Topic: cellular senescence

The WashU Medicine Department of Neurology is recruiting a Senior Scientist to lead projects on cellular senescence, tau biology and their roles in neurodegenerative disease. The scientist co-designs and executes studies at the intersection of biological aging and neurodegeneration; develops cellular, molecular, biochemical and imaging techniques to study brain aging; leads projects across cells, animal models, postmortem human tissue and clinical trials; works with clinicians, computational biologists and neuroscientists; mentors postdocs, graduate students and technicians; contributes to gra

Steven Strogatz talks with aging researchers Judith Campisi and Dena Dubal about why organisms age and why the process varies between individuals. The conversation examines cellular senescence, the influence of genes, differences in longevity between women and men, and the relationship between aging and diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. The researchers discuss what experimental evidence can tell us about slowing or reversing aspects of aging, while distinguishing living longer from preserving health and function.