Wisconsin Nathan Shock Center focuses on link between metabolism and healthier aging
The National Institute on Aging has recognized the UW School of Medicine and Public Health’s strength in aging research through a competitive grant awarded for the Wisconsin Nathan Shock Center of Excellence in the Basic Biology of Aging.
Researchers will study how aging broadly affects biochemical reactions that provide energy to cells, and how metabolic dysfunction contributes to conditions such as diabetes, cancer, heart disease and neurodegenerative conditions like Parkinson’s disease, with the goal of generating insights that may one day guide improved approaches to health care.
