Missions and goals:

To enhance and extend human health span and improve the quality of life in the aging population through excellence in biomedical research, by providing a stimulating and collegial environment, for a comprehensive and multi-disciplinary effort to aging related research
To develop novel therapeutic and diagnostic approaches for promotion of healthy aging, through synergistic interaction and inter-laboratory/department/faculty collaboration
To offer excellent training opportunities and post-graduate education in both laboratory and clinical medicine for research on aging related diseases

Major research themes:

Degeneration and Regeneration
Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome
Vascular Biology
Cell Therapy and Tissue Engineering

Strategic directions:

Tissue Engineering and Cell Therapy in Aging Diseases
Biomarkers and Drug Discovery in Aging
Genetics, Epigenetics and Phenotyping in Aging

Indeed, the Centre has already established within the Faculty, and through collaboration with International and Mainland China partners, a strong scientific platform extending from basic to preclinical and translational research in the above areas.