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Daniel Promislow @dpromislow.bsky.social · 10d

The Dog Aging Project is alive and well, in part due to support from the 501(c)3 non-profit Dog Aging Institute. Thanks for your support!

Dog Aging Project

Join the Dog Aging Project for a healthier future for dogs and humans.

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Dog Aging Project @dogagingproject.bsky.social · 10d

Exciting news from the TRIAD cohort! 🎉We’re celebrating another graduate from our clinical trial study! 🐶🎓

Want to help dogs live longer, healthier lives?
🐾 Discover if your doggo is eligible for TRIAD: dogagingproject.org/triad

#TRIAD #DogGrad #Dogs

A decorative image of a white dog wearing a purple TRIAD Graduate bandana that reads, "Congrats Boudreaux, TRIAD Graduate." Find out if your dog is eligible for TRIAD: dogagingproject.org/triad

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Daniel Promislow @dpromislow.bsky.social · 13d

www.promislowlab.org. ORCID 0000-0001-7088-4495

Promislow Lab

Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Tufts University

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Peter Sudmant @psudmant.bsky.social · Aug 13

The Sudmant lab at UC Berkeley is seeking a postdoc to work on a fully funded NIH project to understand differences in DNA repair and somatic mutation across the primate tree of life. Please spread widely to those who may be interested aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05052

Postdoctoral Scholar – Genomics, Aging, Somatic Mutation, Structural Variation, Evolution , Cancer – Integrative Biology

University of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now!

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Dog Aging Institute @dogaginginst.bsky.social · Jul 16

Through our support of the @dogagingproject.bsky.social and similar studies of companion dogs, we strive to improve healthy aging by promoting research, providing funding, and educating the public.

🔍Learn more about us at dogaginginstitute.org

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Daniel Promislow @dpromislow.bsky.social · Jun 25

Having been one of the examiners on many an oral exam in evolutionary biology, I can tell you they are always action packed!

Annalee Newitz @annaleen.bsky.social · Jun 25

I am writing an action packed scene where a graduate student is taking their oral exams in evolutionary biology. ACTION PACKED #amwritingscifi

Daniel Promislow @dpromislow.bsky.social · May 15

Our lab had a fantastic time at the @americanaging.bsky.social‬ #AGE2025 meeting in Anchorage. Well organized, terrific science, and glorious views of the mountains from the conference center!

Members of the Promislow lab at the Anchorage conference center, with snowcapped mountains in the background.

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Daniel Promislow @dpromislow.bsky.social · May 8

The Dog Aging Institute is looking to hire an Executive Director to help grow this non-profit, whose mission is to support research on improving healthy #aging in #dogs. Interested? You can apply here: www.idealist.org/en/nonprofit...
@dogaginginst.bsky.social

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Daniel Promislow @dpromislow.bsky.social · May 4

Wishing the best of luck to Océane Cassan and her colleagues on the launch of "Systems Aging", a new journal at the intersection of #systemsbiology and #aging, from a new publisher. Based on this inaugural editorial, looks very promising! ephyrapublishing.com/articles/15ic.

Inaugural editorial

Inaugural editorial of Systems Aging.

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Dog Aging Institute @dogaginginst.bsky.social · May 1

The Dog Days of Summer Shirt Campaign is live! These colorful, limited-edition designs are available for purchase, so snag yours before they're gone! ➡️ bonfire.com/dogdaysofsummer-shirtsale-2025

⚠️This is the only authorized shirt sale supporting the Dog Aging Project ‼️

#ShirtFundraiser #ShirtSale

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Daniel Promislow @dpromislow.bsky.social · Apr 24

Congratulations, Anne—wonderful news!!

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · Apr 23

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This is what a lot of us have been worried about.

This allows for many civil service positions to replaced with political appointees. This could include NIH institute directors and even POs.

BUT THERE IS A COMMENT PERIOD...

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Daniel Promislow @dpromislow.bsky.social · Apr 18

For mortality rather than prevalence, you could use CDC data, such as the age/sex results summarized here www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes...

