UCSF Bakar Aging Research Institute
@UCSFAging
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Our Institute brings together scientists and clinicians from all UCSF campuses to address the most critical and intractable questions related to Aging.
San Francisco, CA
Joined January 2021
We bring together UCSF scientists and clinicians to uncover mechanisms behind aging, develop novel diagnostic/therapeutic tools, and establish best practices for providing equitable care to older adults in our communities.
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RT @Nature: “It’s a paradigm shift to know that the silent X doesn’t stay asleep,” says Dena Dubal, a neuroscientist and neurologist at the….
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Research from @ishahjain and colleagues published in @CellCellPress shows that HypoxyStat, can prevent or reverse #mitochondrial disease in a preclinical mouse model.
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RT @DenaDubal: The X chromosome inherited from mom impairs cognition and speeds up brain aging. Check out our latest @Nature. @UCSFAging….
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Check out T. Richard Parenteau's work in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology published in December! This study links the age-related increase in epidermis permeability with #inflammaging. Read the article here:
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RT @ryanlinnbrown: 🧩The next episode of the Stress Puzzle, featuring Dr. Megan Gunnar discussing puberty and stress system recalibrations,….
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Compelling data coming from a multi-institution collaboration that included our executive committee member @DJ_Laird! Looking forward to unlocking more naked mole rat secrets.
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Interesting work by @YousinSuh, Marco Conti and colleagues published in @NatureAging. Multi-omic analyses revealed #mTOR signaling as a prominent #ovary-specific #aging pathway.
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RT @ucsfpenglab: Check out Jin Young's insightful review on the similarities between pathologic senescent fibroblast populations identified….
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Interesting collaboration coming from the @UCSFGouldLab and @TamaraAlliston lab to identify an unexpected role of #collagen type IV in bone biology in connection with #TGFβ
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@UCSFAging and the UCSF Hillblom Center for the Biology of Aging are proud to announce the recipients of our graduate student fellowship awards! Congratulations!
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We'd like to congratulate Dr. @saralahue for receiving the @NIHAging Paul B. Beeson Emerging Leaders Career Development Award! Her studies aim to determine the mechanistic links between biological age, delirium, and traumatic brain injury.
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Leonard Hayflick had an outstanding career, conducting research on aging for over 50 years. He joined @UCSF in 1986 as Professor in the Department of Anatomy. He passed away in his home at the age of 96.
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Work by Dorothy Chiu, @Dr_Epel, Elissa Hamlat, and others shows that dietary patterns are associated with epigenetic aging. Link to original article in 🧵 .
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Check out this podcast hosted by one of our past postdoc fellowship awardees @ryanlinnbrown! She is also an incoming assistant professor @TexasTech this fall. @UCSFPsychiatry.
We’re excited to announce The Stress Puzzle podcast, hosted by @RyanLinnBrown, with the first episode out 8/27! The Stress Puzzle promotes high-quality stress science through engaging conversations with experts that don't shy away from discussing the nuances of the research.
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Quieting your #mind and getting some 'deep rest' can improve your chances for healthy #longevity by allowing your cells to redirect energy to restore themselves. 👀 👉 the article featuring @Dr_Epel and colleagues' research:
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We're excited to announce our recipients of the BARI postdoctoral fellowships! Congrats @JonathanBayerl @TuranAghayev @ColineArnould1 @JeremieRispal, Jery Joy, Kate Cavanaugh, and Gurcharan Kaur!
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RT @MartinUCSF: Excited to share our preprint:. #CRISPR i-based screen of #Autism Spectrum Disorder risk genes in #microglia uncovers roles….
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A new publication by @param_p_singh in @CellCellPress suggests that diapause, a state of suspended development, evolved from remodeling of ancient gene paralogs and involves a distinct lipid profile. Read more here:
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Publication Alert! 📢 Work by Kenichi Toma from @xinduan's lab in @CellCellPress featuring beautiful images coming out of the Kim Lab @UCSF Ophthalmology.
Perivascular neurons help guide the lattice of blood vessels in our eyes & cerebellum, a new study finds. UCSF’s Kenichi Toma explains that damage to the lattice may play a role in multiple neurodegenerative diseases—like #DiabeticRetinopathy & #stroke.
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