American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR)

In our #Grantee Spotlight Interview, Lena Batoon, PhD, of @mayoclinic.org, discusses what inspires her AFAR-supported research and drives her aspirations in #geroscience and commitment to #healthyaging.
Read here: www.afar.org/grantee-spot...

In our #Grantee Spotlight Interview, Amanat Ali, Pharm-D, PhD, of @einsteinmededu.bsky.social, discusses what inspires his AFAR-supported research and drives his aspirations in #geroscience and commitment to #healthyaging.
Read here: www.afar.org/grantee-spot...

Recent @nextavenue.bsky.social article spotlights the AFAR SuperAgers Family Study with insights from #SuperAger study participant Ira Eliasoph, MD, and PI Sofiya Milman, MD, MS.
Learn more about the study & Community here: buff.ly/KkLcEVA
Read the article here: buff.ly/nN9eDRS

Meet The Experts Who Are Radically Defining What Longevity Means For Women Move aside, longevity bros. These doctors and researchers have something to say—and an audience more than ready to listen.

AFAR congratulates grantees @denadubal.bsky.social, and @jennifergarrison.bsky.social for being included in Women’s Health Magazine’s first ever Top 20 Women Longevity Experts list.
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The Wall Street Journal recently highlighted AFAR grantees @denadubal.bsky.social, @jennifergarrison.bsky.social and @jamienjustice.bsky.social in a feature on pioneering women advancing aging research.
Read the full article here: www.wsj.com/health/welln...

By enrolling in the #SuperAgers Family Study, you can: help identify inherited & natural factors that slow #aging & protect against its related diseases + opt to receive #ancestry information.
Learn more at www.superagersstudy.org

This Week: As part of their Advances in Geroscience Webinar Series, the NIH Geroscience Interest Group is hosting a webinar on Thurs. July 31 from 12:00-1:00pm ET. Ft. Dr. Michael Snyder of Stanford University and Dr. Shin-Ichiro Imai of Washington University in St. Louis.
RSVP here: buff.ly/Dw6yEbO

Data from the #SuperAgers Family Study will help advance #therapeutics & #research to extend #healthspan & #longevity. Individuals aged 95+, their adult child, & that child’s partner are eligible.
Learn more at www.superagersstudy.org

Pioneering new method reveals glucose channeling, charting the fine structure of energy metabolism inside active cells With a new method, researchers have captured a high-resolution metabolic “map” of how cells orchestrate glucose processing, revealing a hidden world where organelles and molecular complexes collabo…

AFAR Grantee in the News: Research co-authored by Kristopher Burkewitz, PhD, on a new method of visualizing glucose metabolism at the single-cell level recently published in @natcomms.nature.com.
Read more in a related @vumedicine.bsky.social press release here:

“This is an important proof-of-concept…It shows that we can harness existing Alzheimer’s antibody knowledge and convert it into a viable, adaptable cell therapy,” shares 2024 AFAR grantee Cynthia Siebrand on her recently published research in the Journal of Translational Medicine: buff.ly/TqwiXAS

The #SuperAgers Family Study seeks individuals aged 95+, their adult child, & child’s partner to identify inherited & natural factors that could protect against age-related #diseases & extend #healthspan.
Learn more & join the SuperAgers Community at www.afar.org/superagers

AFAR Leadership in the News: TIME recently featured insights from AFAR Scientific Director Steven N. Austad, PhD, on fitness, strength and sex differences in aging and healthspan.
Read here: time.com/7293999/body...

AFAR Experts in the News: AFAR President Thomas A. Rando, MD, PhD, was featured in a National Geographic article exploring newly published research into axolotl limb regeneration and its possibly implications for future treatments to extend human healthspan.
Read here: buff.ly/VhIA3EJ

This week: Don’t miss “Regulatory Primer for LongBio Companies,” a free webinar from the Kitalys Institute’s Targeting Healthy Longevity 2025 series.
Tailored for XPRIZE Healthspan and ARPA-H PROSPR applicants, this virtual webinar features former FDA and MHRA experts.
Register here: buff.ly/rjTn4uz

Recording now available from AFAR’s recent free #webinar exploring how #mHealth is transforming healthy aging. Featuring experts from Eko Health, the University of Chicago, Biolinq and @medschool.umaryland.edu
Watch here: vimeo.com/1096385738?p...
#mhealth #biotech

