AREAS OF SPECIALTY:

• Dietary interventions for Healthy

• Caloric Restriction

• Biomarkers for health and survival

Rafael de Cabo, PhD

Dr. Rafael de Cabo is Chief of the Translational Gerontology Branch at the National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, USA. Dr. de Cabo earned his Ph.D. in 2000 from the Department of Foods and Nutrition at Purdue University. He received a postdoctoral position in the Laboratory of Neurosciences at the National Institute on Aging in Baltimore, Maryland. In 2004, he was appointed as a tenure track investigator in the Laboratory of Experimental Gerontology. He is now a senior investigator and Chief of the Translational Gerontology Branch at NIA. His research has focused on the effects of nutritional interventions on basic mechanisms of aging and age-related diseases, the effects of caloric restriction on aging, and pharmacological interventions for healthy aging. Ultimately his research aims to identify interventions that will improve healthspan and lifespan with translational potential to benefit human aging.