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.

Ask the Expert Interview with Thomas W. Buford, PhD, UAB Nathan Shock Center Co-Director
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Ask the Expert Interview with Thomas W. Buford, PhD, UAB Nathan Shock Center Co-Director
Highlights from the AFAR 2025 Scientific Meetings
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Highlights from the AFAR 2025 Scientific Meetings
AFAR in the News: SuperAgers Family Study recognized by Digital Health Association’s Spring 2025 Digital Health Awards
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AFAR in the News: SuperAgers Family Study recognized by Digital Health Association’s Spring 2025 Digital Health Awards
AFAR Experts in the News: The New York Times features Sara Espinoza, MD, MSc, Stephen Kritchevsky, PhD, Dudley Lamming, PhD and Nathan LeBrasseur, PhD, MS, in an article on science-backed lifestyle interventions to extend healthspan
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AFAR Experts in the News: The New York Times features Sara Espinoza, MD, MSc, Stephen Kritchevsky, PhD, Dudley Lamming, PhD and Nathan LeBrasseur, PhD, MS, in an article on science-backed lifestyle interventions to extend healthspan
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