[4] After a postdoctoral fellowship at MGH Cancer Center, he became an Assistant and later associate professor in the Biochemistry Department at the University of Washington.
During this window and working with Matt Kaeberlein, he published seminal reports identifying the importance of the mTOR pathway in regulating longevity.
[9] He has been a long-term advocate for targeting the core processing of aging to mitigate functional decline and forestall age-associated chronic conditions.
He also co-hosts a popular webinar on Healthy Longevity that provides scientific information about the mechanisms of aging and the interventions that may extend healthspan.
One of these, Ponce de Leon Health,[11] where he was heavily involved in the research and developed natural products designed to extend healthspan.