Projects and Cores



   This Program Project is comprised of four highly integrated projects:

   Project 1 Zhengdong Zhang,
Xiao Dong
Genetics of extreme human longevity
   Project 2 Yousin Suh Identification and characterization of functional genetic variants associated with human longevity
   Project 3 Laura Niedernhofer Validation and characterization of the identified variants associated with human longevity in mouse models
   Project 4 Paul Robbins Development of novel therapeutics targeting the identified pathways associated with human longevity
     
   This Program Project is supported by two cores:

   Core A Jan Vijg Administrative Core - research coordination and evaluation
   Core B Zhengdong Zhang,
Xiao Dong
Computational and Data Core - data integration, management, and sharing