American Federation for Aging Research

AFAR is pleased to announce the election of Catherine Kaczorowski, PhD, to its Board of Directors. Dr. Kaczorowski is the Elinor Levine Endowed Chair for Dementia Research and Professor of Neurology at the University of Michigan. She is a recognized authority in the development and application of genetically diverse mouse models for studies on aging and age-related neurodegenerative disorders, having pioneered the generation of the first translationally relevant polygenic model of human AD (AD-BXDs) published in Neuron.
Please join AFAR in welcoming her to this position, and learn more about her leadership experience here: https://www.afar.org/news/colvilleespinozakaczorowskiboard

AFAR is pleased to announce the election of Sara Espinoza, MD, MSc, to its Board of Directors. Dr. Espinoza is a dual board-certified internist and geriatrician, who directs the Center for Translational Geroscience and co-directs the Diabetes and Aging Center at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. She also serves as the Co-Chair of the Leadership Core of the Clin-STAR (Clinician-Scientists Transdisciplinary Aging Research) initiative and Member of the Advisory Committee of the Paul B. Beeson Emerging Leaders Career Development Awards in Aging Program of the NIA, which AFAR helps lead.
Please join AFAR in welcoming her to this position, and learn more about her leadership experience here: https://www.afar.org/news/colvilleespinozakaczorowskiboard

LAST CHANCE to RSVP for tomorrow’s free “Money on the Mind: Cognition and Financial Decisions,” part of our Live Better Longer series. Featuring aging expert Duke Han, PhD, of the University of Southern California in conversation with Prevention’s Kaitlyn Phoenix.
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AFAR is pleased to announce the election of Alex Colville, PhD, to its Board of Directors. Dr. Colville is General Partner and cofounder of age1, the first longevity-focused venture capital fund supporting breakthrough longevity biotech companies.
Please join AFAR in welcoming him to this position, and learn more about his leadership experience here: https://www.afar.org/news/colvilleespinozakaczorowskiboard

September is . For insights into the latest developments in basic and lifestyle working to help extend , read AFAR's Ask the Expert Interviews: https://www.afar.org/ask-the-expert-interviews

Today is National Centenarians Day. AFAR’s Initiative celebrates and studies exceptional longevity.
Learn more & join our SuperAgers Community at www.afar.org/superagers

TWO WEEKS AWAY- Wednesday, October 2nd is our free on limits of radical & the of extending through advancements in . Featuring AFAR Scientific Director Steven N. Austad, PhD, with Global & The Imperative author Andrew J. Scott, DPhil, and and expert S. Jay Olshansky, PhD. Join us at 2pm ET.
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NEXT WEEK: On Wednesday, Sept. 25th, 3-4pm ET join AFAR and Prevention Magazine for “Money on the Mind: Cognition and Financial Decisions” the next free in our Live Better Longer series. Featuring aging research expert Duke Han, PhD, of the University of Southern California Prevention’s Kaitlyn Phoenix on the intersection of and health.
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AFAR is inspired by Today Show and Smucker's ongoing spotlight on nationwide.
Our initiative is celebrating and studying exceptional .
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TODAY celebrates 100th (and 101st) birthdays: Sept. 13, 2024 With the help of Smucker’s, TODAY’s Al Roker sends special wishes to viewers celebrating milestone birthdays, including 101-year-old Elias Molina from Arizona, a World War II veteran whose favorite pastime is watching professional rodeo on television.

Why is it important to shift the focus from life expectancy to health expectancy? AFAR Scientific Director Steven N. Austad, PhD, will moderate a discussion with with Global & The Imperative author Andrew J. Scott, DPhil, and and expert S. Jay Olshansky, PhD, in our free webinar on Wednesday, October 2nd at 2pm ET.
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September is . For decades, AFAR's have supported talented, early-career whose promising will help us all stay healthier, longer.
Learn more about our grant programs here: https://www.afar.org/funding-opportunities

AFAR is inspired by Today Show and Smucker's ongoing spotlight on nationwide.
Our initiative is celebrating and studying exceptional .
Learn more and connect here: https://ow.ly/j7HF50SPere
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TODAY celebrates 100th (and 109th) birthdays: Sept. 11, 2024 With the help of Smucker’s, TODAY’s Al Roker sends special wishes to viewers celebrating milestone birthdays, including 109-year-old Grace Gustavson who is the proud matriarch of her five-generation family.

