The Buck Institute

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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.

Our Research

Advancing the frontiers
of aging research

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

Research

World’s first Center for Female Reproductive Longevity and Equality established at the Buck Institute for Research on Aging

A $6 million gift provides seed money to address a long-standing inequality: men can reproduce throughout their lifespan; but women's fertility begins to decline in their early 30's...

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Judy Campisi elected to the National Academy of Sciences for her pioneering work on cellular senescence

How does great science happen, and how does a great scientist get her start? The answers might surprise you.

Research

A Potential New Therapeutic Approach for Parkinson’s Disease

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“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

Featured News

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Buck faculty member Pankaj Kapahi spearheads mentoring efforts for disadvantaged children in India

Kapahi grew up in India with every advantage. Now he’s giving back by developing a Skype-based mentoring program for Freedom English Academy, India’s leading provider of free, professional English instruction and non-cognitive skills development.
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First patient treated with drug based on Buck research

June 25, 2018: Unity Biotechnology, which incubated at the Buck Institute, has treated the first patient in a Phase I clinical trial evaluating a drug to selectively eliminate senescent cells in moderate to severe osteoarthritis of the knee...
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Geriatrician-scientist John Newman, MD, PhD, joins the Buck faculty

Geriatrician and researcher in the field of aging poised to bridge gap between lab and clinical practice.
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Largest “pan-cancer” genomics study spurs future efforts to enroll patients in specialized “basket” clinical trials

Buck professor Chris Benz is senior co-author of several papers publishing in Cell based on the Cancer Genome Atlas project.
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First patient treated with drug based on Buck research

June 25, 2018: Unity Biotechnology, which incubated at the Buck Institute, has treated the first patient in a Phase I clinical trial evaluating a drug to selectively eliminate senescent cells in moderate to severe osteoarthritis of the knee...
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Geriatrician-scientist John Newman, MD, PhD, joins the Buck faculty

Geriatrician and researcher in the field of aging poised to bridge gap between lab and clinical practice.
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Largest “pan-cancer” genomics study spurs future efforts to enroll patients in specialized “basket” clinical trials

Buck professor Chris Benz is senior co-author of several papers publishing in Cell based on the Cancer Genome Atlas project.
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Event Highlights

Here’s what’s happening

Upcoming events that feature Buck science

Ongoing

Formal research seminars

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Inflammation & Aging: The Levy Community Seminar & Member Event

A conversation with Buck professor Judy Campisi

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Bay Area Aging Meeting (BAAM)

Industry event

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Live Better Longer: A Celebration of 30 Years in Aging Research

Speakers: 19 thought leaders in aging research

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Buck Institute@BuckInstitute·

If dunking Buck’s CEO @EricVerdin is wrong, I don’t want to be right!#BuckSummerParty2018 #Livebetterlonger

Buck Institute@BuckInstitute·

Front page story highlights the Buck’s new Center for Female Reproductive Longevity and Equality #livebetterlonger https://t.co/bDefRz7LXD

SF Business Times@SFBusinessTimes·

$6 million gift to focus @BuckInstitute on 'ovarian aging,' fertility https://t.co/rga4l56JNR

Buck Institute@BuckInstitute·

Thrilled to announce the establishment of the world’s first Center for Female Reproductive Equality and Longevity. #Livebetterlonger https://t.co/HEjPOLQs0m

Eric Verdin@EricVerdin·

Much discussion around the message of this paper. Is a plateau at 105 yo with 60% annual mortality really a hope for a long life?? Is is not rather an indication of the challenges that we will face to move beyond 105 on a population level???
https://t.co/JWvw73axJ7

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