U-M Paul F. Glenn Center for Biology of Aging Research
The U-M Glenn Center is focused on increasing our knowledge on the biology of aging and translating findings into practical benefits for the aging population.
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Center Co-Director
Richard Miller, MD, PhD
Email: [email protected]
Center Co-Director
Scott Pletcher, PhD
Email: [email protected]
Center Administrator
Ursula Kotzabassi
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Our Research
The University of Michigan Paul F. Glenn Center for Biology of Aging Research began operations in September 2014, with the generous support of the Glenn Foundation for Medical Research, founded by Paul F. Glenn "to extend the healthy productive years of life through research on the mechanisms of biological aging."
The U-M Glenn Center is part of a consortium that is made up of seven distinguished research universities whose faculty members are making progress in understanding the biology of aging, and exploring ways to translate our growing knowledge about the aging process to benefit people as they grow older.
Key Research Areas
- Translation control in slow-aging mice - Gonzalo Garcia, PhD and Richard Miller, MD, PhD
- Inflammation and adiposity - Xinna Li, MD, PhD and Richard Miller, MD, PhD
- Neural mechanisms of slow aging in flies - Scott Pletcher, PhD
- Neural mechanisms of slow aging in C. elegans - Scott Leiser, PhD
- Aging and cognition - Catherine Kaczorowski, PhD and Shannon Moore, PhD
- Regulation of proteostasis - Matthias Truttmann, PhD
- Spatial transcriptomics core - Jun Hee Lee, PhD
- Stem cell rejuvenation in planarians - Longhua Guo, PhD
