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The American Federation for Aging Research is a non-profit organization whose mission is to support and advance healthy aging through biomedical research.

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By joining the #SuperAgers Family Study, you can opt-in to get a free #AncestryReport and while contributing data to studies that will help us all live healthier, longer. Seeking individuals aged 95+, their adult child, & that child’s partner. More: superagersstudy.org.

By joining the #SuperAgers Family Study, you can opt-in to get a free #AncestryReport and while contributing data to studies that will help us all live healthier, longer. Seeking individuals aged 95+, their adult child, & that child’s partner. More: superagersstudy.org.
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Introducing 2024 Glenn Foundation for Medical Research Postdoctoral Fellowships in Aging Research recipient Omer Sharon of UC Berkeley. Explore his research supported by this AFAR grant here: afar.org/grantee-profil… #BiomarkersofAging #Sleep #Alzheimers #Translation

Introducing 2024 Glenn Foundation for Medical Research Postdoctoral Fellowships in Aging Research recipient <a href="/omerxsharon/">Omer Sharon</a> of <a href="/UCBerkeley/">UC Berkeley</a>. Explore his research supported by this AFAR grant here: afar.org/grantee-profil… #BiomarkersofAging #Sleep #Alzheimers #Translation
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New paper co-authored by 17 members of the Clin-STAR #Frailty Research Interest Group just published in JAGS. AFAR is the National Program Office for the NIA-funded Clin-STAR Coordinating Center. Read the full paper here: ow.ly/yeag50Uq2GB

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Introducing 2024 Glenn Foundation for Medical Research Postdoctoral Fellowships in Aging Research recipient Lilian Silva, PhD, of Saint Louis University. Explore her research supported by this AFAR grant here: afar.org/grantee-profil…

Introducing 2024 Glenn Foundation for Medical Research Postdoctoral Fellowships in Aging Research recipient Lilian Silva, PhD, of <a href="/SLU_Official/">Saint Louis University</a>. Explore her research supported by this AFAR grant here: afar.org/grantee-profil…
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Introducing 2024 Glenn Foundation for Medical Research Postdoctoral Fellowships in Aging Research recipient Hongyang Xu, PhD of OMRF. Explore his research supported by this AFAR grant here: afar.org/grantee-profil… #Mitochondria #OxidationDamage #Protein #Sarcopenia #Caregiving

Introducing 2024 Glenn Foundation for Medical Research Postdoctoral Fellowships in Aging Research recipient Hongyang Xu, PhD of <a href="/OMRF/">OMRF</a>. Explore his research supported by this AFAR grant here: afar.org/grantee-profil…
#Mitochondria #OxidationDamage #Protein #Sarcopenia #Caregiving
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AFAR supports promising biomedical researchers in geroscience and aging, and shares trusted, science-backed information through our webinars and more. Your tax-deductible, year-end donation helps advance this work: afar.org/donate

AFAR supports promising biomedical researchers in geroscience and aging, and shares trusted, science-backed information through our webinars and more.
Your tax-deductible, year-end donation helps advance this work: afar.org/donate
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Recent @newsweek article ft insights from AFAR SuperAger Family Study co-investigator Dr. Tom on exceptional #longevity & #SuperAgers. Learn more & enroll in the SuperAgers Family Study here: superagersstudy.org Read the full article here: newsweek.com/live-longer-st…

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Introducing 2024 Glenn Foundation for Medical Research Postdoctoral Fellowships in Aging Research recipient Yanxin Xu, PhD of MassGeneral News. Explore his research supported by this AFAR grant here: afar.org/grantee-profil… #CaloricRestriction #CellularSenescence

Introducing 2024 Glenn Foundation for Medical Research Postdoctoral Fellowships in Aging Research recipient Yanxin Xu, PhD of <a href="/MassGeneralNews/">MassGeneral News</a>. Explore his research supported by this AFAR grant here: afar.org/grantee-profil… #CaloricRestriction #CellularSenescence
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Seeking #SuperAgers aged 95+, their adult child, & that child’s partner, for a #researchstudy to build a #databank for investigators working to prevent or treat age-related diseases & conditions. Learn more at superagersstudy.org.

