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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2025, 4:00-5:30 PM ET – DISTINGUISHED LECTURE CO-PRESENTED BY VIBRE & THE COLUMBIA AGING CENTER
Why We Die: The New Science of Aging and the Quest for Immortality
Venki Ramakrishnan
Nobel Laureate in Chemistry (2009); Former President of the Royal Society; Group Leader, Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, England
This lecture, by Nobel laureate in Chemistry Venki Ramakrishnan, PhD, is co-sponsored by The Vagelos Institute for Biomedical Research Education (VIBRE, https://www.gsas.cuimc.columbia.edu/vagelos-institute-phd-pathway) and the Robert N. Butler Columbia Aging Center (aging.columbia.edu).
Additionally, this in-person lecture launches a new virtual seminar series offered by the Columbia Aging Center about AI + Healthy Longevity.
The rise of artificial intelligence is set to transform health research, offering unprecedented opportunities for innovation, accuracy, and efficiency. As AI becomes more deeply integrated into research and healthcare, its applications hold the power to unlock new ways of improving health outcomes across the life course – particularly in later life. From predicting risks to preventing disease and preserving function, the use of AI to promote healthy longevity is only just beginning. Yet alongside these opportunities come important challenges: ensuring data quality, promoting transparency, and addressing ethical concerns. The Columbia Aging Center’s 2025–2026 virtual seminar series, AI + Healthy Longevity, will spotlight these critical issues. Through cutting-edge talks by leading experts – from population health to medical sciences –this series will explore how AI is shaping the future of aging research and advancing the quest for healthier, longer lives.