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Daniel Promislow @dpromislow.bsky.social · Apr 1

And of course, if you'd like to have your dog join the other 50,000+ members of the Dog Aging Project Pack, just go to dogagingproject.org and click on the "Enroll Your Dog" button. We welcome dogs of all ages and sizes, mixed breed and pure breed, from every part of the US.

Dog Aging Project

Join the Dog Aging Project for a healthier future for dogs and humans.

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Daniel Promislow @dpromislow.bsky.social · Mar 31

There have been some reports about our funding challenges, but we are very much in operation and hard at work! And we have formed a non-profit, www.dogaginginstitute.org, so those interested can make a tax-deductible donation to support research on healthy aging in dogs. /fin

Home - The Dog Aging Institute

The Dog Aging Institute generates financial support, facilitates partnerships, and develops resources to advance innovative research into healthy aging in dogs.

www.dogaginginstitute.org

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Daniel Promislow @dpromislow.bsky.social · Mar 31

About 1% of the #dogagingproject dogs are enrolled in a clinical trial to test if rapamycin can increase healthy lifespan in dogs, the TRIAD trial. We are now recruiting dogs at sites throughout the US. They must be greater than 45 lbs and 7 years or older. dogagingproject.org/triad. 8/n

Triad - Dog Aging Project

Enroll your dog in TRIAD, a clinical trial by Dog Aging Project to study Rapamycin's effects on health and aging. Join now!

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Daniel Promislow @dpromislow.bsky.social · Mar 31

To learn more about the design and goals of the #dogagingproject, check out our website (https:// dogagingproject.org) or see this paper, pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35110758/. 7/n

Dog Aging Project

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Daniel Promislow @dpromislow.bsky.social · Mar 31

For a subset of 1000 dogs, our “Precision Cohort”, we have clinical pathology information, and next year’s release will also include measures of the epigenome, metabolome, microbiome, and immune phenotypes. 6/n

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Daniel Promislow @dpromislow.bsky.social · Mar 31

You can download and analyze the data and write your own papers about aging in dogs. How cool is that?! 5/n

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Daniel Promislow @dpromislow.bsky.social · Mar 31

We have low-pass coverage whole genome sequencing for more than 7000 dogs. To explore some of the findings from our genetic analysis, check out our Dog Aging Project PheWeb, broad.io/dogPheWeb. 4/n

DAP PheWeb

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Daniel Promislow @dpromislow.bsky.social · Mar 31

The data include information about each dog’s age, behavior, health, and environment. Our Data Dashboard, data.dogagingproject.org, gives you a high-level summary of the tremendous variation among our 50,000 canine participants. 3/n

Curated Data Summary Tables - CuratedDataSummaryTables

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Daniel Promislow @dpromislow.bsky.social · Mar 31

These data are freely available to academic researchers around the world. You can apply for data access here: dogagingproject.org/data-access. 2/n

Open Data Access - Dog Aging Project

Access Dog Aging Project data for scientific research and collaborations. Apply now for open data access or inquire about corporate and collaboration opportunities

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Daniel Promislow @dpromislow.bsky.social · Mar 31

We are excited to announce the release of our fourth year of data for the #openscience #dogagingproject. The latest release, available to scientists around the world, includes over 80 million data points on 50,000 dogs! 🧵 1/n

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American Aging Association @americanaging.bsky.social · Mar 27

Have you registered to the AGE Meeting in AnchorAGE, Alaska? Registration rates will increase on April 1. Register Today! www.americanagingassociation.org/annual-meeting
#AGE2025

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Dog Aging Project @dogagingproject.bsky.social · Mar 19

"Understanding our dogs' basic body language allows us to gain insight into their thoughts and feelings about the world around them and what they are experiencing," said Harmony Diers, project manager for the Dog Aging Project.

To learn more, visit TAMU's Pet Talk: vetmed.tamu.edu/news/pet-tal...

Doggie Decoding: Understanding Canine Body Language

Without the gift of gab, dogs are left to rely on a bark, a tail wag, or, sometimes, even a snarl to communicate with their two-legged companions.

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