Imai Lab

Research Summary

We are interested in understanding the systemic regulation of aging and longevity in mammals and translating that knowledge into effective anti-aging interventions that could make our lives as healthy and productive as possible (“productive aging”).  We have so far identified three tissues critical to our understanding of this regulation: the hypothalamus as the control center, skeletal muscle as an effector, and adipose tissue as a modulator. By applying all available analytical tools, we continue to integrate our findings into a comprehensive concept of mammalian aging and longevity control, we call the “NAD World”. Please visit our research page to learn more about our current projects!