AFAR News

AFAR board members, grantees, and award winners regularly publish research in leading academic journals and frequently lend their insights to popular media. AFAR is pleased to share updates on their work.

AFAR Experts in the News: Wall Street Journal features Irving S. Wright Award winners Thomas M. Gill, MD, and Mark Lachs, MD, MPH, on exceptional longevity, lifestyle, and genetics
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AFAR Experts in the News: Wall Street Journal features Irving S. Wright Award winners Thomas M. Gill, MD, and Mark Lachs, MD, MPH, on exceptional longevity, lifestyle, and genetics
AFAR Board Member in the News: Terrie Fox Wetle, PhD, received Brown University’s coveted Susan Colver Rosenberger Medal of Honor
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AFAR Board Member in the News: Terrie Fox Wetle, PhD, received Brown University’s coveted Susan Colver Rosenberger Medal of Honor
AFAR Board Member in the News: James L. Kirkland, MD, PhD, in The Telegraph on senescent cells and their effect on biological aging
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AFAR Board Member in the News: James L. Kirkland, MD, PhD, in The Telegraph on senescent cells and their effect on biological aging
AFAR Grantees the News: New Research co-authored by Jude Phillip, PhD, and Jeremy D. Walston, MD, on classifying senescent cells in Science Advances
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AFAR Grantees the News: New Research co-authored by Jude Phillip, PhD, and Jeremy D. Walston, MD, on classifying senescent cells in Science Advances
AFAR Experts in the News: S. Jay Olshansky, PhD, and Tom Perls, MD, MPH, in USA Today on genetics, lifestyle interventions, and exceptional longevity
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AFAR Experts in the News: S. Jay Olshansky, PhD, and Tom Perls, MD, MPH, in USA Today on genetics, lifestyle interventions, and exceptional longevity
AFAR recognizes Lauren Hunt with 2025 Terrie Fox Wetle Rising Star Award in Health Services and Aging Research
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AFAR recognizes Lauren Hunt with 2025 Terrie Fox Wetle Rising Star Award in Health Services and Aging Research
Board Member in the News: Interview with AFAR Board Member Sergey Young Published by CNBC
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Board Member in the News: Interview with AFAR Board Member Sergey Young Published by CNBC
Ask the Expert Interview with David J. Marcinek, PhD, Co-Director of The University of Washington Nathan Shock Center
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Ask the Expert Interview with David J. Marcinek, PhD, Co-Director of The University of Washington Nathan Shock Center
AFAR Grantee in the News: William Mair, PhD, featured in New York Times article exploring factors that may delay age-related diseases
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AFAR Grantee in the News: William Mair, PhD, featured in New York Times article exploring factors that may delay age-related diseases