BUCK CENTER FOR HEALTHY AGING IN WOMEN
While aging research is seeing unprecedented acceleration, how and why ovaries age faster than the rest of the body is understudied. Thanks to a significant gift from the Bia-Echo Foundation, the Buck has established the Buck Center for Healthy Aging in Women. This is the first facility anywhere in the world focused solely on reproductive longevity and equality as it relates to aging and ending the threat of age-related disease.
Our goal is to conduct basic research to understand the mechanisms of female reproductive aging and develop strategies to prevent or delay ovarian aging. Menopause uncovers health risks in women’s bodies that impact bone, cognitive, cardiovascular and immune function. We want to understand why human women undergo a decline in fertility in midlife (menopause), why it varies between individuals, and why it correlates with life span. We think that understanding how and why ovaries age prematurely may provide important clues about aging in other tissues, as many hallmarks of aging are shared between ovaries and other tissues. We are part of the GCRLE network and collaborate with research groups around the world and promote open access data sharing.
CENTER DETAILS
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Jennifer Garrison, PhD Assistant Professor -
Francesca Duncan, PhD Assistant Professor in Residence -
Polina Lishko, PhD Adjunct Associate Professor -
Eric Verdin, MD Professor, President and CEO of Buck Institute -
Deena Emera, PhD Senior Scientist and Writer in Residence -
Bikem Soygur Kaya Reproductive Biology Hub Directorbsoygurkaya@buckinstitute.org
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Emily Jacobs, PhD Adjunct Associate Professor -
Pranam Chatterjee, PhD Adjunct Assistant Professor
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