AFAR's Mission:

To support and advance Healthy Aging through Biomedical Research

Join Us on December 7th in NYC!
45th Anniversary Awards Dinner and Scientific Symposium

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Honoring
Atria Health and Research Institute

Featuring Guest Speaker
Dan Buettner, Blue Zones Founder

Exploring
Latest Advances in Geroscience

Celebrating
45 years of AFAR!

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Upcoming Webinar

When Zombie Cells Attack: How Geroscience is Fighting Back to Extend Healthspan

Oct 8 NSC3 AFAR Zombie Cells Webinar6

As seen in Age Reimagined

presented by the Global Coalition on Aging and produced
for GCOA by BBC StoryWorks Commercial Productions

New documentary short film and illustrated feature article featuring AFAR experts:

Scientific Director Steven N. Austad, PhD
Board Member Sara Espinoza, MD
Grantee Nathan K. LeBrasseur, PhD
President Thomas A. Rando, MD, PhD

Watch and read here

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AFAR News

TAME Media Highlight Nat Geo

Board Member in the News: Nir Barzilai, MD, featured in National Geographic on the potential of GLP-1 drugs as gerotherapeutics

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AFAR Experts in the News: Nature Aging publishes new research co-authored by multiple AFAR Grantees on the connection between the protein cyclin D1 in senescent cells and age-related diseases

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AFAR News: 45th Anniversary and 2025 Annual Report Out Now

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AFAR Experts in the News: TIME’s Longevity Leaders 2026 List spotlights Nir Barzilai, MD, Jamie L. Justice, PhD, and more

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In Memoriam: AFAR Board Member Thomas G. Kahn, CFA

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AFAR Board Members in the News: Nir Barzilai, MD, and Ana Maria Cuervo, MD, PhD, on breakdowns in cellular pathways and aging in Medscape

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AFAR's Grant Programs

45

Years

4539

Talented Investigators

$

225

Million Awarded

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Investing in Talent

Grant Programs

Novel Interventions

Believing in Innovation

Breakthroughs by AFAR Experts

AFAR's Leadership

AFAR provides infrastructure support and leadership for three initiatives funded by the National Institute on Aging (NIA).

Providing leadership in the pursuit of basic research into the biology of aging

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Catalyzing cross-disciplinary research across the NIA center programs

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Clin STAR White Box

A national platform to advance transdisciplinary aging research

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AFAR is grateful for the collaboration and support of our program partners, including:

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David Gore

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Mc Knight Whitebox

AFAR is proud to consistently receive the highest ratings from respected charity evaluators

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