The Center has transformed aging research by providing unique resources to move research forward. We are developing and disseminating the next generation of genetic, statistical and information resources necessary to foster research into age-related diseases and human health span. We have also developed nascent regional and national resources for aging research, and all of our data is publicly disseminated on the Mouse Phenome Database. We make available genetic maps, novel statistical methods and aging mouse resources and tissues, supporting investigators throughout the aging research community.
The JAX Center for Aging Research is largely funded by two of NIH's National Institute on Aging grants: the Nathan Shock Center of Excellence in the Basic Biology of Aging (P30 AG038070) and NIA's Aging Interventions Testing Program (U01 AG022308).
Agingmice.jax.org Research Project Site
Six Nathan Shock Center's of Excellence in the Basic Biology of Aging exist across the U.S.. The Centers provide leadership in the pursuit of basic research into the biology of aging. They do so through a Research Development Core that administers small start-up funds locally and organizes national annual meetings to highlight specific areas of research. Each Nathan Shock Center has several specialized cores that provide services to Shock Center Members, as well as for fee and in kind services and resource to the community at large. The cores are unique in each center, depending on the strengths of each institution.
- The University of Oklahoma
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
- University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
- University of Washington
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine Institute for Aging Research
Please direct inquiries to Ron Korstanje, or Gary Churchill.
