University of Wisconsin–Madison has been selected to house a prestigious Nathan Shock Center of Excellence in the Basic Biology of Aging, supported by the National Institute on Aging (NIH). Nutrition and Metabolism faculty trainers Drs. Roz Anderson, John Denu, and Dudley Lamming have been named co-directors of the Center, which will focus on the metabolism of aging – a rapidly growing field with significant implications for understanding health span and longevity. The Center will have four specialized core areas: a Research Development Core, an Energetics of Longevity Core, a Discovery & Integration Core, and a Transplant & Application Core.
Center Co-Directors


