探花直播 探花直播 of Cambridge has received UKRI funding for research on age-related biological changes in model organisms as part of a national collaboration.
探花直播 探花直播 of Cambridge has received UKRI funding for research on age-related biological changes in model organisms as part of a national collaboration.
鈥楶revention is better than cure鈥 and so our project will generate a reference map that we will use in the future to assess interventions that could prevent听ageing听related health decline
Walid Khaled
UKRI funding of 拢3 million is awarded today to support a new research cluster, as part of the (MRC NMGN), focused on improving existing models of ageing with the aim of improving lifelong health and wellbeing. 探花直播cluster is led by scientists at the Universities of Cambridge and Newcastle.
探花直播MRC NMGN focuses on age-related biological changes in model organisms, particularly the mouse, to try and improve our understanding and diagnosis of the most challenging disease area of our time - and generate therapeutic avenues.
This award brings the 鲍碍搁滨鈥檚 total investment in the MRC NMGN to 拢25 million.
探花直播need to improve how people age has become a major requirement of modern societies. Regular increases in life expectancy result in older populations, making healthy ageing essential for a better quality of life and a reduced burden on health and social services.听
Understanding the biological mechanisms underlying the ageing process is paramount for tackling the challenges brought about by our older populations.
探花直播new tools generated as a result of this research will be made available to the scientific community to improve understanding of the ageing process, and to provide a resource for preclinical testing and intervention.
Professor Walid Khaled from Cambridge鈥檚 Wellcome-MRC Cambridge Stem Cell Institute and Department of Pharmacology, and Co-lead of the new MRC National Mouse Genetics Network Ageing Cluster, said: 鈥淚 am very pleased to be co-leading this project from Cambridge and I am looking forward to working with the rest of the team from around the UK. 鈥楶revention is better than cure鈥 and so our project will generate a reference map that we will use in the future to assess interventions that could prevent听ageing听related health decline.鈥
Professor Anne Ferguson-Smith, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research & International Partnerships) and Arthur Balfour Professor of Genetics at Cambridge, said: "Collaboration is central to our research activities in Cambridge. 探花直播new Ageing Cluster is a fine example of multiple institutions working together to add value and bring exciting new insight and expertise to advance the critically important field of healthy ageing. I am proud to be part of this important initiative which can deliver new routes to improved health span."
Professor David Burn, Pro Vice Chancellor, Faculty of Medical Sciences at Newcastle 探花直播, added: "I am delighted that Newcastle 探花直播 is an important part of the UKRI Mouse Genetics Network Ageing Cluster.听 This cluster offers researchers the opportunity to develop new animal models so that we may better understand听ageing.听 This, in turn, will allow us to translate this research into extending healthy lifespan in humans in the future.鈥
探花直播 探花直播 is bringing together its world leading expertise to tackle the topic of . Scientists in the School of Biological Sciences are addressing some of the biggest questions in human biology, including: What if we could identify those at risk of developing chronic age-related conditions before they present in the clinic? What if we could intervene before any symptoms arise and prevent disease onset?
鲍碍搁滨鈥檚 aims to harness the full power of the UK鈥檚听research and innovation system to tackle major听national and global challenges. A total of 拢75m has been allocated to the theme of Securing better health, ageing and wellbeing, which aims to improve population health, tackle the health inequalities affecting people and communities, and advance interventions that keep us healthier for longer.
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