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GROUNDBREAKING RESEARCH

FOR LONGER HEALTHIER LIVES

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The Longer Life Foundation

Our Mission

The Longer Life Foundation’s mission is to fund and support the study of factors that either predict the mortality and morbidity of select populations or influence improvements in longevity, health, and wellness.

What Have We Achieved?

Since LLF’s founding in 1998, U.S. $9.2 million has been granted, supporting more than 155 groundbreaking research projects

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Washington University in St. Louis researchers: The application submission period for LLF’s 2024-2025 grant year is now closed. Please check back in January 2025 for the Call for Applications document for the 2025-26 grant year.

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Washington University in St. Louis researchers: The application submission period for LLF’s 2024-2025 grant year is now closed. Please check back in January 2025 for the Call for Applications document for the 2025-26 grant year.

How We Do It

Our grants provide the means for researchers at early stages in their careers to sow the seedlings of their ideas

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Initial Investment

Scientific investigations, like seedlings, flourish best when planted in rich soil. Our grants help novel ideas take root.

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Research

LLF grants fund researcher time, lab equipment and supplies, and more, providing a solid framework for researchers to pursue their work.

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Results

The groundbreaking discoveries from LLF-funded investigations already have and will continue to yield longer, healthier lives.

Meet the Investigators

LLF investigators describe their work to help more people live longer, better lives.
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Longevity Research Program

The Longer Life Foundation also funds the Longevity Research Program at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Professor of Medicine, Bettina Mittendorfer, Ph.D., leads the program’s collaborative research into metabolism, its effects, and its implications for health and aging. Watch her interview into the program’s purpose and progress.

Our Latest Research

The Longer Life Foundation has supported hundreds of academicians and scientists now engaged in important research into longevity and health.

AWARDED: 2023

Pathogenesis and Outcomes of Invasive S. Aureus Infections

Laura Marks M.D., Ph.D

Investigation Year: 2 of 2

AWARDED: 2023

Peroxisomal Fatty Acid Metabolism and Kidney Aging

Leslie Gewin, M.D.

Investigation Year: 1

AWARDED: 2023

Long Non-Coding RNAs as Biomarkers for Multiple Myeloma Progression

Jessica Silva-Fisher, Ph.D.

Investigation Year: 2 of 2

Peer-Reviewed Publications

Investigations funded by LLF have resulted in more than 150 publications in peer-reviewed medical journals.

The Cardiac Amyloidosis Registry Study (CARS): Rationale, Design and Methodology

Heterogeneity in the effect of marked weight loss on metabolic function in women with obesity

Intravenous ravulizumab in mechanically ventilated patients hospitalised with severe COVID-19: a phase 3, multicentre, open-label, randomised controlled trial

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Celebrating 25 Years

In 1998, the concept of an academic institution collaborating with the life and health insurance industry was completely novel. In the quarter century since the Longer Life Foundation’s launch, this remarkable foundation has grown and flourished by funding and supporting early-stage research capabilities and giving the life insurance industry a dedicated window into some of the most innovative discoveries on medical conditions and public health issues affecting mortality and morbidity. We look forward to continuing this important work for many years to come.

Looking Forward: At 25, the Longer Life Foundation continues to fund key research 

1/26/2023

“Nobody wants to live longer and not be well or enjoying it,” says Dr. Daniel Zimmerman, managing director of the Longer Life Foundation.

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Research to help people live longer, healthier lives – a collaboration between RGA and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.