Cynthia Kenyon

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Cynthia Kenyon
National Academy of Sciences
Dan David Prize
Dickson Prize
Scientific career
FieldsBiologist
InstitutionsCalico Life Sciences, LLC; Professor emeritus University of California San Francisco (UCSF) MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
Doctoral advisorGraham C. Walker
Notable studentsColeen T. Murphy
Andrew Dillin

Cynthia Jane Kenyon (born February 21, 1954) is an American

UCSF
).

Career

Cynthia Kenyon graduated valedictorian in chemistry and biochemistry from the

E. coli. She then did postdoctoral studies with Nobel laureate Sydney Brenner at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge
, England, studying the development of C. elegans.

Since 1986 she has been at the UCSF, where she was the

Leonard Guarente to try to discover and develop drugs that would slow down the process that makes people age.[1]

In April 2014, Kenyon was named Vice President of Aging Research at Calico, a new company focused on health, well-being, and longevity. Prior to that, she served as a part-time advisor beginning in November 2013. Kenyon remains affiliated with UCSF as an emeritus professor.

Her early work led to the discovery that

metazoan
patterning system.

Michael Klass discovered that lifespan of C. elegans could be altered by mutations, but Klass believed that the effect was due to reduced food consumption (

David Sinclair.[1]
Kenyon's findings have led to the discovery that an evolutionarily conserved hormone signaling system influences aging in other organisms, perhaps also including mammals.

Awards and honors

Personal diet

Kenyon's research prompted her to make personal dietary changes. In 2000, when she discovered that putting sugar on the worms' food shortened their lifespans, she stopped eating high glycemic index carbohydrates and started eating a low-carbohydrate diet.[15][16][17] She briefly experimented with a calorie restriction diet for two days, but couldn't stand the constant hunger.[16]

See also

References

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  13. ^ "Cynthia Kenyon - Dan David Prize". The Dan David Prize. 11 November 2021. Retrieved 2023-06-05.
  14. ^ "2021 Dickson Prize Winner". University of Pittsburgh. April 18, 2023. Retrieved 2023-06-05.
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  16. ^ a b Kingsland, James (18 October 2003). "I want to live forever". New Scientist.
  17. ^ Platoni, Kara (January 18, 2006). "Live, Fast, Die Old". East Bay Express. Archived from the original on March 11, 2007. Retrieved July 3, 2007.

External links

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