The Buck Institute

Live better longer.

Working to create a world where everyone can have
healthy minds and healthy bodies at every age.

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Our Faculty

A mission-driven community
of investigators

The Buck is a collective of the world’s top scientists in the field of aging who are sharing their methods and
expertise to find ways to help everyone lead fuller, healthier lives by ending age-related disease.

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Our Research

Advancing the frontiers
of research on aging

Using cutting-edge science to tackle aging, the #1 risk factor for chronic disease.

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OUR MISSION

Our mission is to end the threat of age-related disease for this and future generations

We believe it is possible for people to enjoy their lives at 95 as much as they do at 25, and to achieve that, we’re seeking a more comprehensive understanding of the biology of aging itself.

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Advancing the frontiers
of aging research

Using cutting-edge science to tackle aging, the #1 risk factor for chronic disease.

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Buck Institute Team is Named Semifinalist of XPRIZE Healthspan

$101 Million Global Competition Aims to Revolutionize How We Approach Aging

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Buck Institute Awarded DARPA Contract to Pioneer Next-Gen AI Modeling Platform

Research seeks to better understand how cells behave

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Drink up! (Water please)

Dehydration is a major risk factor for bad things in older adults – including death

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Learn more about our research

“What I want people to know about the Buck is the incredible commitment and excitement that permeates the walls of this institution. We are pushing the frontiers in an area that is going to impact all of humanity. I cannot tell you exactly when this will happen, but I can tell you big discoveries will come out of the Buck.”

Eric Verdin, MD, Buck Institute President and CEO

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The Buck’s Impact Circle supports a project aimed at taming age-related muscle loss via the gut

Sarcopenia, age-related loss of muscle mass and strength, increases the risk of falls, fractures and overall functional decline...
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Neurons burn sugar differently. The discovery could save the brain.

In addition to a new approach in Alzheimer’s research, study from Buck Institute could explain why GLP-1 drugs show promise against dementia.
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The same technology that enables targeted immunotherapy for cancer could be used to tackle Alzheimer’s

Proof-of-concept study shows CAR cells can detect both tau tangles and various forms of amyloid plaques
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A New Blood-Based Epigenetic Clock for Aging Focuses on Intrinsic Capacity

New tool provides a path for a scalable, cost-effective way to assess functional decline and could help end the argument over whether aging should be categorized as a disease.
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Neurons burn sugar differently. The discovery could save the brain.

In addition to a new approach in Alzheimer’s research, study from Buck Institute could explain why GLP-1 drugs show promise against dementia.
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The same technology that enables targeted immunotherapy for cancer could be used to tackle Alzheimer’s

Proof-of-concept study shows CAR cells can detect both tau tangles and various forms of amyloid plaques
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A New Blood-Based Epigenetic Clock for Aging Focuses on Intrinsic Capacity

New tool provides a path for a scalable, cost-effective way to assess functional decline and could help end the argument over whether aging should be categorized as a disease.
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Event Highlights

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Upcoming Buck events

Ongoing

Docent-led Buck Tour

Every Tuesdays and Thursdays at 11am. Reservations are required.
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Ongoing

The James A. Aleveras Formal Research Seminars

For Buck scientists only
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Live Better Longer Community Seminar Series

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Join the fight against age-related diseases

You don’t have to be a scientist to make an important contribution to research on aging. We rely on donations to support the science that we believe will add years to people’s lifespan and decades to their healthspan.

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