The populations of the UK and world are ageing. The average life expectancy in the UK is increasing at a rate of more than five hours a day, every day.
The Academy of Medical Sciences' report 'Rejuvinating ageing research' highlights the urgent need to understand the connection between the underlying processes of ageing and the causes of age-related diseases. Only with this understanding can be ensure that any increase in life span is of benefit to the health and wealth of our society.
The report launched on 28 September 2009 and was covered in a feature article in the Observer.
Professor Dame Linda Partridge CBE FRS FRSE FMedSci (Chair)
Professorial Fellow and Weldon Professor of Biometry
University College London
Professor Alastair Buchan FMedSci
Director of the NIHR Biomedical Research Centre
University of Oxford
Professor Chris Day FMedSci
Pro-Vice Chancellor and Provost of Medical Science
Newcastle University
Professor Felicia Huppert
Professor of Psychology
University of Cambridge
Dr Eric Karran
Chief Scientific Officer for Neuroscience and Early Development
Johnson and Johnson
Professor Tom Kirkwood CBE FMedSci
Director of the Institute for Ageing and Health
Newcastle University
Professor Kay-Tee Khaw CBE FMedSci
Professor of Gerontology
University of Cambridge
Professor Simon Lovestone FMedSci
Professor of Old Age Psychiatry
Institute of Psychiatry
King’s College London
Dr Ruth McKernan
Vice-President for External Research in Europe
Pfizer
Professor Roger Orpwood
Director of the Institute of Medical Engineering
University of Bath
Professor Avan Aihie Sayer
MRC Clinical Scientist and Honorary Professor of Geriatric Medicine
University of Southampton
Professor Jonathan Seckl FRSE FMedSci
Professor of Molecular Medicine
University of Edinburgh
Professor Adam Sillito FMedSci
Professor of Visual Sciences
Institute of Ophthalmology
University College London
Professor Raymond Tallis FMedSci
Emeritus Professor
University of Manchester
Professor Andrew Wyllie FRS FRSE FMedSci
Professor of Pathology and Head of the Department of Pathology
University of Cambridge
Observers
Professor David Armstrong CBE
Professor of Medicine and Sociology
Department of General Practice and Primary Care
King’s College London
Dr Janet Valentine
Head of Partnership Initiatives
Medical Research Council
Dr George Sarna (until summer 2008)
Head of Public Partnerships
Medical Research Council
Professor Ronald Laskey FRS FMedSci (Chair)
Honorary Director of the MRC Cancer Cell Unit
University of Cambridge
Professor John Aggleton FMedSci
Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience
Cardiff University
Professor John Connell FMedSci
Professor of Endocrinology
University of Glasgow
Dr Robin Lovell-Badge FRS FMedSci
Head of the Division of Developmental Genetics
National Institute of Medical Research
Professor Veronica van Heyningen FRS FRSE FMedSci
Group Leader and Head of the MRC Human Genetics Unit
University of Edinburgh
Rejuvenating ageing research: Press release
