Dear Students,

You are cordially invited to the lecture of MU Life Sciences Seminar:

„Mechanisms of Longevity, from Naked Mole Rats to Bowhead Whales”
by Prof. Vera Gorbunova, University of Rochester, USA

WHEN: Thursday, September 23th 2021 at 4 p.m.
WHERE: Seminar room 132, pavilion B11, University Campus Bohunice

The announcement is published also at
https://seminarseries.muni.cz/life-sciences/lectures/vera-gorbunova

PhD students who would like to attend a sponsored lunch with Prof. Gorbunova (Thursday, at 13:00 in Campus River) please register by Wednesday September 22, using the form at the website above.

With best regards,
Lucie Nesvadbová
MU LSS administrator
lus@sci.muni.cz

Vera Gorbunova - University of Rochester, USA

Prof. Vera Gorbunova will give her talk Mechanisms of Longevity, from Naked Mole Rats to Bowhead Whales ​on September 23, 2021.

Her research is focused on understanding the mechanisms of longevity and genome stability and on the studies of exceptionally long-lived mammals. Prof. Gorbunova pioneered comparative biology approach to study aging and identified rules that control the evolution of tumor suppressor mechanisms depending on the species lifespan and body mass.
Prof. Gorbunova also investigates the role of Sirtuin proteins in maintaining genome stability. More recently the focus of her research has been on the longest-lived rodent species the naked mole rats and the blind mole rat. Prof. Gorbunova identified high molecular weight hyaluronan as the key mediator of cancer-resistance in the naked mole rat.