El Centro de Gerociencia, Salud Mental y Metabolismo, GERO, es el primer centro en Latinoamérica dedicado al estudio del envejecimiento. Está financiado por el Programa para Centros de Investigación en Áreas Prioritarias, FONDAP, de la Agencia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo de Chile, ANID.
Us
The Geroscience Brain Health and Metabolism Center - GERO (Centro de Gerociencia, Salud Mental y Metabolismo) is the first center in Latin America dedicated to study aging. It is funded by the Program for Research Centers in Priority Areas (FONDAP) of the National Research and Development Agency (ANID).
MISSION
GERO offers leadership, infrastructure, training and resources to link our work with researchers, students and the civil society with the aim to improve Chilean people’s quality of life by increasing the healthy life time.
VISION
Become in a reference research institute on aging for Latin America, connected to an international network of researchers.
DIRECTORS
Christian González-Billault
Associate Professor Universidad de ChileDirector
César Cárdenas
Associate Professor Universidad MayorDirector Alerno
INVESTIGADORES PRINCIPALES
Felipe Court
Associate ProfessorUniversidad Mayor
Andrea Slachevsky
Associate ProfessorUniversidad de Chile
Daniela Thumala
Associate ProfessorUniversidad de Chile
INVESTIGADORES ASOCIADOS
Claudio Hetz
Associate ProfessorUniversidad de Chile
Miguel Concha
Profesor Titular Associate ProfessorUniversidad de Chile
Agustín Ibáñez
Associate ProfessorUniversidad Adolfo Ibánez
René Vidal
Profesor AsistenteUniversidad Mayor
Patricia Lillo
Associate ProfessorUniversidad de Chile
Roque Villagra
Assistant teacherUniversidad de Chile
Felipe Salech
Assistant teacherUniversidad de Chile
INTERNATIONAL RESEARCHERS
Eric Verdin, MD
President and Chief Executive Officer, ProfessorBuck Institute
Julie Andersen, PhD
ProfessorBuck Institute
Pejmun Haghighi, PhD
ProfessorBuck Institute
Jennifer Garrison, PhD
Assistant ProfessorBuck Institute
Judith Campisi, PhD
ProfessorBuck Institute
John Newman, MD, PhD
Assistant ProfessorBuck Institute