Advancing Research
by funding Grant Programs and Fellowships.
Driving Innovation
by guiding the the advancing the study of healthy aging through the Blue Zones Research Institute, the FAST Initiative, and the SuperAgers Initiative.
Furthering the Field
by supporting the infrastructure of three NIA Initiatives and leading the Amplifying Geroscience Initiative.
Top Breakthroughs driven by AFAR Experts
Delaying Disease by Targeting Aging
Saving Costs by Extending Healthspan
What are the Hallmarks of Aging?
What is Geroscience?
What is the Longevity Dividend?
The 2018 Nathan Shock Centers Summit will be held June 27-28 in Philadelphia, PA. This event is being held in conjunction with the American Aging Association's 47th Annual Meeting.
The theme of the 2018 Nathan Shock Centers Summit is Pathways to Translation of Geroscience. Topics will include: Translation of Interventions, How Healthy is the Healthspan Concept?, and Biomarkers Redux? The keynote speaker will be Dr. Eline Slagboom from the Leiden University Medical Center.
For more information and to register, click here.
Learn more about the Nathan Shock Centers of Excellence in the Basic Biology of Aging, for which AFAR serves as the Coordinating Center, here.
Join AFAR for the presentation of the 2026 George M. Martin Award, Terrie Fox Wetle Award, and Irving S. Wright Award at the GSA Annual Scientific Meeting in National Harbor, MD, on Thursday, November 5, 2:30 - 4:00 pm.
To celebrate AFAR's 45th anniversary, our annual awards dinner and scientific symposium returns on Monday, December 7, 2026, to the Harvard Club in Manhattan. AFAR is pleased to honor the Atria Health and Research Institute, with CEO and Co-founder Alan Tisch accepting the award. We are honored to welcome guest speaker Dan Buettner, National Geographic Explorer, best-selling author, and Founder of Blue Zones.
