Our mission is to end the threat of age-related disease for this and future generations
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Jun 11
Hot off Buck Blog press! Meet Dr. Parminder Singh from @KapahiLab. Dr. Singh's research explores how communication between organs influences biology of aging, uncovering new insights into mechanisms that drive health and longevity.
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Jun 10
New Buck podcast dropped today! Filtering Out Aging with guest @Younggren. What if removing and replacing part of your blood could turn back some of the measurable signs of aging?
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Great tribute to Tom Johnson who discovered the first gene related to #aging, and a wonderful overview of the field by the Buck’s Simon Melov. Thanks to @COPublicRadio for doing the story!
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How Close Are We To Slowing Down Aging? | Dr. Eric Verdin, Buck Institu... youtu.be/q8JrmmHNurI?si=Ps2i… via @YouTube
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Buck CEO Eric Verdin on "On with Kara Swisher"
Longer Life: What does science say? youtu.be/2ZsXQ_jUy18?si=tKl_… via @YouTube
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Another full house at the Buck today! Guest speaker is Executive VP at Buck, Remy Gross III. He’s helping to answer this question: “So, When Will All These Breakthroughs Be in My Medicine Cabinet?” Remy Gross is trained chemist who has overseen bringing 11 drugs to market ($180B)
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Life is energy organized into purpose. Aging is what happens when that organization changes. Grateful for an inspiring conversation with Martin Picard, the mitochondria guy who makes ATP sound philosophical. #FRS@Buck
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Buck Institute retweeted
Our newest Decoding Longevity episode is now live 🎙️
We were honored to be joined by Dr. Eric Verdin, President & CEO of the @BuckInstitute for Research on Aging.
We discuss:
• Metabolism & aging
• Inflammaging
• NAD & epigenetics
• Longevity drugs vs lifestyle
• Biomarkers
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May 26
Formal Research Seminar at the Buck today hosted by CEO @ericverdinmd. Dr. Vera Gorbunova from @UofR discussing comparative biology of aging.
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May 16
We hosted the 26th BAAM Conference at Buck yesterday, bringing together scientists across institutions to share ideas, spark collaborations, and push the boundaries of aging and metabolism research. Keynotes: Rozalyn Anderson @UWMadison and @wysscoray @Stanford @kapahi_pankaj
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May 12
Congrats to postdoc Olga Bielska, the winner of this year’s Impact Circle award! Our popular donor group is funding her early research aimed restoring aged human immune cells. Meet Olga and learn about the “mitochondrial switch’: buckinstitute.org/news/the-b…
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May 11
Longevity-linked #APOE2 helps neurons repair DNA and resist #aging - the protein can also protect #APOE4 neurons. The effect might be transferable, not just genetic. It’s a new therapeutic direction for #Alzheimers buckinstitute.org/news/longe…
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This Mother's Day, give a gift as extraordinary as she is by honoring the woman who gave you everything with a tribute gift to the Buck, because the best gift is more healthy years together. Every contribution brings us closer to a longer healthier future
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Another full house today at our monthly community seminar! Our guest today is Dr @NathanPriceSci. By combining big data, advanced AI, and deep biological insights, Dr. Price is uncovering how genetics, lifestyle, and environment interact over time to drive aging and disease.
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Apr 30
We’re all in when it comes to AI’s potential to drive efforts to extend #healthspan. How will it work? Check out this #TEDtalk by our very own @NathanPriceSci.
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Apr 29
Hot off the Buck Blog Press! This month we're featuring Dr. Chaska Walton, recipient of $2.4m NIH Transformative Research Award for his work on development of smart delivery systems to treat multiple pathologies of Alzheimer’s disease. buckinstitute.org/blog/faces…
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Apr 29
Big day at Buck today! BSAS 2026! The Buck Student Aging Symposium is an annual research conference organized and run by the Buck graduate students. @mkaeberlein is kicking off our annual student BSAS symposium talking about Rapamycin!
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Apr 23
Today we are hosting a special event to commemorate the launch of THRIVE: Transforming Health, Reclaiming Intrinsic Vitality for Everyone, a groundbreaking new initiative aimed at developing the first FDA-grade Intrinsic Capacity Score to measure and predict healthy aging.
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Apr 17
On Saturday the Hansen Lab hosted the 2026 Bay Area Worm Meeting at the Buck Institute. So excited to bring together researchers from across the Bay Area to share the incredible research done using C. elegans as a model organism!”
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Apr 16
Women’s health has long been underrepresented in research. New work led by Buck faculty member Ashley Webb helps change that, advancing our understanding of how aging impacts women at the cellular level.
Read the study: sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
#WomensHealth #Geroscience
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