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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Discovery shines light on a cascade of events that occurs when toxic tau impacts synapses, suggesting new mechanisms for neurodegeneration

Congrats to the Buck’s Tracy lab for their new paper in Molecular Neurodegeneration. The work describes a new mechanism for how synapses deteriorate in Alzheimer's disease and related dementias...

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While exploring the cosmos, astronauts also fuel explorations of the biology of aging and cellular resilience

New research in Aging Cell highlights spaceflight as a unique model for studying aging as well as cellular resilience...

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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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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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Million-dollar donor Dr. Jim Johnson helps shine a huge light on the Buck

Johnson, a former plastic surgeon, is the producer of Forever Young, a film which includes many Buck scientists and won the Best of Active Cinema Award as an Audience Favorite at the recent festival in Mill Valley...
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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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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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Buck Institute Team is Named Semifinalist of XPRIZE Healthspan

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

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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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News

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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Buck Institute Team is Named Semifinalist of XPRIZE Healthspan

$101 Million Global Competition Aims to Revolutionize How We Approach Aging
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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 & Paul F. Glenn Formal Research Seminars

For Buck scientists only
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Live Better Longer Community Seminar Series

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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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