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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Jessica Silva-Fisher, Ph.D.
Jessica Silva-Fisher, Ph.D., Assistant Professor in the Division of Oncology at Washington University School of Medicine, studies how RNA helps cancer cells grow and survive. Her lab focuses on long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs), molecules once dismissed as unimportant because they don’t make proteins. With support from the Longer Life Foundation, her team explored how lncRNAs drive multiple myeloma, a type of blood cancer, and found that the RNAs themselves may be targets for new treatments.
Targeting RNA to Treat Multiple Myeloma
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
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.
Reprogramming Skin Cells to Reveal How the Aging Brain Declines
Dr. Eva Klinman, 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.
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.
Advancing Early Detection in Multiple Sclerosis
Dr. Laura McPherson, DPT, Ph.D.
Dr. Laura McPherson, DPT, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy and Neurology Faculty, studies multiple sclerosis (MS), a progressive disease of the brain and spinal cord. Learn more.
How Cells Recycle Damaged Proteins
Dr. Alireza Ghanbarpour, Ph.D.
Alireza Ghanbarpour, Ph.D., Assistant Professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, studies AAA+ proteases, molecular machines that identify and remove old or damaged proteins from our cells.