Buck Institute for Research on Aging
| Established | 30 Sep 1999 |
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| President | Eric M. Verdin |
| Budget | $37 million |
| Formerly called | Buck Institute for Age Research |
| Address | 8001 Redwood Blvd. Novato, CA 94945-1400 |
| Location | Novato , California , United States |
| Coordinates | 38°08′02″N 122°34′14″W / 38.133939°N 122.570432°W |
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| Website | buckinstitute |
The Buck Institute for Research on Aging is an independent nonprofit biomedical research institute located in Novato, California, that researches aging and age-related disease. The mission of the Buck Institute is to extend the healthy years of life. The Buck Institute is one of nine centers for aging research of the Glenn Foundation for Medical Research.
The Buck Institute was founded in 1999 as the world's first institute devoted to the study of intervention in the aging process. It is named for Marin County philanthropists Leonard and Beryl Hamilton Buck, whose estate funded the endowment that helped establish the institute, and the Buck Trust currently contributes approximately $6 million annually to support the institute's work. The campus of the Buck Institute was designed by architect I. M. Pei.
In May 2007, the institute established a cooperative agreement with the University of California's Davis and Merced campuses to coordinate stem cell research.