The Buck Institute for Research on Aging
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The Buck Institute for Research on Aging aims to end the threat of age-related diseases for this and future generations.
Watch this great piece by David Rubenstein at Bloomberg News: The Science of Aging. We’re glad that the Buck’s Eric Verdin was included in the mix.
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The Science of Aging: How to Live Longer and Better
We're living longer than ever before - but are we living better? In the final episode of this four-part series, David Rubenstein explores the science of aging; from groundbreaking research on longevit...
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November 13, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Watch this great piece by David Rubenstein at Bloomberg News: The Science of Aging. We’re glad that the Buck’s Eric Verdin was included in the mix.
www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/...
www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/...
Excited to be hosting Longevity Global’s Summit 2025 on Dec 9-10 at the Buck Institute! 🌿
Looking forward to incredible talks from leaders in longevity science and connecting with the longevity community.
Get your tickets here: luma.com/zlfezwd3
Looking forward to incredible talks from leaders in longevity science and connecting with the longevity community.
Get your tickets here: luma.com/zlfezwd3
November 12, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Excited to be hosting Longevity Global’s Summit 2025 on Dec 9-10 at the Buck Institute! 🌿
Looking forward to incredible talks from leaders in longevity science and connecting with the longevity community.
Get your tickets here: luma.com/zlfezwd3
Looking forward to incredible talks from leaders in longevity science and connecting with the longevity community.
Get your tickets here: luma.com/zlfezwd3
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#HUPO2025 is just around the corner. Set up a meeting with us at the conference using the link below or drop by our booth (705) to learn how you can use Iterative Mapping in your work!
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Nautilus HUPO 2025 Event Page
Find Nautilus at HUPO 2025 or schedule a meeting with a Nautilus representative.
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November 4, 2025 at 5:16 PM
#HUPO2025 is just around the corner. Set up a meeting with us at the conference using the link below or drop by our booth (705) to learn how you can use Iterative Mapping in your work!
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We’re proud to announce the successful installation and testing of our first field evaluation unit at the @buckinstitute.org. Learn more in our latest press release:
www.globenewswire.com/news-release...
#Proteomics #Biotechnology #Biotech #Alzheimers #AlzheimersDisease #Aging
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#Proteomics #Biotechnology #Biotech #Alzheimers #AlzheimersDisease #Aging
November 3, 2025 at 1:37 PM
We’re proud to announce the successful installation and testing of our first field evaluation unit at the @buckinstitute.org. Learn more in our latest press release:
www.globenewswire.com/news-release...
#Proteomics #Biotechnology #Biotech #Alzheimers #AlzheimersDisease #Aging
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#Proteomics #Biotechnology #Biotech #Alzheimers #AlzheimersDisease #Aging
We were thrilled to host the 3rd annual VITAL Symposium at Buck today! VITAL brought together early-career scientists to share cutting-edge aging research and career insights. This year’s event featured inspiring keynote talks by Dr. Aimee Kao and Dr. Roarke Kamber, from UCSF
October 30, 2025 at 3:19 AM
We were thrilled to host the 3rd annual VITAL Symposium at Buck today! VITAL brought together early-career scientists to share cutting-edge aging research and career insights. This year’s event featured inspiring keynote talks by Dr. Aimee Kao and Dr. Roarke Kamber, from UCSF
You know that cool looking building up on the hill in Novato, off 101? That's the Buck institute!! Come for a free docent-led tour! Every Tuesday and Thursday at 11am. sign up on our website: buckinstitute.org/visit-us
Thanks SF Gate for the write-up!
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Thanks SF Gate for the write-up!
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Visit Us
THE FUTURE We're not getting any younger. Yet. We have big plans to capitalize on the important discoveries we have made. While the Buck is committed to continuing a strong focus on basic science, we ...
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October 29, 2025 at 8:31 PM
You know that cool looking building up on the hill in Novato, off 101? That's the Buck institute!! Come for a free docent-led tour! Every Tuesday and Thursday at 11am. sign up on our website: buckinstitute.org/visit-us
Thanks SF Gate for the write-up!
www.sfgate.com/news/bayarea...
