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Understanding the genetic, molecular and cellular changes that occur throughout the life course and into older age that make aging a risk factor for chronic health conditions and diseases. This focus area transcends disease modalities by seeking to understand how addressing the basic biology of aging may prevent, cure or delay, not one, but all diseases and health conditions that become more frequent with age.
Investigators in our geroscience theme have the expertise and laboratory capabilities to measure a number of biological substrates and molecules involved in aging, including epigenetic marks, epigenetic clocks, microbiome, metabolites, proteins, inflammatory markers, and more. If you are interested in finding a lab with specific expertise search our Investigator list or email us at healthy.aging@ubc.ca
Members
Meet faculty members and trainees in this research area:
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Ayas, Najib
Associate Professor, Divisions of Respiratory Medicine and Critical Care, Faculty of Medicine
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Finlay, Brett
Professor, Departments of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology and Microbiology & Immunology, Faculties of Medicine and Science
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Foster, Leonard
Professor and Head, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine
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Kobor, Michael
Edwin S.H. Leong UBC Healthy Aging Chair, A UBC President's Excellence Chair and Professor, Department of Medical Genetics
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Lim, Emilia
Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine