Answer?” in conjunction with her 2025 Terrie Fox Wetle Award at AFAR's special awards ceremony on Nov 13 at #GSA2025.
Learn more here: www.afar.org/events/2025-...
Learn more here: www.afar.org/events/2025-...
November 7, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Excited for Lauren Hunt, PhD, RN, FNP, to present the lecture “Dying with Dementia: Is Hospice the Answer?” in conjunction with her 2025 Terrie Fox Wetle Award at AFAR's special awards ceremony on Nov 13 at #GSA2025.
Learn more here: www.afar.org/events/2025-...
Learn more here: www.afar.org/events/2025-...
New Research co-authored by AFAR Grantee Daniel Promislow, DPhil, on protein catabolites as possible blood-based biomarkers of aging and other findings from the Dog Aging Project, published in Aging Cell.
Read here:
Read here:
Protein Catabolites as Blood‐Based Biomarkers of Aging Physiology: Findings From the Dog Aging Project
The Dog Aging Project identifies protein catabolites as biomarkers of age and aging physiology in the Precision Cohort of companion dogs across the United States.
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November 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
New Research co-authored by AFAR Grantee Daniel Promislow, DPhil, on protein catabolites as possible blood-based biomarkers of aging and other findings from the Dog Aging Project, published in Aging Cell.
Read here:
Read here: