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Eric Verdin, MD is the President and CEO of the Buck Institute for Research on Aging – a pioneering biomedical research institute dedicated to aging and age-related disease. A native of Belgium, Dr. Verdin received his Doctorate of Medicine from the University of Liege and completed additional clinical and research training at Harvard Medical School. He has held faculty positions at the University of Brussels, the National Institutes of Health, and the Picower Institute for Medical Research. Dr. Verdin is also currently a professor of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco.
In 2016 Dr. Verdin established his laboratory at the Buck Institute for Research on Aging to study the relationship between ageing and the immune system. He is an elected member of several scientific organizations, including the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Society for Clinical Investigation, and the Association of American Physicians. He also serves on the advisory council of the National Institute on Drug Abuse at the National Institutes of Health.
About the Paolo Sassone-Corsi Lectureship
The Paolo Sassone-Corsi Annual Lecture in Epigenetics and Metabolism provides a distinguished forum for sharing and discussing cutting-edge advances at the intersection of epigenetics, metabolism, and human health. Each year, a world-renowned leader in the field delivers a lecture highlighting transformative discoveries and emerging directions in this rapidly evolving area of research. The lecture honors the pioneering scientific legacy of Paolo Sassone-Corsi and his groundbreaking contributions to understanding the molecular connections between circadian biology, epigenetic regulation, and metabolism. Through this annual event, the lecture seeks to inspire scientific innovation, foster interdisciplinary collaboration, and train the next generation of researchers, while advancing UC Irvine’s leadership in epigenetics, metabolism, and biomedical research. |
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