Thanks SF Gate for the write-up!
www.sfgate.com/news/bayarea...
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Iterative Mapping is our novel method for single-molecule protein and proteoform analysis across the full proteome.
Find us at #HUPO2025 to learn how you can use Iterative Mapping in your work:
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#Proteomics #Proteome #Proteoform #Protein #Biotech
Find us at #HUPO2025 to learn how you can use Iterative Mapping in your work:
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#Proteomics #Proteome #Proteoform #Protein #Biotech
October 28, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Iterative Mapping is our novel method for single-molecule protein and proteoform analysis across the full proteome.
Find us at #HUPO2025 to learn how you can use Iterative Mapping in your work:
nautilus-21430832.hs-sites-na2.com/meet-with-na...
#Proteomics #Proteome #Proteoform #Protein #Biotech
Find us at #HUPO2025 to learn how you can use Iterative Mapping in your work:
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#Proteomics #Proteome #Proteoform #Protein #Biotech
At the Buck, our breakthroughs are powered by people. Faces of Discovery, a new monthly installment to the Buck Blog, introduces the scientists unraveling the mysteries of aging and pioneering ways to help us all live better longer. www.buckinstitute.org/blog/faces-o...
Faces of Discovery – Kenny Wilson, PhD
A new monthly installment to the Buck Blog, introducing the scientists unraveling the mysteries of aging and pioneering ways to help us all live better longer
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October 24, 2025 at 9:01 PM
At the Buck, our breakthroughs are powered by people. Faces of Discovery, a new monthly installment to the Buck Blog, introduces the scientists unraveling the mysteries of aging and pioneering ways to help us all live better longer. www.buckinstitute.org/blog/faces-o...
We’re glad to have a boss who understands the promise of research on aging while also encouraging all of us to adopt science-backed lifestyle habits that can go a long way to helping us live better longer. Eric Verdin is in TIME!
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4 Science-Backed Habits That Could Help You Live Longer
Longevity researcher Dr. Eric Verdin says we don’t need to wait for an anti-aging pill. We already know how to live longer and healthier.
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October 20, 2025 at 6:49 PM
We’re glad to have a boss who understands the promise of research on aging while also encouraging all of us to adopt science-backed lifestyle habits that can go a long way to helping us live better longer. Eric Verdin is in TIME!
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A new subspecialty takes off! Astroimmunology is focused on the effects of #spaceflight on the #immunesystem and defines avenues for countermeasures. A bonus: the work will also inform research on #aging @natrevimmunol.nature.com evimmunol.nature.com www.buckinstitute.org/news/a-hitch...
A hitchhiker’s guide to the galaxy of space immunology
Buck scientists help define the scope of Astroimmunology With the advent of commercial spaceflight, an increasing number of people may be heading into space in the coming years. Some will even get ...
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October 16, 2025 at 4:20 PM
A new subspecialty takes off! Astroimmunology is focused on the effects of #spaceflight on the #immunesystem and defines avenues for countermeasures. A bonus: the work will also inform research on #aging @natrevimmunol.nature.com evimmunol.nature.com www.buckinstitute.org/news/a-hitch...
Can a cocktail of glycation-lowering compounds curb #hunger, lower #insulin resistance and extend #lifespan? It does in mice! Buck scientists fight the sugary chemistry of #aging. www.buckinstitute.org/news/glycati... @cp-cellreports.bsky.social, @pkapahi.bsky.social
Glycation-lowering compounds curb hunger, lower insulin resistance and extend lifespan in mice
Buck scientists fight the sugary chemistry of aging The same chemical reaction that makes a piece of freshly toasted bread delicious also happens in our bodies, with far less appetizing consequences. ...
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October 14, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Can a cocktail of glycation-lowering compounds curb #hunger, lower #insulin resistance and extend #lifespan? It does in mice! Buck scientists fight the sugary chemistry of #aging. www.buckinstitute.org/news/glycati... @cp-cellreports.bsky.social, @pkapahi.bsky.social
The Buck was thrilled to be featured in Forever Young, shown at the Mill Valley Film Festival this weekend. Many, many thanks to major Buck donor Dr. Jim Johnson who helped produce it. Stay tuned for a link to watch it online.
