Talk titles are emerging for #FusionAgingResearch! The speaker list is growing & topics span human interventions, exercise, chronobiology, tissue-specific markers of aging, genetic variation & systems biology. Submission opens soon - take a first look at what's in store ➡️ bit.ly/4eZrnXQ

So pleased to see post-doc @jessicafoley14.bsky.social paper on evolution of long lifespan in pollen-eating butterflies now out in Nature Communications (www.nature.com/articles/s41...), and what's more, with a nice write-up in The Atlantic (www.theatlantic.com/science/2026...). How cool is that!?

Evolution of increased longevity and slowed ageing in a genus of tropical butterfly - Nature Communications

Studying long-lived species across the animal kingdom could provide insights into healthy ageing in humans. This study reveals long lifespans and slowed ageing in Heliconius butterflies, identifying t...

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Our sweet & scruffy dog Pete thanks you for featuring him in The Independent!

Julia Musto@juliaelenamusto.bsky.social · 3mo ago

www.the-independent.com/life-style/d... Any excuse to share dog photos... My latest with @dogagingproject.bsky.social @dpromislow.bsky.social @smacklab.bsky.social for @the-independent.com

Congratulations to Océane Cassan, EIC of Systems Aging, on the appearance of the journal's first article. Here's to a successful launch! ephyrapublishing.com/articles/i9ge

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Read the full text of Leveraging mRNA-based transcriptional signatures and machine learning for healthy aging drug discovery

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The @dogagingproject.bsky.social team is so grateful to 60 Minutes and #andersoncooper for sharing our work on #dementia in #dogs. You can watch it on your local affiliate tonight, or later on YouTube. www.cbsnews.com/news/longer-...

Research to help dogs live longer, healthier lives could unlock secrets for people to age better, too

The Dog Aging Project is working to help dogs live longer, healthier lives. The research results may help humans age well, too.

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In this new study, @dogagingproject.bsky.social identified overlapping metabolites linked to a subset of dogs and human mortality, supporting dogs as a compelling model for studying human aging. doi.org/10.1093/gero... @academic.oup.com

Happy to share our new paper from the #dogagingproject. academic.oup.com/biomedgeront... It turns out that metabolite predictors of mortality in dogs overlap significantly with those in humans. @smacklab.bsky.social

Dogs and humans share biomarkers of mortality

Abstract. There is growing interest in the use of molecular features as predictors of age, age-related disease risk and mortality. A major shortcoming of t

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Here's the latest call for proposals from the Morris Animal Foundation @morrisanimal.bsky.social. Lots of options, including a new opportunity for established investigators interested in #cancer, #aging and #longevity. www.morrisanimalfoundation.org/article/morr...

Morris Animal Foundation Opens Funding Call for Canine Health Research Proposals

DENVER/March 5, 2026 – Morris Animal Foundation is now accepting pre-proposals for research to advance the health and welfare of dogs, including companion and working dogs.

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Dogs evolved to eat your leftovers! Comparing dog & wolf genomes revealed dogs have up to 30 EXTRA copies of the amylase gene (AMY2B) that helps digest starch. This is a key genomic signature of living alongside humans & table scraps for thousands of years 🐕 www.nature.com/articles/nat... #2026MMM

Interested in metabolomics/systems biology and aging in Drosophila? We have a post-doc opening! And of course, there will be plenty of opportunities for side projects on the @dogagingproject.bsky.social. 🐶 promislowlab.org/wp-content/u...

I'm looking forward to speaking on CBC's The Current this morning all about dogs and aging! 🐕 🇨🇦@dogagingproject.bsky.social

I'm very happy to see this paper now out. We used early-life climbing ability to separate genetically identical short-lived and long-lived sub-cohorts of fruit flies, and to identify metabolites and metabolite modules that predict longevity. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Early‐Life Climbing Stratifies the Metabolome and Mortality Risk in Genetically Identical Flies

Isogenic Drosophila melanogaster vary greatly in longevity. Fractionation of an isogenic cohort based on climbing behavior early in life stratifies variation in the metabolome, longevity and mortalit...

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Reposting our postdoc ad with the corrected link... We have a new postdoc position available in the Promislow lab at the HNRCA at #Tufts in #Boston, to work on the #systemsbiology of #aging in #Drosophila. Come join us! For info on the position and to apply, see promislowlab.org/wp-content/u...

