On December 1, 2016, AFAR’s Scientific Director, Steven Austad, PhD was featured as a guest on a Reach MD podcast episode entitled, “Why Do We Age.”
Joining host, Mary Leuchars, MD, Dr. Austad discussed the basic biological processes behind human aging, as well as, promising developments in the field of aging research. Throughout the interview, Dr. Austad emphasizes that the primary goal of investigation and intervention into the biology of aging is to improve health and enhance healthy lifespan.
Listen to the full interview here.
Steven Austad, PhD, is a Distinguished Professor and Department Chair at the University of Alabama, Birmingham.
For more information on promising discoveries in the field of aging research, Dr. Austad highlighted six developments that are moving the field of aging research toward improving human healthspan in the Huffington Post here.
