Richard Weindruch
Medicine
NUSKIN
Philippines
Biography
Richard Weindruch, Ph.D. Co-founder, LifeGen Technologies, Professor of Geriatrics and Gerontology, University of Wisconsin Department of Medicine Weindruch earned his Ph.D. in Experimental Pathology at UCLA in 1978. He is the author and co-author of more than 170 publications and his scientific awards include the Harman Research Award, American Aging Association (2000) and the Glenn Award, GSA (2000). Dr. Weindruch’s research career has focused on the biology of aging and age-related diseases, studying caloric restriction, which slows the aging process and retards the appearance of a broad spectrum of diseases in diverse animal populations. In 2001, he and Dr. Tomas Prolla founded LifeGen Technologies, LLC, a company focused on nutritional genomics, including the impact of nutrients and caloric restriction on the aging process. Dr. Weindruch has published several articles in Science and other prestigious scientific journals.
Research Interest
Medical Research
