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Ten AFAR experts featured in special Aging issue of Cell Metabolism

June 14, 2016, the respected, peer reviewed journal Cell Metabolism launched their first-everFocus on Aging,” issue available for free.


AFAR is proud that seven out of the issue’s ten articles were co-authored by a grantee or board member, including Scientific Director Steven N. Austad, PhD, and Deputy Scientific Director Nir Barzilai, MD.


AFAR applauds the journal’s attention to the relationship between cell metabolism and the biology of aging, and we congratulate the ten AFAR affiliated investigators whose research and insights were published:

Sex Differences in Lifespan, co authored by Steven Austad, PhD, AFAR Scientific Director. This research was also picked up by RD.

Metformin as a Tool To Target Aging, co authored by Nir Barzilai, MD, AFAR Deputy Scientific Director and two-time grantee

A Ribosomal Perspective on Proteostasis and Aging, co-authored by Andrew Dillin, PhD, 2010 Vincent Cristafalo Rising Star Award in Aging Research recipient

Fasting, Circadian Rhythms, and Time-Restricted Feeding In Healthy Lifespan, co-authored by Valter D. Longo, PhD, 1998 AFAR Research Grante recipient and 2013 Vincent Cristafalo Rising Star Award in Aging Research recipient, and Satchidananda Panda,PhD, 2014 Julie Martin Mid-Career Award in Aging-Research recipient

From Ancient Pathways to Aging Cells-Connecting Metabolism and Cellular Senescence, co-authored by Judith Campisi, PhD, 1990 AFAR Research Grantee and 2002 Irving S. Wright Honoree

The Somatotropic Axis in Human Aging: Framework for the Current State of Knowledge and Future Research, co-authored by Nir Barzilai, MD, AFAR Deputy Scientific Director, Sofiya Milman, MD, 2012 Ellison/AFAR Postdoctoral Fellow, and Derek M. Huffman, 2015 AFAR Research Grantee

The Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin: The Grand ConducTOR of Metabolism and Aging, co-authored by Brian K. Kennedy, PhD, 2003 AFAR Research Grantee and 2008 Metlife Foundation Award for Medical Research winner, and Dudley Lamming, PhD, 2015 AFAR Research Grantee

The entire issue is available for free here, where every article can be downloaded as a pdf.

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