LAST CHANCE to RSVP for today’s free #webinar with @ahlresearch.bsky.social exploring the state of Gerotherapeutics to extend healthspan. Featuring experts from BioAge Labs, Cedars-Sinai LA, the NIA, and @uthealthsa.bsky.social Learn more & RSVP here: buff.ly/3tr4wv5

Next Monday, September 22nd from 3-4pm ET: join AFAR and @ahlresearch.bsky.social for a free #webinar exploring the state of Gerotherapeutics. Featuring experts from BioAge Labs, Cedars-Sinai LA, the NIA, and @uthealthsa.bsky.social Learn more and RSVP here: buff.ly/3tr4wv5

Excited to have Carolina Solis-Herrara, MD, of @uthealthsa.bsky.social among the experts in conversation with Dana G. Smith of @nytimes.com in our free webinar on the State of #Gerotherapeutics. Join @ahlresearch.bsky.social & AFAR on 9/22 at 3pm ET. Learn more & RSVP here: buff.ly/3tr4wv5

AFAR grantee Kristen Fortney, PhD, of BioAge Labs, will be among the experts in conversation with Dana G. Smith of @nytimes.com in our free webinar on the State of #Gerotherapeutics. Join @ahlresearch.bsky.social & AFAR on 9/22 at 3pm ET. Learn more & RSVP here: buff.ly/3tr4wv5

AFAR Experts in the News: @nytimes.com featured Thomas M. Gill, MD, Donovan T. Maust, MD, and Michael Steinman, MD, in an article exploring factors of the increase in fall‑related deaths in older Americans. Read here:

AFAR Board Member Sara Espinoza, MD, MSc, of The Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, will be among the experts in conversation with Dana G. Smith of @nytimes.com at @ahlresearch.bsky.social & AFAR’s free #webinar on the State of #Gerotherapeutics on 9/22 at 3pm ET. Learn more & RSVP here: buff.ly/3tr4wv5

Our 2024 Annual Report spotlights 2020 grantee Oscar Vivas, PhD, and his GerOmics-based research exploring the age-related loss of organ control. Read more on Dr. Vivas in our 2024 Annual Report here: www.afar.org/archived-rep...

NEXT WEEK - September 22nd from 3-4pm ET: free #webinar exploring the state of Gerotherapeutics to extend healthspan. Featuring experts from @ahlresearch.bsky.social, BioAge Labs, Cedars-Sinai LA, the NIA, and @uthealthsa.bsky.social Learn more & RSVP here: buff.ly/3tr4wv5

The 2022 AFAR Grant awarded to Tara Tracy, PhD, advanced her research on the link between the postsynaptic protein KIBRA and age-related memory loss. Learn more in our 2024 Annual Report: www.afar.org/archived-rep...

Excited to have Rafael de Cabo, PhD, of the NIA, among the experts in conversation with Dana G. Smith of @nytimes.com in our free webinar on the State of #Gerotherapeutics. Join @ahlresearch.bsky.social & AFAR on 9/22 at 3pm ET. Learn more & RSVP here: buff.ly/3tr4wv5

Nir Barzilai, MD, President of the @ahlresearch.bsky.social & AFAR Board Member, will be among the experts in conversation w/ Dana G. Smith of @nytimes.com at our free #webinar on the State of #Gerotherapeutics on 9/22 at 3pm ET. Learn more & RSVP: buff.ly/3tr4wv5

Honored that Dana G. Smith of @nytimes.com will moderate @ahlresearch.bsky.social & AFAR’s free #webinar on 9/22 at 3pm ET. Ft experts from BioAge Labs, Cedars Sinai LA, NIA, & @uthealthsa.bsky.social on the current state of drug interventions to extend healthspan. Learn more & RSVP: buff.ly/3tr4wv5

Our 2024 Annual Report showcases the recent accomplishments of NIA-Funded Initiatives that AFAR helps lead: @nathanshockcenters.org @rccn-aging.org and @clin-star.org. Download or flip-through the report to learn more: www.afar.org/archived-rep...

AFAR Grantee in the News: Kevin Murach, PhD, recently published an article in Open Access Government Journal exploring his research on exercise, muscles, and healthy aging. Read here:

AFAR is pleased to share our Ask the Expert interview with board member Sara Espinoza, MD, MSc. She discusses translational geroscience and more. Read here: buff.ly/J1kg0C5 Hear more from Dr. Espinoza in our upcoming free webinar on 9/22 at 3pm ET. Learn more & RSVP: buff.ly/3tr4wv5

AFAR Expert in the News: @newscientist.com features Irving Wright Award recipient S. Jay Olshansky, PhD, on the differences between lifespan and healthspan. Read the full article here:

“The AFAR Grant that I have now has been such a powerful catalyst for my personal and professional growth,” shares grantee Aditi U. Gurkar, PhD, in our 2024 Annual Report. Explore her research on advancing #senolytics in the report here: www.afar.org/archived-rep...

