David Harrison
Sr staff scientist or Professor at The Jackson Laboratory
📍 Bar Harbor, Maine, United States
David Harrison is a Professor Emeritus at The Jackson Laboratory, where his research focuses on the genetics of aging, gerontology, and adult stem cells. He holds a BS in Chemistry from Bates College and a PhD in Inorganic Chemistry from Stanford University. His work aims to understand and retard aging processes to prolong health in humans.
His research team was the first to document that the drug rapamycin could extend the lifespan in mammals, a landmark finding in aging research.
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4 Years
Current Role
Sr staff scientist or Professor
Location
Bar Harbor, Maine, United States
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Genetics of Aging
His primary research area focuses on understanding the basic genetic mechanisms of aging and lifespan to delay normal aging processes in mouse models.
Stem Cell Biology
Investigates how aging exhausts the function of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) and how genetic mechanisms can protect them from exhaustion throughout life.
Career
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Sr staff scientist or Professor
The Jackson Laboratory
9-1964 - 2-1969
Graduate Student
Stanford University
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Education
1960 - 1964
BS
Bates College
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