![]() |
|
|||||||
![]() |
||||||||
Andrzej Bartke, PhD, Co-chairman
Dr. Bartke is Director of
Southern Illinois University
Aging & Longevity Research Laboratory, and
holds the Mprize for the world's oldest mouse. When he isn't
lecturing around the world, he and his
team of laboratory scientists work to gather research on the effects of growth hormones and caloric
restriction on aging. In 2009 he was awarded a $8 million
National Institutes of Health grant to study
the effects of growth hormone on aging and longevity.
Craig A. Cooney, PhD, Co-chairman
Dr. Cooney is a renowned epigenetic expert and Assistant Professor at the
University of Arkansas for
Medical Sciences. Craig studies the role of DNA methylation and epigenetics on health, cancer
development and lifespan of mammals. Epigenetics can be changed by drugs and nutrients in foods and
supplements. Epigenetics strongly affect cell differentiation and cancer development. His cancer
studies address how specific genes are modified compared to normal tissues to improve the prevention,
treatment and diagnosis of cancer.
Huber Warner, PhD
Associate Dean (Research)
College of Biological Sciences
University of Minnesota
Don Ingram PhD
Nutritional Neuroscience and Aging
Animal Metabolism and Behavior Core
Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Tom Johnson PhD
Institute for Behavioral Genetics
Integrative Physiology
Member of the Center for Neuroscience
University of Colorado at Bolder
Christiaan Leeuwenburgh PhD
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Professor, Aging and Geriatrics
University of Florida
John Speakman PhD
Professor, Energetics Research Group
Director, Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences
University of Aberdeen
Steven Spindler, PhD
Professor, Biochemistry
Molecular Biology
Biomedical Research
University of California, Riverside