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October 13, 2025 at 7:30 PM
The Buck was thrilled to be featured in Forever Young, shown at the Mill Valley Film Festival this weekend. Many, many thanks to major Buck donor Dr. Jim Johnson who helped produce it. Stay tuned for a link to watch it online.
www.foreveryoung.film/about-5
www.foreveryoung.film/about-5
Let's #TalkAboutAgeism. Ageism is the most embedded “ism” in our youth-obsessed culture. Ageist stereotypes, prejudice and discrimination harms people of all ages. Find resources to fight back at the American Society on Aging. asaging.org/ageism-aware... #AgeismAwarenessDay @ASAging
Ageism Awareness Day - American Society on Aging
Ageism Awareness Day is Oct. 9! Learn more about ageism awareness and how you can get involved.
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October 9, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Let's #TalkAboutAgeism. Ageism is the most embedded “ism” in our youth-obsessed culture. Ageist stereotypes, prejudice and discrimination harms people of all ages. Find resources to fight back at the American Society on Aging. asaging.org/ageism-aware... #AgeismAwarenessDay @ASAging
We are recruiting participants for a clinical trial at Buck focused on post-menopausal women. Eligible participants will receive up to $210 in compensation. Email GRACE-study@buckinstitute.org if interested
October 8, 2025 at 10:36 PM
We are recruiting participants for a clinical trial at Buck focused on post-menopausal women. Eligible participants will receive up to $210 in compensation. Email GRACE-study@buckinstitute.org if interested
Our next community seminar is on Wed, Oct 1. We will be talking about what evolutionary biology can tell us about our bodies. By exploring the past and looking at different species, we can shed light on the present and future of our health.
Register here: www.buckinstitute.org/events/lblse...
Register here: www.buckinstitute.org/events/lblse...
September 16, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Our next community seminar is on Wed, Oct 1. We will be talking about what evolutionary biology can tell us about our bodies. By exploring the past and looking at different species, we can shed light on the present and future of our health.
Register here: www.buckinstitute.org/events/lblse...
Register here: www.buckinstitute.org/events/lblse...
Thanks to all for a great 2025 NIA Summer Training Course this week at Buck! With a brilliant group of trainers, inspiring faculty talks, panel discussions, paint night, we all had a blast! Each one of you trainees are poised to shape the future of aging research!
September 12, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Thanks to all for a great 2025 NIA Summer Training Course this week at Buck! With a brilliant group of trainers, inspiring faculty talks, panel discussions, paint night, we all had a blast! Each one of you trainees are poised to shape the future of aging research!
NIA Summer Training Course at Buck is off to a great start - terrific lectures from Francesca Duncan and Tony Wyss-Coray, along with mentoring panel discussions and a lot more fun in courtyard!
September 10, 2025 at 5:39 AM
NIA Summer Training Course at Buck is off to a great start - terrific lectures from Francesca Duncan and Tony Wyss-Coray, along with mentoring panel discussions and a lot more fun in courtyard!
Amazing new project led by Buck's Research Assistant Professor James Yurkovich! Check it out!!
The project I am working on at the @buckinstitute.org: SIMBA, a digital twin of E. coli able to predict microbial behavior with unprecedented accuracy.
Check out our new video!
#DARPA #SyntheticBiology #AI #Microbiology #SIMBA #Biomanufacturing #Ecoli
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Check out our new video!
#DARPA #SyntheticBiology #AI #Microbiology #SIMBA #Biomanufacturing #Ecoli
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Project SIMBA: Simulating Microbial Behavior
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September 8, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Amazing new project led by Buck's Research Assistant Professor James Yurkovich! Check it out!!
