Aging really is ‘in your head’

Researchers have identified the mechanism by which a specific sirtuin protein called Sirt1 (shown in green) operates in the brain to bring about a significant delay in aging and an increase in longevity.

Fall Assembly Series offers intelligent voices on issues of the day​

​Created 60 years ago, the Assembly Series is Washington University’s premiere lecture series. Its chief mission is to present interesting and important voices, and it is designed to spark meaningful discussion and lead to greater understanding of our world today. Assembly Series programs are free and open to the public. The fall 2013 schedule, below, opens with First Year Reading Program author Eula Biss on September 9.​​​

Washington People: Luis Sanchez, MD

Luis Sanchez, MD, the Gregorio A. Sicard Distinguished Professor of Vascular Surgery and chief of the section of vascular surgery at the School of Medicine, discusses his work and how his family history influenced him toward medicine.
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