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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 […]
Geroscience in the Age of COVID-19
Several leading figures in the field of Geroscience have authored a position paper arguing for a geroscience approach to COVID-19 and other infectious diseases which preferentially afflict older people. HALO Director Matt Kaeberlein co-authored this piece along with Nir Barzilai (Director of the Institute for Aging Research at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva […]
HALO researchers describe how genetics and diet interact to impact aging
In new work published in the journal PLoS Genetics, UW HALO faculty member Dr. Daniel Promislow, BMHA (Genetic Approaches to Aging T32) trainee Kelly Jin, and colleagues at the Buck Institute describe the effects of dietary restriction on lifespan and the metabolome for dozens of genetically distinct strains of fruit fly. Their findings point to […]
HALO scientists study the role of extracellular vesicles in aging
HALO Director Dr. Matt Kaeberlein along with HALO faculty member Dr. Mike MacCoss, post-doctoral fellow Dr. Josh Russell, and colleagues have published the first comprehensive analysis of the extracellular vesicles (EVs) from Caenorhabditis elegans, one of the foremost animals models for aging and other areas of research. This work builds on the method developed by […]
Dog Aging Project featured in Discover Magazine
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A story about the Dog Aging Project entitled “The Drug That Could One Day Help People — and Dogs — Live Longer” was published in the popular science magazine Discover. The article covers the upcoming Trial of Rapamycin in Aging Dogs (TRIAD) clinical trial. Low doses of rapamycin have been shown to extend lifespan and […]
HALO sponsors the 2020 American Aging Association Virtual Meeting
HALO and the UW Nathan Shock Center are proud to sponsor “AGE Goes Virtual“, an online meeting of the American Aging Association from June 15-17, 2020. HALO support will provide AGE membership and registration for the 2021 AGE meeting in Madison, WI to deserving graduate student and post-doctoral members of the AGE Trainee Chapter. […]
