A 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 New Lens on Biology
Visiting Scientist Fabian Voigt, Ph.D., creates unique microscopes to light up biology
Continue ReadingA Q&A with Joel Graber, Ph.D., on the Comparative Genomics and Data Science Core
Basic scientific research is anything but—the modern science used to unravel the body’s biggest mysteries is increasingly complex. The brilliant minds working to answer the big questions of human aging need powerful tools, technology and expertise working alongside them.
Continue ReadingBuilding a Regeneration Factory: New Discoveries in Limb Regrowth
MDI Bio Lab’s Murawala Lab explores the cellular dynamics of regeneration in unprecedented detail
Continue ReadingFinding What You Weren’t Looking For
Basic research leads to potential therapies for skin disorders and cancer (and a patent)
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 ReadingWhat a Tiny Worm Tells Us About Human Pregnancy
Lab research opens new way to explore how a human embryo implants in the uterus
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.
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