[bioundgrd] FW: Next Biology Colloquium, Tuesday, February 7, 2017 -- Dr. Vera Gorbunova, the Paul F. Glenn Distinguished Lecture.

[Joshua Stone]

From: Linda K Earle
Subject: Next Biology Colloquium, Tuesday, February 7, 2017 -- Dr. Vera Gorbunova, the Paul F. Glenn Distinguished Lecture.

Dear Biology Students:

On behalf of Professor Lenny Guarente, the faculty host for this year’s Glenn Lecture and as part of MIT Biology Colloquium, please join us for on Tuesday, February 7, 2017. This is the 8th Paul F. Glenn Distinguished Lecture. We hope you can make it.

Speaker:   Dr. Vera Gorbunova, Doris Cherry Professor of Biology, Co-director, Rochester Aging Research Center
Department of Biology,  University of Rochester
Host: Lenny Guarente
Title: “Longevity mechanisms in long-lived rodents”
Time: 4:00 in 32-123

Research Summary:  Dr. Vera Gorbunova – Research Interests: Mechanisms of aging; Comparative biology of aging; Comparative biology of aging; DNA repair and genomic instability; Anticancer therapyAging is one of the biggest mysteries of biology. "Why we age?" is a basic biological question, and at the same time it is highly medically relevant.    Aging is associated in accumulation of mutations and genomic instability. We study age-related changes in repair of DNA double-strand breaks using human cells and transgenic mice. We are also using comparative approach to study aging by analyzing short- and long-lived animal species. Finally, as aging is associated with increased cancer incidence, we study DNA repair in breast cancer cells, and anti-cancer mechanisms in short- and long-lived rodents.  To learn more about her research, please visit our lab website Gorbunova Lab<http://gorbunova.biology.rochester.edu/>.

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