TWO WEEKS AWAY: Join AFAR and Prevention Magazine for “Money on the Mind: Cognition and Financial Decisions” the next free in our Live Better Longer series on Wednesday Sept. 25th, 3-4pm ET. Featuring aging research expert Duke Han, PhD, of the University of Southern California in conversation with Prevention’s Kaitlyn Phoenix on the latest on how cognitive changes affect financial judgment and the practical steps you can take to mitigate risks.
Learn more and RSVP here: https://ow.ly/zWLl50SWTeA

Science recently published research co-authored by AFAR Grantee Matthew D Park, PhD, exploring the link between age-related immune system inflammation and cancer development, highlighting the importance of targeting immune system aging to mitigate cancer risk.
Learn more in a related Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai press release here:

Novel Study Reveals How Aging Immune System Fuels Cancer Growth, Potentially Opening New Avenues for Prevention | Mount Sinai - New York Signaling between early lung cancer lesions and immune stem cells in bone marrow via IL-1⍺/β underscores how an aging immune system promotes cancer progression. Shown in yellow and blue are tumor cells that express the receptor for IL-1⍺/β and those that do not, respectively. Credit: Reprinted...

How could years of extra health impact the economy and healthcare costs? Global & The Imperative author Andrew J. Scott, DPhil, will discuss in our free on Wednesday, October 2nd at 2pm ET.
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AFAR’s Initiative celebrates & studies exceptional - like the extraordinary SuperAger, Frances Chartoff highlighted in the New Haven Independent here.
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My Friend Frances, 100 Years Young Frances Chartoff, who turned 100 this year, is not a superwoman, any more than many other women of her time who lived, worked, and raised a family through…

When it comes to aging, our minds and our money are two areas of big concern for most of us. Cognitive changes that occur as we get older put some adults at risk for poor financial decisions or even fraud. Thankfully, new is pointing toward empowering solutions by providing a better understanding of what happens in our brains as we process money matters.
Next up in AFAR and Prevention Magazine Live Better Longer series, aging expert Duke Han, PhD, of the University of Southern California will join Kaitlyn Phoenix, Deputy Editor, Hearst Health Newsroom, to discuss the latest research on how cognitive changes affect financial judgment and the practical steps you can take to mitigate risks.
Join us on Wednesday, Sept. 25th, from 3-4pm ET.
Learn more and RSVP here: https://ow.ly/zWLl50SWTeA

One month away: Free webinar exploring the limits of radical longevity, the longevity dividend of extending healthspan, and the call to accelerate geroscience. Featuring Steven N. Austad, PhD, S. Jay Olshansky, PhD, and Andrew J. Scott, DPhil.
Join us October 2 at 2pm ET.
Learn more and RSVP here: https://ow.ly/i9B050TfRlY

Speaker Spotlight: Prevention’s Kaitlyn Phoenix will moderate our Sept. 25th , “Live Better Longer: Money on the Mind: Cognition and Financial Decisions”. She will speak with aging expert Duke Han, PhD, of the University of Southern California to discuss the intersection of cognitive and financial health.
To join us from 3-4pm, register here: https://ow.ly/zWLl50SWTeA
Learn more about Kaitlyn’s work at Prevention here: https://ow.ly/HIBc50QL3u5

AFAR is inspired by Today Show and Smucker's ongoing spotlight on nationwide.
Our initiative is celebrating and studying exceptional . Learn more and connect here: https://ow.ly/j7HF50SPere https://ow.ly/UByM50Teyjs

TODAY celebrates 100th birthdays: Sept. 2, 2024 With the help of Smucker’s, TODAY’s Dylan Dreyer sends special wishes to viewers celebrating milestone birthdays, including 100-year-old Arlene Smith whose secret to longevity is to always have a goal in mind — and eat your collard greens!

Speaker Spotlight: Neuropsychologist Duke Han, PhD, of the University of Southern California will share insights from his on the intersection of and in “Live Better Longer: Money on the Mind: Cognition and Financial Decisions” our free with Prevention Magazine. Join us Wednesday, Sept. 25th, from 3-4pm ET.
Learn more and RSVP here: https://ow.ly/zWLl50SWTeA

AFAR’s Initiative celebrates & studies exceptional . We celebrate New York's second oldest person, Louise Jean Signore, who marked her 112th birthday this month.

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New York's second oldest person just turned 112. She says staying single and eating Italian food helped her live so long. 112-year-old Louise Jean Signore said her tips for living into your 110s, including staying single.

In our Grantee Spotlight Interview Timothy Rhoads, PhD, of the University of Wisconsin-Madison discusses the research that his 20232 Sagol Network GerOmic Award for Junior Faculty will advance, and his inspiration for joining the aging research community.
Read here: https://ow.ly/pZvn50SXIPk