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Pamela L. Larsen, Ph.D., co-PI Jeff W. Lichtman, M.D., Ph.D. Charles M. Lieber, Ph. D. Susan L. Lindquist, Ph.D. Stuart Lipton, M.D., Ph.D. Gordon Lithgow, Ph.D. Lawrence A. Loeb, M.D., Ph.D. Victoria Lundblad, Ph.D. Mark Mayford, Ph.D. Simon Melov, Ph.D. James F. Nelson, Ph.D. Fernando Nottebohm, Ph.D. Olivia M. Pereira-Smith, Ph.D. Thomas Perls, M.D., M.P.H Gregory A. Petsko, D. Phil. Daniel Promislow, Ph.D. Fred E. Regnier, Ph.D, co-PI Arlan G. Richardson, Ph.D, co-PI David Ron, Ph. D. Gary Ruvkun, Ph.D. Thomas P. Sakmar, M.D. Joshua R. Sanes, Ph.D Jerry W Shay, Ph.D. James L. Sherley, M.D., Ph.D. Sangram S. Sisodia, Ph. D. Rudolph E. Tanzi, Ph.D. David S. Thaler, Ph.D. John Tower, Ph.D. Eric Verdin, M.D. Douglas C. Wallace, Ph.D. Robert A. Weinberg, Ph.D. Sherman M. Weissman, M.D. Phyllis M. Wise, Ph.D. Woodring E. 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In Alzheimer’s dise...Single Molecule Studies of Age-Related Alterations in Heat...Telomere Looping and Control of Cell AgingTelomeres, Cell Phenotype and AgingThe Biology of Mammalian Sir2 Homologs and their Role in L...The Chromophore Regeneration Pathway in Age-related Macula...The Genetic Role of Telomere Dynamics and DNA Damage Respo...The Molecular/Physiological Basis for Accelerated Aging in...The Rapid Identification of Hormones and Pharmacological C...The Role of P13K/Akt Dependent Phosphorylation of a Mammal...The Role of T-loops in Aging of Human CellsThe Role of the MORF/MRG Family of Novel Transcription Fac...Time Lapse Imaging of Neurons as They AgeToward a Comprehensive Assessment of Gene Expression durin...Use of Blood Stem Cells to Regenerate Neurons via the Tran... 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Gordon Lithgow, Ph.D. Buck Institute for Age Research

Much of the remarkable progress in the biology of aging has emerged from the lifespan extension paradigm in simple animal models such as fruit flies and the microscopic nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. It is now known that hormonal pathways in nerve cell have a profound influence on the rate of aging in simple animals. The challenge is now to “solve” the biology of aging in these systems and quickly apply the emergent knowledge to human aging and age-related disease. Having a range of pharmacological compounds with anti-aging properties would be of enormous value for studying normal aging, functional decline and age-related disease. We and others have already demonstrated that pharmacological interventions in aging are practicable, at least in simple animals. New technologies have been recently developed for the rapid handling and analysis of the microscopic C. elegans with the result that aging experiments can be conducted many thousands of times faster than by traditional methods. The Ellison Medical Foundation Scholarship allows for the implementation of this technology by undertaking a screen for anti-aging compounds.

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