{"id":557,"date":"2026-01-22T06:02:17","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T06:02:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.research.colostate.edu\/center-for-healthy-aging\/?page_id=557"},"modified":"2026-01-22T16:37:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T16:37:17","slug":"biology-physiology-of-aging","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.research.colostate.edu\/center-for-healthy-aging\/focus-areas\/biology-physiology-of-aging\/","title":{"rendered":"Focus Area: Biology & Physiology of Aging"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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At the molecular level, aging is associated with a host of deteriorating functions\u2014genomic instability, loss of proteostasis, deregulated nutrient-sensing, cellular senescence, and more\u2014that are grouped under the characteristic \u201challmarks of aging.\u201d Center-affiliated faculty in the Biology and Physiology of Aging focus conduct basic science and translational research to understand these hallmarks. Ultimately, these studies aim to describe basic mechanisms of aging in the body and identify interventions that can increase human healthspan, or the number of years lived free from the burden of chronic diseases.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Researchers:<\/strong>
Susan Bailey<\/a>
Chris Bell<\/a>
Barry Braun<\/a>
Adam Chicco<\/a>
Greg Ebel<\/a>
Nicole Ehrhart<\/a>
Chris Gentile<\/a>
Karyn Hamilton<\/a>
Frederic Hoerndli<\/a>
Sarah Johnson<\/a>
Seonil Kim<\/a>
Thomas Kuhn<\/a>
Dan Lark<\/a>
Tom LaRocca<\/a>
Heather Leach<\/a>
Candace Mathiason<\/a>
Julie Moreno<\/a>
Katriana Popichak<\/a>
Eric Ross<\/a>
Elizabeth Ryan<\/a>
Kelly Santangelo<\/a>
Alan Schenkel<\/a>
Lubna Tahtamouni<\/a>
Marcela Henao Tamayo<\/a>
Mike Tamkun<\/a>
Glenn Telling<\/a>
Susan Tsunoda<\/a>
Ron Tjalkens<\/a>
Stu Tobet<\/a>
Jeffrey Wilusz<\/a>
Tingting Yao<\/a>
Mark Zabel<\/a>
Josiane Broussard<\/a>
Tiffany Weir<\/a>
Grace Borlee<\/a>

Emeritus Faculty:<\/strong>
James Bamburg<\/a>
Ed Hoover<\/a>
Mike Pagliassotti<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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