Another packed house today for Dr John Newman’s (@GeriSciDoc.bsky.social) talk on How to Be Your Own Geriatrician. To register for our upcoming seminar: How Did Our Bodies End Up This Way on Oct 1: buckinstitute.org/events/lblseminars
September 3, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Another packed house today for Dr John Newman’s (@GeriSciDoc.bsky.social) talk on How to Be Your Own Geriatrician. To register for our upcoming seminar: How Did Our Bodies End Up This Way on Oct 1: buckinstitute.org/events/lblseminars
Is lifelong learning the key to keeping your brain healthy? Check out our CEO Eric Verdin’s latest monthly column in Marin Magazine. issuu.com/270media/doc...
Marin Magazine September 2025
Thought-provoking stories, profiles of Marin personalities, journeys to destinations near and far — plus the best places to dine, shop, play, and enjoy Marin County and beyond — Marin Magazine is the
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August 29, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Is lifelong learning the key to keeping your brain healthy? Check out our CEO Eric Verdin’s latest monthly column in Marin Magazine. issuu.com/270media/doc...
Is brain/gut axis a superhighway for immune response to #Alzheimers? Study in @cellpress.bsky.social shows immune cells use that route in mouse models. Feeding animals high fiber diet reduced AD-related frailty. Congrats Dr. Winer, Dr. Makhijani, & Dr. Andersen
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The gut immune system is altered in mouse model of Alzheimer’s, providing a new target for therapeutics
Feeding the animals a high fiber diet reduced Alzheimer’s-related frailty including tremor.
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August 29, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Is brain/gut axis a superhighway for immune response to #Alzheimers? Study in @cellpress.bsky.social shows immune cells use that route in mouse models. Feeding animals high fiber diet reduced AD-related frailty. Congrats Dr. Winer, Dr. Makhijani, & Dr. Andersen
www.buckinstitute.org/news/the-gut...
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Our CEO Eric Verdin is now a regular contributor to Marin Magazine! His monthly “Science For You” column provides science-based, concrete steps we can all take to increase our healthspan. This first column includes his personal backstory. www.buckinstitute.org/blog/how-to-...
How to live better longer
Our CEO Eric Verdin is now a regular contributor to Marin Magazine! His monthly “Science For You” column provides science-based, concrete steps we can all take to increase our healthspan. This first c...
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August 21, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Our CEO Eric Verdin is now a regular contributor to Marin Magazine! His monthly “Science For You” column provides science-based, concrete steps we can all take to increase our healthspan. This first column includes his personal backstory. www.buckinstitute.org/blog/how-to-...
Early #puberty and early childbirth may come with a cost. Study in @elife.bsky.social shows reproductive timing can accelerate aging and disease, quadrupling the risk of severe metabolic disorders. Congrats @pkapahi.bsky.social www.buckinstitute.org/news/early-p...
Early puberty and early childbirth may come with a cost
Reproductive timing can accelerate aging and disease
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August 18, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Early #puberty and early childbirth may come with a cost. Study in @elife.bsky.social shows reproductive timing can accelerate aging and disease, quadrupling the risk of severe metabolic disorders. Congrats @pkapahi.bsky.social www.buckinstitute.org/news/early-p...
Another full house this morning at this month’s seminar. James Yurkovich, PhD is leading an effort to understand how the complex systems that make up our body change throughout the day by using an array of technologies and AI to capture an individuals’ data throughout multiple days
August 6, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Another full house this morning at this month’s seminar. James Yurkovich, PhD is leading an effort to understand how the complex systems that make up our body change throughout the day by using an array of technologies and AI to capture an individuals’ data throughout multiple days
Study in @pnas.org highlights small molecule that boosts autophagy, our cells’ cleanup system. AA-20 reduces fat & protein buildup in conserved fashion, extending health/lifespan in worms, w/out blocking mTOR. Congrats to the Handen and Kelly labs! www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Autophagy activator AA-20 improves proteostasis and extends Caenorhabditis elegans lifespan | PNAS
The degradation of cellular components through autophagy is essential for longevity
and healthy aging. However, autophagy function decreases with a...
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August 5, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Study in @pnas.org highlights small molecule that boosts autophagy, our cells’ cleanup system. AA-20 reduces fat & protein buildup in conserved fashion, extending health/lifespan in worms, w/out blocking mTOR. Congrats to the Handen and Kelly labs! www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...