Luigi Ferrucci
Scientific Director at the National Institutes of Aging (NIA)
Dr. Ferrucci has been Scientific Director at NIA since May 2011.
An epidemiologist who conducts research on the causal pathways leading to progressive physical and cognitive decline in older persons.
Career highlights:
- Board Certification in Geriatrics (1982)
- Chief of Geriatric Rehabilitation at Italian National Institute of Aging (1985)
- Chief of the Longitudinal Studies Section at NIA (2002)
- Director of the Baltimore Longitudinal Study on Aging (2002)
Visit website: https://www.nia.nih.gov/about/staff/ferrucci-luigi
See also: 
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- Medical research agency that supports scientific studies
Details last updated 24-Jan-2021
Luigi Ferrucci is also referenced in the following:
ARDD 2021 - 8th Aging Research and Drug Discovery Meeting
31-Aug-2021 to 03-Sep-2021
Online event about latest progress in the molecular, cellular and organismal basis of aging organized by University of Copenhagen chaired by Morten Scheibye-Knudsen, Daniela Bakula and Alex Zhavoronkov, and with many speakers.
ARDD 2023 - 10th Aging Research & Drug Discovery Meeting
28-Aug-2023 to 01-Sep-2023
Event about latest progress in the molecular, cellular and organismal basis of aging organized by University of Copenhagen
Extending Human Healthspan and Longevity
19-May-2021
Online webinar focused on longevity extension without health related issues organized by The New York Academy of Sciences with Nir Barzilai and Pinchas Cohen as keynote speakers.
Longevity Medicine Workshop
30-Aug-2021
Workshop is part of ARDD 2021 conference that brings health care providers involved in longevity, organized by Cassandra Coburn and Evelyne Bischof. (FREE)
Metabesity 2021
11-Oct-2021 to 14-Oct-2021
The Kitalys institute virtual conference targeting key questions that will impact the future of aging and extending healthspan
Targeting Metabesity 2022
10-Oct-2022 to 13-Oct-2022
The Kitalys Institute virtual conference about going beyond treating individual diseases to extending healthy lifespan
Luigi Ferrucci News
Eating less, living longer: the positive effects of calorie restriction
International Institute on Ageing (INIA) - 16-Oct-2023
Modest calorie reduction can activate genes for healthy ageing
Read more...Lifespan.io reports back from Aging Research and Drug Discovery Meeting (ARDD 2023)
Lifespan.io (LEAF) - 26-Sep-2023
Key points from Arkadi Mazin's summary of 5 days of talks by geroscientists and biotech leaders
Read more...Interview with National Institute on Aging Scientific Director
Nature Aging - 14-Jan-2021
Most hallmarks of aging only described in mice, so far, but Luigi Ferrucci is still optimistic
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