Voices of Discovery Video Series

The Longer Life Foundation Voices of Discovery Video Series highlights the people behind the science: what inspires Longer Life researchers, why their work matters, and how their discoveries could help us all live longer, healthier lives.
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Dr. Eva Klinman, M.D., Ph.D. 

Neurologist Eva Klinman, M.D., Ph.D., is uncovering how aging drives brain disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease. How? By using lab‑grown neurons to preserve age-related characteristics and study how these change over time. Explore her findings.

Reprogramming Skin Cells to Reveal How the Aging Brain Declines

Pioneering Research for Healthy Aging

Dr. Max Petersen, Ph.D.

Dr. Max Petersen is uncovering why popular diets like keto can improve health for some, yet pose serious heart risks for others. Discover his research.

Longitudinal Aging Research at the Intersection of Psychology and AI

Dr. Josh Oltmanns, Ph.D.

Dr. Josh Oltmanns, Ph.D., is leading longitudinal research exploring how psychological, social, biological, and linguistic factors shape health and aging over time. Learn more.

Pioneering Research for Healthy Aging

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Dr. Rita Brookheart, Ph.D.

A recipient of funding from The Longer Life Foundation, Dr. Rita Brookheart leads a lab studying how negative factors affect skeletal muscle.

Convalescent Plasma (CP)

Convalescent Plasma
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Jeffrey P. Henderson, M.D., Ph.D.
Convalescent Plasma and COVID-19
Jeffrey P. Henderson, M.D., Ph.D., a Longer Life Foundation alumni grant recipient and a researcher with Washington University School of Medicine, is one of the scientists at the forefront of research into convalescent plasma (CP) from those who have recovered from COVID-19 to help those with active disease.

Biochemistry of Protein Misfolding

Biochemistry of Protein Misfolding
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Meredith Jackrel, Ph.D.,

Disaggregases and Protein Misfolding: A Q&A

Meredith Jackrel, Ph.D., an Assistant Professor of Chemistry at Washington University in St. Louis, researches biochemistry of protein misfolding with a focus on the role of disaggregases. The Longer Life Foundation is a proud supporter of Dr. Jackrel’s research into restoring proteostasis to counter human disease.

How Metabolism Shapes Immune Aging and Why It Matters for Healthy Longevity

Monika Bambouskova, Ph.D.

Dr. Monika Bambouskova, Ph.D., is investigating how metabolic pathways regulate immune cell function in aging and whether restoring protein prenylation can improve immune responses later in life. Learn more.