Advancing Research
by funding Grant Programs and Fellowships
Driving Innovation
by guiding studies such as the FAST Initiative, the SuperAgers Initiative, and the TAME Trial
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?
How and Why Do We Age?
What is Geroscience?
What is the Longevity Dividend?
What's Next in aging research?
Dr. Perrimon’s laboratory is interested in dissecting the “Inter-organ Communication Network”, identifying new hormonal systems and determining their physiological roles and regulation. For his BIG-supported research, Dr. Perrimon will use a simple model, the fly, to take a systematic approach to identifying molecules involved in organ communication that influence aging. His hypothesis is that aging is a systems problem and that it is important to understand how the aging of one organ affects the aging of others. If we can characterize key molecules involved in organismal aging this can lead to the search for drugs that can delay the effects of aging.
