Thursday, July 22, 2021 -- Linda Partridge, FRS FRSE FMedSci, will present the latest research on the topic Ageing: a gut feeling at the worlds' largest annual Aging Research and Drug Discovery conference (8th ARDD). Dr. Linda Partridge is the Founding Director of the Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing in Cologne, Germany, and Professorial Research Fellow at the Institute of Healthy Ageing, and GEE, at UCL.
"We won't be able to do away with death, but we can certainly reduce illness and infirmity in old age." said Professor Dame Linda Partridge FRS FRSE FMedSci, Founding Director of the Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing in Cologne, Germany.
Linda Partridge works on the biology of ageing. Her research is directed to understanding the mechanisms by which healthy lifespan can be extended in laboratory model organisms and humans. Her work has focussed in particular on the role of nutrient-sensing pathways and diet, and her primary interest is in geroprotective drugs. She is the recipient of numerous awards, was honoured with a DBE for Services to Science in 2009 and is a Fellow of the Royal Society. She is the founding director of the Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing and the Biological Secretary of the Royal Society.