I’m a Harvard scientist who studies how and why we age, and I spend much of my time explaining it: to the public, to journalists, to policy makers and to the organizations building the future of longevity.
Professor of Molecular Metabolism, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Director, Harvard Chan Healthy Aging Initiative
How long we live and how fast our bodies age are different things, and biological aging is now measurable.
02We added decades by reducing early-life deaths, so more of us now live past the point our bodies can maintain function.
03Cure one disease in an older person and you leave them with one fewer comorbidity, not health.
04Where you are born influences how fast your body ages, and when you develop chronic disease.
05Today’s prevention and tomorrow’s geroscience are not in competition. They inform each other.
06No biohacking, no false claims: what is feasible now, and what may be in the future.
The ZIP code you are born into shapes how fast your body ages.
Healthy aging has to reach every community. That makes it a public-health emergency, not a luxury problem.
Keynotes, public lectures and panels on the biology of aging and healthy longevity.
Talks and topics 02Interviews, podcasts and expert commentary, from a scientist who once worked in journalism.
Podcasts and press 03Briefings for legislators, journalists and leaders on what aging science can and cannot do.
Advocacy and policy 04Scientific advisory boards and evidence standards for organizations in aging biology and preventive health.
Advisory rolesA long conversation with Chris Wharton on the real science of aging: why age is the biggest risk factor for chronic disease, and what the evidence says about diet, exercise, sleep and emerging interventions.
My research group, the Metabolism and Aging Integrative Research (MAIR) Lab, studies metabolic flexibility, homeodynamics and aging. Research, publications and the team are at themairlab.com.
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