Seeking #SuperAgers aged 95+, their adult child, &amp; that child’s partner, for a #researchstudy to build a #databank for investigators working to prevent or treat age-related diseases &amp; conditions. Learn more at superagersstudy.org.
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Introducing 2024 Glenn Foundation for Medical Research Postdoctoral Fellowships in Aging Research recipient Yifei Zhou, PhD, of MassGeneral News & Harvard Medical School. Explore his research supported by this AFAR grant here: afar.org/grantee-profil… #Mitochondria #Longevity

Introducing 2024 Glenn Foundation for Medical Research Postdoctoral Fellowships in Aging Research recipient Yifei Zhou, PhD, of <a href="/MassGeneralNews/">MassGeneral News</a> &amp; <a href="/harvardmed/">Harvard Medical School</a>. Explore his research supported by this AFAR grant here: afar.org/grantee-profil… #Mitochondria #Longevity
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AFAR is pleased to announce 2024 McKnight Brain Innovator Award recipient @j9kwapis of Penn State. Learn more about her supported research through this grant here: afar.org/grantee-profil…

AFAR is pleased to announce 2024 <a href="/McKnightBrain1/">McKnight Brain</a> Innovator Award recipient @j9kwapis of <a href="/penn_state/">Penn State</a>. Learn more about her supported research through this grant here:
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AFAR is pleased to announce 2024 McKnight Brain Innovator Award recipient Sanaz Sedaghat, PhD, of University of Minnesota. Learn more about her supported research through this grant here: afar.org/grantee-profil…

AFAR is pleased to announce 2024 <a href="/McKnightBrain1/">McKnight Brain</a> Innovator Award recipient Sanaz Sedaghat, PhD, of <a href="/UMNews/">University of Minnesota</a>. Learn more about her supported research through this grant here: afar.org/grantee-profil…
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AFAR’s 4-STAR Charity Navigator rating is achieved by less than one-tenth of one percent of charities. When you donate to AFAR, you can trust your donations go more towards research and not administration. afar.org/donate

AFAR’s 4-STAR <a href="/CharityNav/">Charity Navigator</a> rating is achieved by less than one-tenth of one percent of charities. When you donate to AFAR, you can trust your donations go more towards research and not administration. afar.org/donate
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Introducing 2024 Glenn Foundation for Medical Research Grants for Junior Faculty recipient Ayshwarya Subramanian of Cornell University. Through this AFAR grant, she will research ā€œMacrophage niches in agingā€ See more here: afar.org/grantee-profil…

Introducing 2024 Glenn Foundation for Medical Research Grants for Junior Faculty recipient <a href="/ayshwaryas/">Ayshwarya Subramanian</a> of <a href="/Cornell/">Cornell University</a>. Through this AFAR grant, she will research ā€œMacrophage niches in agingā€
See more here: afar.org/grantee-profil…
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AFAR Board Member Richard Besdine featured in Parade Mag article on the impact of #exercising on biological #aging and extending #healthspan. Read more here: ow.ly/2VPh50UwWkZ

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As 2025 approaches, AFAR wishes you a very happy and healthy new year. We are excited to see what lies ahead in geroscience and aging research, and we appreciate your support. Thank you for considering a year-end gift to AFAR: afar.org/donate

As 2025 approaches, AFAR wishes you a very happy and healthy new year. We are excited to see what lies ahead in geroscience and aging research, and we appreciate your support.
Thank you for considering a year-end gift to AFAR: afar.org/donate
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AFAR President Thomas Rando & #Grantees Jamie Justice and Daniel Promislow in recent The Guardian article on studies and #therapeutics for canine #longevity that could benefit human #aging and #healthspan. Read here: theguardian.com/science/2024/d…

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Recent @NYTimes article ft insights from AFAR #SuperAger Family Study PI Sofiya Milman šŸŽ—ļø & Co-investigators Nir Barzilai & Dr. Tom on exceptional #longevity & #genetics. Learn more & enroll in the SuperAgers Family Study here: superagersstudy.org nytimes.com/2025/01/08/wel…

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AFAR #Grantees Jason Butler and Pradeep Ramalingam of UF Medicine co-authored #research recently published in Science Immunology exploring the link between hrombospondin-1 (Thbs1) and age-related #inflammation. Read more here: ufhealth.org/news/2025/targ… #inflammaging