Research programs

The questions behind healthy aging.

From cellular processes to functional ability. Explore the institute’s fields of inquiry and the digital methods being developed around them.

Conceptual research imagery

Aging at more than one scale.

The biology of aging is one part of a wider picture. Research also needs to account for movement, cognition, emotional wellbeing, social connection and the environments in which people live. A useful finding must be interpreted at the level at which it was measured.

Our research pages distinguish institutional areas of interest from the development agenda of ProAge Atlas. Longevity medicine, geriatric medicine and clinical peptidology provide the subject context. Evidence synthesis, measurement and AI evaluation form the digital research agenda.

From an interesting signal to a useful question.

An association in a study can help formulate a question without establishing that an intervention works for an individual. A laboratory mechanism may be important while its clinical significance remains uncertain. The purpose of a clear research record is to preserve these distinctions.

Across the program, the practical questions are consistent: what was measured, in whom, using which method, and with what limitations? Those questions guide the evidence library and the laboratory’s proposed comparison workflows.

Explore the work

Connected perspectives.

Sources & further reading

Hallmarks of aging: An expanding universeCell · López-Otín and colleagues · 2023Ageing and healthWorld Health Organization · 2025