Nir Barzilai MD
Dr. Nir Barzilai is the founding Director of the Institute for Aging Research at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and the Nathan Shock Center for Excellence in the Basic Biology of Aging and the Einstein Glenn Center for the Biology of Human Aging and Scientific Director of the American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR). Dr. Barzilai discovered the first longevity gene in humans and has since discovered several others. He is also the co-founder of CohBar, a clinical biotechnology company focused on increasing healthspan by developing treatments for age-related diseases. This is his first publication for consumers.
