Buck Institute for Research on Aging
The Buck Institute for Research on Aging [1] is the United States' first independent biomedical research institute devoted solely to research on aging and age-related disease. The mission of the Buck Institute is to extend the healthspan, the healthy years of life.
The Institute, a nonprofit organization located in Novato, California, began its research program in 1999. It is named for Marin County philanthropists Leonard and Beryl Buck, whose estate funded the generous endowment that helped establish the Institute, and the Buck Trust currently contributes approximately $6 million annually to support the Institute's work. In May 2007, the Institute established a cooperative agreement with the University of California's Davis and Merced campuses to coordinate stem-cell research, a move hailed by UC as a collaboration that "strengthens California's leadership in stem cell research and moves it forward in an efficient, safe and cost-effective manner."[2]
The Institute was designed by architect I.M. Pei who submitted an unsolicited proposal to design the research facility.
[edit] Research themes
- Basic mechanisms of aging utilizing research models of yeast, nematode worms, fruit flies and mice
- Age-associated conditions, among them Huntington's Disease, cancer, arthritis, stroke, Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease
- Stem cell and regenerative medicine
Interdisciplinary research at the Buck Institute is supported by "technology cores" which include genomics, proteomics and mass spectrometry, morphology, transgenics, and bioinformatics.
[edit] Notes, References
- ^ On January 1, 2011, the name of the institute was changed from "Buck Institute for Age Research"
- ^ https://www.ucmerced.edu/news_articles/05182007_uc_davis_uc_merced.asp
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