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Dr. David Baker, HALo Faculty member, awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work in computational protein design.
Computational biologist David Baker, professor of biochemistry at the University of Washington School of Medicine and director of the UW Medicine Institute for Protein Design, has been awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for computational protein design. He shares the Nobel Prize with Demis Hassabis and John M. Jumper of DeepMind, who were honored for protein structure prediction. […]
NIA Summer Training Course in Experimental Aging Research at UW September 2024. Thank you to our trainees and faculty!
NIA Summer Training Course of Experimental Aging Research – Healthy Aging and Longevity Research Institute (uw.edu) […]
One post-doctoral position available to study biological aging at the University of Washington for Summer 2024
The Biological Mechanisms of Healthy Aging training program has multiple openings for Pre-Doctoral & Post-Doctoral fellows. Please refer to here for details on dates. The goals of the BMHA training program are to provide outstanding pre-doctoral and post-doctoral scientists with (1) rigorous training in cutting edge research focused on biological mechanisms of healthy aging, (2) exposure to, and […]
HALO Director Matt Kaeberlein highlights the start of expanded rapamycin clinical trials for dog longevity in interview by Longevity Technology
Matt Kaeberlein, Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at the University of Washington and director of the Healthy Aging and Longevity (HALo) Research Institute highlights the start of expanded rapamycin clinical trial for dog longevity. In this interview by Longevity Technology, Dr. Kaeberlein briefly covers his work on an initiative called The Dog Aging Project, which […]
HALO Director, Matt Kaeberlein, presents an introduction to the biology of aging in the ‘AGE Presents’ video lecture series
Matt Kaeberlein, Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at the University of Washington, director of the Healthy Aging and Longevity (HALo) Research Institute, and CEO of the American Aging Association, gives a broad introduction to the Biology of Aging and discusses the effects of rapamycin on biological age. This video is an introduction to the […]
Postdoctoral Position Available to Study Somatic Mutations in Human Aging
A postdoctoral position is available immediately at the Risques Lab, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Washington to study somatic evolution in human aging. We are looking for a highly motivated postdoc to work on the application of ultra-accurate sequencing methods to characterize low frequency somatic mutations across tissues and along human lifespan. […]
2020 Geroscience Virtual Symposium at the University of Washington
HALo and the UW Nathan Shock Center are pleased to host the 2020 UW Geroscience Symposium which will be held online this year due to COVID-19. This symposium will feature cutting edge research by HALO scientists studying various aspects of biological aging, with an emphasis on early career researchers and trainees. The symposium will happen […]
