On April 7th, 2026, The New York Times featured cautionary insights from Board Member James L. Kirkland, MD, PhD, on longevity medicine and its future potential.
In addition to being an AFAR board Member, Dr. Kirkland is a 2020 Irving S. Wright Award of Distinction recipient, and a 2012 Glenn Foundation for Medical Research Breakthroughs in Gerontology (BIG) Award recipient. He is the current Director of the Center for Advanced Gerotherapeutics at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles.
Read “What Is Longevity Medicine and How Do You Navigate It?” here.
The author of the article, Dana G. Smith, PhD, also moderated the AFAR webinar, “The State of Gerotherapeutics: Next Gen Interventions to Extend Healthy Living.” Watch here.
