AI is transforming biology—but only if we can trust it. Buck is partnering with Fennec Engineering to help build the safety infrastructure for AI-driven biological research, advancing innovation with safety at its core. 🔗 www.buckinstitute.org/news/the-buc... #BioAI #AI #Healthspan

Dr. Michael Stout from the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation visited us on Friday for an exciting seminar on several research projects on sex differences in aging, reproductive longevity, and metabolic health. @omrf.bsky.social

We were honored to host Dr. Gabriele Zaffagnini @gzaffagnini.bsky.social who visited us from @CECAD.bsky.social in Cologne, and spoke about his exciting work on proteostasis in mammalian oocytes.

In the final episode of season 3 of the Buck Podcast we answer your biggest aging questions, from whether there is a single root cause of aging to why different organs fail in different ways, and much more. www.buckinstitute.org/podcasts/

Hot off Buck Blog press! Meet Dr. Parminder Singh from Kapahi Lab. Dr. Singh's research explores how communication between organs influences biology of aging, uncovering new insights into mechanisms that drive health and longevity. www.buckinstitute.org/blog/faces-o...

New Buck podcast dropped today! Filtering Out Aging with guest Brad Younggren. What if removing and replacing part of your blood could turn back some of the measurable signs of aging?

Great tribute to Tom Johnson who discovered the first gene related to #aging, and a wonderful overview of the field by the Buck’s Simon Melov. Thanks to Colorado Public Radio for doing the story! www.cpr.org/2026/06/08/a...

Buck CEO Eric Verdin on "On with Kara Swisher". Longer Life: What does science say? youtu.be/2ZsXQ_jUy18?... via @YouTube

Another full house at the Buck today! Guest speaker is Executive VP at Buck, Remy Gross III. He’s helping to answer this question: “So, When Will All These Breakthroughs Be in My Medicine Cabinet?” Remy Gross is trained chemist who has overseen bringing 11 drugs to market ($180B)

Life is energy organized into purpose. Aging is what happens when that organization changes. Grateful for an inspiring conversation with Martin Picard, the mitochondria guy who makes ATP sound philosophical. #FRS@Buck

Our latest Decoding Longevity episode is now live. This week, we’re joined by Dr. Eric Verdin, President & CEO of the Buck Institute for Research on Aging, for a deep discussion on metabolism, immune aging, inflammation, epigenetics, and the future of longevity science.

Formal Research Seminar at the Buck today hosted by CEO @ericverdinmd. Dr. Vera Gorbunova from University of Rochester discussing comparative biology of aging.

We hosted the 26th BAAM Conference at Buck yesterday, bringing together scientists across institutions to share ideas, spark collaborations, and push the boundaries of aging and metabolism research. Keynotes: Rozalyn Anderson and Tony Wyss-Coray @pkapahi.bsky.social

Congrats to postdoc Olga Bielska, the winner of this year’s Impact Circle award! Our popular donor group is funding her early research aimed at restoring aged human immune cells. Meet Olga and learn about the “mitochondrial switch’ here: www.buckinstitute.org/news/the-buc...

Longevity-linked #APOE2 helps neurons repair DNA and resist #aging - the protein can also protect #APOE4 neurons. The effect might be transferable, not just genetic. It’s a new therapeutic direction for #Alzheimers www.buckinstitute.org/news/longevi...

This Mother's Day, give gift as extraordinary as she is by honoring the woman who gave you everything with a tribute gift to the Buck, because the best gift is more healthy years together. Every contribution brings us closer to a longer healthier future for every mother www.buckinstitute.org/donate/

Another full house today at our monthly community seminar! Our guest today is Dr Nathan Price. By combining big data, advanced AI, and deep biological insights, Dr. Price is uncovering how genetics, lifestyle, and environment interact over time to drive aging and disease.

We’re all in when it comes to AI’s potential to drive efforts to extend #healthspan. How will it work? Check out this #TEDtalk by our very own @nathanprice.bsky.social tedai-sanfrancisco.ted.com/speakers/nat... #AI

Hot off the Buck Blog Press! This month we're featuring Dr. Chaska Walton, recipient of $2.4m NIH Transformative Research Award for his work on development of smart delivery systems to treat multiple pathologies of Alzheimer’s disease. www.buckinstitute.org/blog/faces-o...

Big day at Buck today! BSAS 2026! The Buck Student Aging Symposium is an annual research conference organized and run by the Buck graduate students. Matt Kaeberlain is kicking off our annual student BSAS symposium talking about Rapamycin!

Today we are hosting a special event to commemorate the launch of THRIVE: Transforming Health, Reclaiming Intrinsic Vitality for Everyone, a groundbreaking new initiative aimed at developing the first FDA-grade Intrinsic Capacity Score to measure and predict healthy aging.

On Saturday the Hansen Lab hosted the 2026 Bay Area Worm Meeting at the Buck Institute. So excited to bring together researchers from across the Bay Area to share the incredible research done using C. elegans as a model organism!”

Gender matters in the brain/bone axis. Buck scientists find that #APOE4 silently undermines bone quality in female mice: osteocytes may be a potential mid-life biomarker for both #osteoporosis and #Alzheimers www.buckinstitute.org/news/apoe4-t...

Blast off! Buck scientists make the case for space as a model for accelerated aging. www.nature.com/articles/s43... @nataging.nature.com

What happens when an oncologist and neurobiologist meet in a hallway? At the Buck the conversation leads to a breakthrough discovery for a rare kidney disease! www.buckinstitute.org/news/a-small...

New podcast dropped today!! Buck scientist Brianna Stubbs sits down with Hanadie Yousef, Co-Founder of Juvena Therapeutics, to discuss the cutting-edge of longevity science, moving beyond "snake oil" and into a future where science-based therapies help us stay younger, longer.

