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Longer Life Newsletter: January Issue
January 2025
More than a dozen promising researchers from diverse fields such as pediatrics, physical therapy, endocrinology, GI, cardiology, and infectious disease attended a discovery session …
Longer Life Foundation Announces Leadership Transition
January 2025
The Longer Life Foundation is pleased to announce that Dr. Preeti Dalawari, M.D. currently serving as Deputy Managing Director, has assumed the role of Managing Director of the Foundation, effective January 1, 2025. Dr. Dalawari, who also serves as Vice President and Medical Director, US Individual Life, at Reinsurance Group of America (RGA), replaces Dr. Daniel Zimmerman, M.D. who is stepping down to assume a new role within RGA after many years of dedicated service to the Longer Life Foundation.
In addition, we are excited to welcome Dr. Joseph Zhang, Ph.D. as the new Deputy Managing Director. A Vice President and Actuary at RGA, Joseph brings valuable experience from his previous involvement with the Longer Life Foundation (LLF) and his strong connections with Washington University in St. Louis.
We extend our heartfelt gratitude to the Longer Life Foundation community for their unwavering support and engagement. The team looks forward to this new chapter of leadership and the exciting opportunities that lie ahead.
Lavine receives grant to study congenital heart disease
September 2024
Longer Life investigator Kory Lavine, MD, PhD, the Alan A. and Edith L. Wolff Professor of Cardiology and a professor of medicine at WashU Medicine, has received a $600,000 grant from the Additional Ventures Foundation …
The Longer Life Newsletter: September Issue
September 2024
Dr. Preeti Dalawari, who is currently our Deputy Managing Director, will become the new Managing Director …
The Longer Life Newsletter: May Issue
May 2024
On January 1, 2024, Tony Cheng became President and Chief Executive Officer of RGA and Chair of the Board of Governors of the Longer Life Foundation …
The Longer Life Foundation: February Issue
February 2023
The Longer Life Foundation is celebrating its 25th anniversary supporting innovative early-stage research into factors affecting longevity and quality of life …
Looking Forward: At 25, the Longer Life Foundation continues to fund key research
1/26/2023
“Nobody wants to live longer and not be well or enjoying it,” says Dr. Daniel Zimmerman, managing director of the Longer Life Foundation.
Helping people live longer, better lives
Spring 2023
As a young School of Medicine faculty member rounding on patients, Jeffrey P. Henderson, MD/PhD, observed an increase in recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs) among hospitalized older adults, who experience a high rate of UTI complications …
The Longer Life Newsletter: November Issue
November 2023
This anniversary year has had several highlights, including excellent publicity via articles in two publications and a commemorative video featuring several members of LLF’s leadership as well as several alumni researchers …
Drug mimics beneficial effects of fasting in mice
1/19/2022
An investigational cancer drug that starves tumors of their energy supply also shows evidence of improving whole body metabolism, leading to improved weight control, according to a new study in mice from researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
The Longer Life Newsletter: April Edition
April 2022
We are proud to announce the recent addition of Carmony Wong of RGA and Dr. John C. Morris of Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine to the LLF’s Board of Governors …
The Longer Life Newsletter: September Issue
September 2022
Beginning on October 1, 2022, the LLF will provide grants to seven researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis …
The Longer Life Newsletter: December Edition
December 2021
After more than 20 years of leadership service to The Longer Life Foundation, Robert M. Musen is retiring from our Board of Governors …
Cardiovascular Aging: Causes and Intervention
12/2/2021
Aging is defined as a gradual decline in physical and mental capacity, associated with chronic inflammation that results in a progressive decline in the functional performance of multiple organs. More specifically, a ging causes cardiovascular changes, but the rate of biological aging can differ significantly between individuals of the same …
Eight researchers receive Longer Life Foundation awards
10/26/2021
Eight researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have received funding from the Longer Life Foundation. The grants help junior investigators launch research projects and assist more established researchers as they move their investigations into new areas. The foundation’s mission is to fund and support the study of factors …
Predicting Cognitive Decline: Advances in Pre-Clinical Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease
10/1/2021
This article is the second in a three-part series, highlighting areas of research funded by the Longer Life Foundation. RGA’s Hilary Henly, Global Medical Researcher, analyzes findings from studies funded by the LLF, looking at the different factors influencing cognitive decline and the new techniques available that are helping …
The Longer Life Newsletter: September Issue
September 2021
In August, LLF announced eight awards for the 2021-2022 grant year …