Recording now available from AFAR’s recent #webinar, “mHealth for Healthy Aging” featuring experts from Eko Health, the University of Chicago, Biolinq and @medschool.umaryland.edu
Watch here: vimeo.com/1096385738?p...
#mhealth #biotech

The Billion Dollar Bet: Will Humans Live to 150? The World as You’ll Know It: The Future Of Aging · Episode

AFAR Experts in the News: AFAR Scientific Director @austad.bsky.social and Irving Wright Award winner S. Jay Olshansky, PhD, discuss the limits of human lifespan on The World as You’ll Know It podcast.
Listen to episode 1 of The World as You’ll Know It: The Future of Aging here:

AFAR is pleased to share our Ask the Expert interview with UAB @nathanshockcenters.org Co-Director Thomas W. Buford, PhD.
Dr. Buford discusses the center's focus on the energetics of aging.
Read the full interview here: buff.ly/Ox7eW01

AFAR is inspired by the ideas shared at our recent 2025 Scientific Meetings from May 27th - 30th in Santa Barbara, and hopeful for the real-world impact these insights will have for years to come.
Explore highlights here: www.afar.org/news/highlig...

LAST CHANCE to RSVP for tomorrow's free #webinar exploring how #mHealth is advancing healthy aging.
Featuring experts from Eko Health, the University of Chicago, Biolinq and @medschool.umaryland.edu
Join AFAR from 12-1pm ET.
Learn more & RSVP here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Last week, AFAR conducted its 2025 Junior Faculty Grants review meeting.
Thanks to the dedication of this committee AFAR can support these talented researchers.
Stay tuned for announcements of our 2025 grantees this fall! Read more about these funding opportunities here: afar.org/funding-oppo...

AFAR’s SuperAgers Family Study has received a 2025 Digital Health Awards Merit Award for Social Media.
See the social campaigns, created with FINN Partners, on Facebook: www.facebook.com/AFARorg
More on the awards here: www.afar.org/news/afar-in...

THIS WEDNESDAY: June 25th, from 12–1pm ET: free #webinar exploring how #mHealth is advancing healthy aging.
Featuring experts from Eko Health, the University of Chicago, Biolinq and @medschool.umaryland.edu
Learn more & RSVP here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Looking forward to hearing from Megan Huisingh-Scheetz, MD, MPH, AGSF, of the University of Chicago, on advancing aging science with technology.
Join us for a free #webinar on June 25th from 12-1 PM ET.
Learn more & RSVP here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#HealthyAging #Geroscience

At our free #webinar on June 25th from 12-1pm ET, AFAR board member Sergey Young (Founder, BOLD Longevity Growth Fund) will moderate an expert-led discussion on how #mHealth is transforming healthy aging.
Learn more and RSVP here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

NEXT WEEK: June 25th, 12–1pm ET: Join AFAR for a free #webinar exploring how #mHealth is advancing healthy aging.
Featuring experts from Eko Health, the University of Chicago, Biolinq and @medschool.umaryland.edu
Learn more & RSVP here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

AFAR’s SuperAgers Family Study site has received a Bronze Award for Web-Based Digital Health Microsite from the Spring 2025 Digital Health Awards. The site was developed by Vibrent Health.
Visit the study’s site here: buff.ly/gfzOItM
Learn more about the awards here: buff.ly/atbENor

Longevity Hacks for Busy People Which healthy behaviors pack the biggest benefits? Experts share anti-aging strategies for the time strapped.

Recent @nytimes.com‬ article features AFAR experts Sara Espinoza, MD, MSc, Stephen Kritchevsky, PhD, Dudley Lamming, PhD, and Nathan LeBrasseur, PhD, MS, on science-backed lifestyle interventions to extend healthspan.
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TWO WEEKS AWAY - June 25th, 12–1pm ET: Join AFAR for a free #webinar with experts from Eko Health, @stanfordmedicine.bsky.social, @medschool.umaryland.edu and the University of Chicago discussing exploring how #mHealth is advancing healthy aging.
Learn more & RSVP here: buff.ly/VNus744

At our free #webinar on June 25th from 12-1pm ET, Julie Rekant, DPT, PhD, of @ummedschool.bsky.social, will discuss how research and technical advances in mHealth can improve the experience of both providers and patients.
Learn more & RSVP here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #HealthyAging