Another packed house today at the Buck at our monthly community seminar. Today’s seminar guest is Dr. Dean Ornish on Taking Control of Your Health. Dr. Ornish is one of the pioneers of taking a lifestyle-driven approach to heart disease and other chronic diseases.

Hot off the Buck blog press! In his latest monthly column in Marin Magazine, Buck Institute's CEO, Dr. Eric Verdin, shares a simple, science-backed way to improve your health: eat a daily handful of nuts. www.buckinstitute.org/blog/want-to...

Yesterday we hosted FRS speaker Dr. Catherine Kaczorowski who gave an outstanding seminar on the role of dietary restriction and genetic determinations on cognition. Thank you Dr. Kaczorowski!

FRS seminar with Assistant Professor Samantha Lewis from UC Berkeley, who gave a terrific talk on her work on mitochondria, and also gave valuable career advice at an MTA-organized event.

New podcast dropped today!! Eric Verdin sits down with Dr. Cynthia Kenyon, a true pioneer in the field of geroscience and the Vice President of Aging Research at Calico Life Sciences. Listen wherever you get your podcasts or go to our website to listen: www.buckinstitute.org/podcasts/160...

Hot off the Buck Blog! Read our tribute to a true pioneer of longevity science, Tom Johnson, PhD, who helped change how the world studies aging. His discoveries helped launch modern geroscience and inspired generations of researchers incl Buck scientists. www.buckinstitute.org/blog/tom-joh...

Hot off the Buck Blog press! Faces of Discovery, a monthly installment to the Buck Blog, introduces the scientists unraveling the mysteries of aging. This month we're featuring Vineeta Tanwar PhD., a Senior Scientist in the Kapahi lab. www.buckinstitute.org/blog/faces-o...

The Buck Institute is again participating in the North Bay Science Discovery Day today at the fairgrounds in Santa Rosa. We have all sorts of fun experiments and activities to show off at our booth! Come say hi before the day is over!! We’re in the Hall of Flowers!

New podcast dropped today! Check it out where you listen to podcasts or listen on our website: www.buckinstitute.org/podcasts/cel...

Another full house at Buck today for our monthly community seminar. Today’s guest is our CEO, Dr Eric Verdin. We were treated to special breakfast buffet, made possible by generosity of William & Elisabeth Levy. Dr. Verdin discussing how the future of research on aging is now.

Hot off Buck Blog Press! In observance of last week’s National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, one of our PhD candidates, Sierra Lore in the Verdin lab, highlights importance of recognizing eating disorders in older adults and its effects on healthspan. www.buckinstitute.org/blog/longevi...

You are invited to join the Buck for virtual screening this Saturday of Forever Young, an award-winning documentary exploring the science of aging and the future of longevity research. Q&A with Buck's CEO and Movie Director following. 👉 Reserve Your Spot: kinema.com/events/Forev...

We Wait for Disease to Shout. What if We Listened When Biology Whispered? Perspective describes the path to scientific wellness. Great read from Dr. Nathan Price's team at the Buck. www.buckinstitute.org/news/what-if... @cp-cellsystems.bsky.social

NEW EPISODE dropped today! XPRIZE Healthspan Exec Dir Jamie Justice joins Brianna Stubbs to discuss $101M race to restore 10 yrs of muscle, cognitive, and immune function within a single year, shifting medicine from treating isolated diseases to scaling human healthspan globally.

Oh, my aching knee! Buck study reveals early bone changes in #osteoarthritis, providing clues for earlier detection and treatment. How? Spatial mass spectrometry imaging created molecular maps of knee tissue. @brjournal.bsky.social www.buckinstitute.org/news/new-stu...

#Aging is largest risk factor for #Parkinsons, but research largely leaves it out of the mix. Dr. Julie Andersen & collaborators have developed roadmap @nature_NPJ & preclinical research models that can move field in that direction. Thanks @MichaelJFoxOrg www.buckinstitute.org/news/a-new-r...

Another full house at the Buck today for our monthly community seminar. Today’s seminar is about Advancements in the Prevention of Cognitive Decline with Buck Professor, Lisa Ellerby, PhD. Registration for our Mar 4 seminar with our CEO Eric Verdin opens at noon on our website

NEW PODCAST EPISODE dropped today! In this episode, Eric Verdin, CEO of the Buck Institute, and Stanford University’s Dr. Tony Wyss-Coray discuss the groundbreaking science of brain rejuvenation through heterochronic parabiosis. They explore the next frontier: Proteomic Clocks.

Hot off the Buck Blog press! Faces of Discovery, a monthly installment to the Buck Blog, introduces the scientists unraveling the mysteries of aging. This month we're featuring Taylor Valentino PhD., a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Winer lab. www.buckinstitute.org/blog/faces-o...

New mechanism for how synapses deteriorate in #Alzheimers, with new tool that maps dynamic postsynaptic changes after acute tau oligomer exposure. Study in @molneurodegen.bsky.social @taratracylab.bsky.social www.buckinstitute.org/news/discove...

The Buck Institute for Research on Aging invites applications for a faculty position honoring the scientific legacy of Dr. Judith Campisi, a pioneer in the field of cellular senescence and its roles in aging and age-related disease. Job Link: buckinstitute.applytojob.com/apply/lpV3rx... #sciencejobs

The Buck Institute for Research on Aging invites applications for a faculty position whose research program focuses on the biology underlying healthy aging in women. Job link: buckinstitute.applytojob.com/apply/k9K0rz... #sciencejobs #scienceresearchjobs

New season of Buck podcast “We’re not getting any younger…yet” launched TODAY! We’re excited our 1st episode features Harvard geneticist George Church, one of most provocative thinkers in the longevity field. It’s available wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe and share!