- American Federation for Aging Research
AFAR's Mission
To support and advance Healthy Aging through Biomedical Research
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AFAR News
AFAR Leadership in the News: Executive Director Stephanie Lederman, EdM, responds to “The Decline in Geriatric Care Hurts Us All” in The New York Times
Board Member in the News: Richard G.A. Faragher, PhD, featured in The Wall Street Journal exploring the debate on whether aging should be classified as a disease
AFAR Leadership in the News: Scientific Director Steven N. Austad, PhD, on The Drive Podcast with Peter Attia, MD
AFAR Grantee in the News: New Research by Dena Dubal, MD, PhD, on the maternal X chromosome and cognition and brain aging in female mice in Nature
AFAR Experts in the News: Steven N. Austad, PhD, Valter Longo, PhD, and S. Jay Olshansky, PhD featured in Newsweek on President Jimmy Carter's exceptional longevity
Grantees in the News: New research co-authored by Jason Butler, PhD, and Pradeep Ramalingam, MD, PhD, on the connection between thrombospondin-1 and age-related chronic inflammation in Science Immunology
AFAR's Leadership
AFAR provides infrastructure support and leadership for three initiatives funded by the National Institute on Aging (NIA).
Providing leadership in the pursuit of basic research into the biology of aging
Catalyzing cross-disciplinary research across the NIA center programs
A national platform to advance transdisciplinary aging research
Public statements by individual AFAR employees, affiliates, or Board members do not imply endorsement by AFAR. AFAR’s viewpoints are expressed only through official releases after approval by its Executive Director or Board of Directors.
AFAR is grateful for the collaboration and support of our program partners, including:
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