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Portrait of Alessandro Ori (Photo: Nadine Grimm)

International research team, led by FLI expert Alessandro Ori and Lino Ferreira (PhD) from the University of Coimbra, identifies protein Lactadherin…

Portrait of Anastasiia Shcherbakova (Photo: Anna Schroll)

Spotlight on the FLI Team (3): Anastasiia Shcherbakova, Research Group Clara Correia-Melo

Portraits of Dr. Maria Ermolaeva (Photo: FLI) and Dr. Holger Bierhoff (Photo: Nadine Grimm)

New findings on the role of RNA Polymerase I in longevity and metabolic health - excessive protein synthesis shortens lifespan - connection between…


Welcome to the Leibniz Institute on Aging (FLI)

The Leibniz Institute on Aging – Fritz Lipmann Institute (FLI) is the first national research institute in Germany focusing on biomedical research on human aging, a multifactorial process controlled by environmental and genetic factors.

This website will provide you with an insight into our institute, the research we do and the faces behind FLI's science activities. We wish you an exciting and entertaining voyage of discovery into the world of aging research at FLI.