Matt Kaeberlein (born 1971) is an American biologist and

biogerontologist Biogerontology is the sub-field of gerontology concerned with the biological aging process, its evolutionary origins, and potential means to intervene in the process. The term "biogerontology" was coined by S. Rattan, and came in regular use wit ...

best known for his research on evolutionarily conserved mechanisms of aging. He is currently a professor of pathology at the

University of Washington The University of Washington (UW, simply Washington, or informally U-Dub) is a public research university in Seattle, Washington. Founded in 1861, Washington is one of the oldest universities on the West Coast; it was established in Seattle a ...

in Seattle.

Education

Kaeberlin attended

Western Washington University Western Washington University (WWU or Western) is a public university in Bellingham, Washington. The northernmost university in the contiguous United States, WWU was founded in 1893 as the state-funded New Whatcom Normal School, succeeding a pri ...

as an undergraduate and received a B.S. in biochemistry and a B.A. in mathematics in 1997. He received his Ph.D. in biology from

MIT The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private land-grant research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Established in 1861, MIT has played a key role in the development of modern technology and science, and is one of the mo ...

in 2002, advised by

Leonard Guarente Leonard Pershing Guarente (born 1952) is an American biologist best known for his research on life span extension in the budding yeast ''Saccharomyces cerevisiae'', roundworms ('' Caenorhabditis elegans''), and mice. He is a Novartis Professor ...

, and did his

post-doctoral A postdoctoral fellow, postdoctoral researcher, or simply postdoc, is a person professionally conducting research after the completion of their doctoral studies (typically a Doctor of Philosophy, PhD). The ultimate goal of a postdoctoral rese ...

work with Stanley Fields in the Department of Genome Sciences at the University of Washington.

Academic career

Kaeberlein became an

assistant professor Assistant Professor is an academic rank just below the rank of an associate professor used in universities or colleges, mainly in the United States and Canada. Overview This position is generally taken after earning a doctoral degree and general ...

at UW in 2006, an associate professor in 2011, and a full professor in 2015. He has received several awards for his work, including a Breakthroughs in Gerontology Award, an Alzheimer's Association New Investigator Award, and an Ellison Medical Foundation New Scholar in Aging Award. In 2011, he was named the Vincent Cristofalo Rising Star in Aging Research by the American Federation for Aging Research and appointed as a GSA Fellow. Kaeberlein was also recognized as an Undergraduate Research Mentor of the Year in 2010. Kaeberlein is a distinguished visiting professor of biochemistry at the Aging Research Institute of

Guangdong Medical College Guangdong Medical University () is a medical school in Guangdong province, China. History Guangdong Medical College, the former Zhanjiang Branch of the Sun Yatsen Medical College, was established on May23, 1958. In February 1964, the college wa ...

in Dongguan, China. He is also the co-director of the University of Washington Nathan Shock Center of Excellence in the Basic Biology of Aging, the director of SAGEWEB, and the founding director of the Healthy Aging and Longevity Research Institute at the University of Washington. He is also a co-director of the

Dog Aging Project The Dog Aging Project is a long-term biological study of aging in dogs, centered at the University of Washington. Professors Daniel Promislow and Matt Kaeberlein are the co-directors of the project. Together with Chief Veterinarian, Dr. Kate Creevy ...

. Kaeberlein has expressed the view that current advances in aging research could enable most people to potentially live to 100 or even 120 in good health.

Honors and awards

*2017 Elected Fellow of the

American Association for the Advancement of Science The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is an American international non-profit organization with the stated goals of promoting cooperation among scientists, defending scientific freedom, encouraging scientific respons ...

*2017 Elected Chair of the Biological Sciences Section of the

Gerontological Society of America The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) is a multidisciplinary organization devoted to research and education in all aspects of gerontology: medical, biological, psychological and social. History and organization The Gerontological Society ...

*2015 Elected President of the

American Aging Association The American Aging Association is a non-profit, tax-exempt biogerontology organization of scientists and laypeople dedicated to biomedical aging studies and geroscience, with the goal of slowing the aging process to extend the healthy human lifes ...

*2011 Selected as a

Fellow *2010 Vincent Cristofalo Rising Star in Aging Research Award *2010 Appointed co-director of the

Nathan Shock Center of Excellence in the Basic Biology of Aging *2009 Appointed distinguished visiting professor, Institute for Aging Research,

, Dongguan, China *2009 University of Washington Young Investigator Science in Medicine Lecture *2009 University of Washington Undergraduate Research Mentor Award *2008 New Scholar in Aging Award, The

Ellison Medical Foundation The Ellison Medical Foundation, a 501(c)(3) Private Nonoperating Foundation, was founded in 1997 and is located in Bethesda, Maryland. The foundation supported research in the following discipline areas: biomedical research on aging, age-relate ...

*2008 Alzheimer's Association New Investigator Award *2007 Breakthroughs in Gerontology Award,

American Federation for Aging Research The American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR) is a private, charitable The practice of charity is the voluntary giving of help to those in need, as a humanitarian act, unmotivated by self-interest. There are a number of philosophies about cha ...

and the Glenn Foundation *2006 American Federation for Aging Research Junior Faculty Research Award

Professional Societies

References

External links

Kaeberlein Lab Website

Kaeberlein’s Faculty Page at University of Washington

SAGEWEB WebsiteUniversity of Washington Nathan Shock Center Website
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