Sonia Sandhi’s Journey to a Ph.D. in Aging Research
Sonia Sandhi grew up not knowing what a Ph.D. was — she knows now. Sonia just earned her doctorate in the latest sign of momentum for MDI Bio Lab’s graduate fellowship program.
Continue ReadingA New Transgenic Fish Speeds Research on Age-Related Muscle Decline
Pioneering research published in PLOS Genetics establishes a new way to accelerate the study of sarcopenia and potential therapies in a live vertebrate.
Continue ReadingA Fast-Aging Fish Reveals How a Familiar Drug Preserves Youthful Kidney Function
MDI Bio Lab scientists pioneer the use of African turquoise killifish as a powerful model for human aging, and reveal the specific biological mechanisms at work when a class of drugs called SGLT2 inhibitors help to preserve tissue health. The discoveries open a door for new research under the Lab’s MDI Bioscience initiative on whether the drugs can not only help maintain healthy organs as we age, but reverse damage and increase longevity.
Continue ReadingLeaders in Regenerative & Developmental Biology Converge on MDI Bio Lab campus
Second annual ReBilD course marks Lab’s leadership in the field
Continue ReadingHow to Keep Blood Vessels Young and Fight Aging
Anastasia Paulmann, M.D., works with a unique, short-lived fish to study how the vascular system changes with age and test a new therapy to prevent those changes.
Continue ReadingUnlocking the Secrets of Vision Restoration
Exploring the zebrafish’s self-healing powers. Can we apply them to humans?
Continue ReadingAfrican Turquoise Killifish in Focus at National Conference Hosted by MDI Bio Lab
Anastasia Paulmann, M.D., a postdoctoral researcher in the laboratory of Hermann Haller, M.D., has adopted the remarkable African turquoise killifish as a model for aging studies. It’s a rising star in comparative biology, and Paulmann co-organized the first national conference dedicated to its development.
Continue ReadingRising Investigator Appointed to MDI Bio Lab Faculty
Emily Spaulding explores how disrupting basic cell organization leads to neurodegenerative disease
Continue ReadingNew Findings Shed Light on Mitochondrial Function
Research on mitochondrial function in Drosophila published in the journal Life Science Alliance.
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