PAUL F. GLENN 1930–2020
The
Paul F. Glenn
Center for Biology
of
Aging
Research at MIT
is
sad
to announce
the
recent passing of Paul F. Glenn,
a
pioneer
in
the
field
of
aging.
Paul was a
visionary, who
recognized as
a
young man
that aging
represented one
of
humankind’s greatest challenges, and
one
that was amenable
to scientific study and
eventual intervention. He
realized that investment in
scientific research on
aging
would pay dividends
in
improving the
quality
of
life for people
everywhere. Paul started the
Glenn
Foundation for Medical Research (GFMR)
in
1965,
and
was an
early
advocate for the
creation of
the
National Institute on
Aging
at NIH.
I knew Paul for about 15 years, and funding from the GFMR has been key to the research efforts of the Guarente, Tsai, and Amon labs at MIT. The GFMR has figured in no small part in the field of sirtuins/NAD+, one of the promising interventions to slow the effects of aging and forestall diseases. Paul was a gentle soul, sharp of mind and soft of voice, but he radiated a steadfast purposefulness that drove the great success of the GFMR and aging research, generally. I will miss his kind smile and encouraging words greatly. He was truly one of a kind.
from the Director, Leonard P. Guarente
The Paul F. Glenn Center for Biology of Aging Research at MIT focuses on basic aspects of aging in a multi-tiered approach to provide novel ways to intervene in the aging process and potentially ameliorate health decline and diseases that occur at advancing ages. Projects include aging in adult stem cells, brain and muscle (Guarente lab), role of DNA damage and DNA repair in Alzheimer’s disease and brain aging (Tsai lab), and the role of chromosomal aneuploidy in aging (Amon lab). All told, this basic research will lead to new strategies to extend the period of robust health, which will provide considerable societal benefit.
The research work is carried out at 3 labs at MIT --
The Glenn Foundation for Medical Research generously funds this research work. Further information on what each lab is doing can be found on our Research page.