Reposting our postdoc ad to fix a broken link: We have a new postdoc position available in the Promislow lab at the HNRCA at #Tufts in #Boston, to work on the #systemsbiology of #aging in #Drosophila. Come join us! For info on the position and to apply, see promislowlab.org/wp-content/u...

We have a new postdoc position available in the Promislow lab at the HNRCA at #Tufts in #Boston, to work on the #systemsbiology of #aging in #Drosophila. Come join us! For info on the position and to apply, see promislowlab.org/wp-content/u...

I think people adjacent to science (but who now find themselves deciding the fate of US science somehow) undervalue humility, valuing braggadocios hubris instead. Yes it’s true that some scientific discoveries are complete paradigm changers, and we celebrate these. 1/

Exciting news from the TRIAD cohort! 🎉We’re celebrating another graduate from our clinical trial study! 🐶🎓 Want to help dogs live longer, healthier lives? 🐾 Discover if your doggo is eligible for TRIAD: dogagingproject.org/triad #TRIAD #DogGrad #Dogs

The Sudmant lab at UC Berkeley is seeking a postdoc to work on a fully funded NIH project to understand differences in DNA repair and somatic mutation across the primate tree of life. Please spread widely to those who may be interested aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05052

Postdoctoral Scholar – Genomics, Aging, Somatic Mutation, Structural Variation, Evolution , Cancer – Integrative Biology

University of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now!

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Through our support of the @dogagingproject.bsky.social and similar studies of companion dogs, we strive to improve healthy aging by promoting research, providing funding, and educating the public. 🔍Learn more about us at dogaginginstitute.org

Having been one of the examiners on many an oral exam in evolutionary biology, I can tell you they are always action packed!

Annalee Newitz@annaleen.bsky.social · last yr.

I am writing an action packed scene where a graduate student is taking their oral exams in evolutionary biology. ACTION PACKED #amwritingscifi

Our lab had a fantastic time at the @americanaging.bsky.social‬ #AGE2025 meeting in Anchorage. Well organized, terrific science, and glorious views of the mountains from the conference center!

The Dog Aging Institute is looking to hire an Executive Director to help grow this non-profit, whose mission is to support research on improving healthy #aging in #dogs. Interested? You can apply here: www.idealist.org/en/nonprofit... @dogaginginst.bsky.social

Wishing the best of luck to Océane Cassan and her colleagues on the launch of "Systems Aging", a new journal at the intersection of #systemsbiology and #aging, from a new publisher. Based on this inaugural editorial, looks very promising! ephyrapublishing.com/articles/15ic.

Inaugural editorial

Inaugural editorial of Systems Aging.

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The Dog Days of Summer Shirt Campaign is live! These colorful, limited-edition designs are available for purchase, so snag yours before they're gone! ➡️ bonfire.com/dogdaysofsummer-shirtsale-2025 ⚠️This is the only authorized shirt sale supporting the Dog Aging Project ‼️ #ShirtFundraiser #ShirtSale

ACTION ITEM-----ACTION ITEM Implementation of Schedule F This is what a lot of us have been worried about. This allows for many civil service positions to replaced with political appointees. This could include NIH institute directors and even POs. BUT THERE IS A COMMENT PERIOD... 1/n

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We are excited to announce the release of our fourth year of data for the #openscience #dogagingproject. The latest release, available to scientists around the world, includes over 80 million data points on 50,000 dogs! 🧵 1/n

Have you registered to the AGE Meeting in AnchorAGE, Alaska? Registration rates will increase on April 1. Register Today! www.americanagingassociation.org/annual-meeting #AGE2025

"Understanding our dogs' basic body language allows us to gain insight into their thoughts and feelings about the world around them and what they are experiencing," said Harmony Diers, project manager for the Dog Aging Project. To learn more, visit TAMU's Pet Talk: vetmed.tamu.edu/news/pet-tal...

Doggie Decoding: Understanding Canine Body Language

Without the gift of gab, dogs are left to rely on a bark, a tail wag, or, sometimes, even a snarl to communicate with their two-legged companions.

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The coolest thing I’ve seen today is that a bunch of volunteer public health professionals and developers have restored the CDC website from before January 20th 2025. This differs from an archive in that they want to rebuild the links between pages and replicate the full website.

Check out Chats with the Chatfields Podcast! Dr. Janice O’Brien dives deep into some fascinating findings of the Dog Aging Project and discusses the latest data about dog owners & their nutritional decisions for their pets: www.buzzsprout.com/1651318/epis...