Speaker Profile
M.D., Ph.D., Senior Investigator, NIH-NIA
Biography
Dr. Luigi Ferrucci is a geriatrician and an epidemiologist who conducts research on the causal pathways leading to progressive physical and cognitive decline in older persons. In September 2002, he became the Chief of the Longitudinal Studies Section at NIA and the Director of the Baltimore Longitudinal Study on Aging. Medical Degree and Board Certification in 1980, Board Certification in Geriatrics in 1982 and Ph.D. in Biology and Pathophysiology of Aging in 1998 at the University of Florence, Italy. Principal Investigator of the InCHIANTI study and of the Baltimore Longitudinal Study on Aging. Dr. Ferrucci is Scientific Director, NIA since May 2011.
Session Abstract – PMWC 2026 Silicon Valley
Track Chair: Alex Zhavoronkov, Insilico Medicine
PMWC Award Ceremony Honorees
• Steve Horvath, UCLA
• David Sinclair, Harvard
• Nir Barzilai, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
AI & Biomarkers for Measuring Aging
• Chair: Alex Zhavoronkov, Insilico Medicine
• Luigi Ferrucci, NIH
• Sara Hägg, Karolinska Institutet
• Daniel Belsky, Columbia
Epigenetic Rejuvenation & Delivery for Clinical Translation
• Ryan (Yuancheng) Lu, Whitehead Institute / MIT
• David Sinclair, Harvard
Clinical Trial Design & Functional Endpoints for Healthspan
• Nir Barzilai, Albert Einstein
Precision Aging & Longevity Focused on Limited Lifespan Evidence, Vanishing Blue Zones, and Payer ROI
• S. Jay Olshansky, University of Illinois
