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The main area of my research is to contribute to understanding of the metabolic mechanisms of aging and age-related diseases. The goal is to understand basic mechanisms of age-dependent metabolic reprogramming and to translate these insights into a mammalian system and ultimately into humans.
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Program 1 Research Interests
The main area of my research is to contribute to understanding of the metabolic mechanisms of aging and age-related diseases. The goal is to understand basic mechanisms of age-dependent metabolic reprogramming and to translate these insights into a mammalian system and ultimately into humans.
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Program 2 Research Interests
The Parkhitko lab is interested in how metabolism is reprogrammed with aging and how age-dependent metabolic changes can be targeted to extend health- and lifespan. We use both Drosophila and mice to search for new metabolic pathways connected to the aging process, explore how these metabolic pathways regulate aging, test whether targeting these pathways late in life would extend healthspan, and create new tools to manipulate/study these pathways.