TWO WEEKS AWAY – September 22nd from 3-4pm ET: free #webinar exploring the state of Gerotherapeutics to extend healthspan. Featuring experts from @ahlresearch.bsky.social, BioAge Labs, Cedars-Sinai LA, the NIA, and @uthealthsa.bsky.social Learn more & RSVP here: buff.ly/3tr4wv5

AFAR Expert in the News: @the-independent.com features AFAR Board Member and multiple-grantee Nir Barzilai, MD, on the limits to human lifespan and how lifestyle interventions can help extend healthspan. Read the full article here:

Explore recent milestones of AFAR’s #SuperAgers and Amplifying #Geroscience Initiatives in our 2024 Annual Report. Download or flip-through the report to learn more: www.afar.org/archived-rep...

Later this month on 9.22 at 3pm ET, AFAR & @ahlresearch.bsky.social present a #webinar on the state of Gerotherapeutics to extend healthspan. Feat. experts from BioAge Labs, Cedars-Sinai, the NIA, & @uthealthsa.bsky.social w/ Dana G. Smith of @nytimes.com. Learn more and RSVP here: buff.ly/3tr4wv5

Our 2024 Annual Report spotlights two-time grantee Ömer Yilmaz, MD, and his AFAR-supported research exploring how fasting and post-fast refeeding that drive regeneration. Read more here: www.afar.org/archived-rep...

In our #Grantee Spotlight Interview, Yifei Zhou, PhD, of Mass General Hospital & @harvardmed.bsky.social, discusses what inspires his AFAR-supported research and drives his aspirations in #geroscience and commitment to #healthyaging. Read here: buff.ly/p9tinRY

In our #Grantee Spotlight Interview, Yanxin Xu, PhD, of Massachusetts General Hospital, discusses what inspires his AFAR-supported research and drives his aspirations in #geroscience and commitment to #healthyaging. Read here: www.afar.org/grantee-spot...

AFAR is pleased to share our 2024 #AnnualReport, “Live Longer, Live Well”, highlighting our #grantee impact stories, #grant programs, #strategic initiatives, #webinars, & more. Flip-through or download the full report online: www.afar.org/archived-rep...

In our #Grantee Spotlight Interview, Hongyang Xu, PhD, of The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, discusses what inspires his AFAR-supported research and drives his aspirations in #geroscience and commitment to #healthyaging. Read here: www.afar.org/grantee-prof...

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

Next month, join AFAR & @ahlresearch.bsky.social on 9.22 at 3pm ET for free #webinar on the state of Gerotherapeutics to extend healthspan. Feat. experts from BioAge Labs, Cedars-Sinai, the NIA, & @uthealthsa.bsky.social w/ Dana G. Smith of @nytimes.com. Learn more & RSVP here: buff.ly/3tr4wv5

AFAR President, Thomas A. Rando, MD, PhD, and Grantee Anthony J. Covarrubias, PhD, featured in @ucla.edu Health article on regenerative medicine. Read the full article here:

In our #Grantee Spotlight Interview, Lilian Silva, PhD, of @slu-official.bsky.social, 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, Omer Sharon, PhD, of @ucberkeleyofficial.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...

In our #Grantee Spotlight Interview, Ethan A. Perets, PhD, of UT Southwestern Medical Center, discusses what inspires his AFAR-supported research and drives his aspirations in #geroscience and commitment to #healthyaging. Read here: www.afar.org/grantee-spot...

In our #Grantee Spotlight Interview, Ryan Marshall, PhD, of @uwmadison.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...

In our #Grantee Spotlight Interview, Xiaolin ‘Lindsay’ Huang, PhD, of @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social, discusses what inspires her AFAR-supported research and drives her aspirations in #geroscience and commitment to #healthyaging. Read here: www.afar.org/grantee-spot...

AFAR in the News: SuperAgers Family Study PI Sofiya Milman, MD, MS, featured in recent New York Times article on exceptional longevity and SuperAgers. Read the full article here: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/w... Learn more about the AFAR SuperAgers Family Study here: www.superagersstudy.org

In our #Grantee Spotlight Interview, Walker Hoolehan, PhD, of The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, discusses what inspires his AFAR-supported research and drives his aspirations in #geroscience and commitment to #healthyaging. Read here: www.afar.org/grantee-spot...

AFAR is pleased to announce a $5.7million renewal award from the National Institute of Aging of the National Institutes of Health to continue and expand the @nathanshockcenters.org Learn more about the enhanced activities planned here: www.afar.org/images/uploa...

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

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. More:

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

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