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Institute of Healthy Ageing

The Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ Institute of Healthy Ageing (IHA) is a centre of excellence for research on the biology of ageing and ageing-related diseases.

Welcome

Ageing is now the predominant cause of disease worldwide and yet it remains poorly understood.

The aim of research at the IHA is to discover the biological mechanisms of ageing to help us understand the causes of age-related diseases and improve human health atÌýolder ages.

Because human ageing is so very complex, our main approach is to discover the mechanisms of ageing first in simple, experimentally tractable organisms.

Understanding the biology of ageing is one of the most important challenges in biomedical research today

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Who are we?

Information about our individual research groups.

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Research Strategy and Research Groups

Explore our scientific objectives and research strategy and discover our research groups 

Work at the IHA continues a long tradition of research on ageing at Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾.

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Current research

Gene Regulation

Gene Regulation and Ageing

Understanding how regulation of gene expression impacts ageing.

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Understanding the fundamental biological mechanisms of ageing.

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Ageing & Neurodegeneration

Understanding the biological mechanisms of age-related neurodegeneration.

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Biology of AgeingÌýis a highly successful module exploring topics in contemporary biogerontology.ÌýDiseases of AgeingÌýis a new module linking basic biogerontology with molecular, clinical and epidemiological aspects of age-related diseases.

Undergraduates

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The IHA hosts Masters students, PhD students and visiting students in the lab, including those who wish to carry out a summer placement. Students can also come to the IHA through theÌýBiosciences MRes ProgrammeÌýthrough the Biology of Ageing and Age-Related Disease stream or the Neuroscience stream.

Masters and PhDs

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Opportunities for undergraduates to contribute to ageing research &Ìýdevelop laboratory skills through the Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ Healthspan Project.ÌýApplications are open to Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ undergraduates on any life sciences degree programme and in any year of studyÌý

Undergraduate Research Internships

More about the IHA

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