Belsky Lab

FAST Initiative

The FAST (Finding Aging biomarkers by Searching existing Trials) Initiative aims to determine which targeted and omics-based biomarker approaches are feasible yet innovative enough to advance development of biomarkers for clinical trials in aging.

This project aims to advance the pace of aging research and geroscience by using existing trials’ longitudinal biospecimen repositories to perform biomarker analysis across interventions to determine shared and unique changes with interventions that are mirrored in the underlying biology.

During phase one of the project, we plan to develop a large-scale partnership with existing academic research and clinical trials, engage a Scientific Advisory Board and build relationships with trial leaders.

FAST Initiative

 

FAST Initiative Scientific Advisory Committee

  • Nir Barzilai, MD, Co-Principal Investigator

  • Daniel Belsky, PhD

    • Associate Professor of Epidemiology (in the Robert N. Butler Columbia Aging Center)

  • Mahdi Moqri, PhD, Co-Principal Investigator

  • Kristen Fortney, PhD

  • Marcia Haigis, PhD

  • Albert Higgins-Chen, MD, PhD

  • James L. Kirkland, MD, PhD

  • Virginia Kraus, MD, PhD

  • Ameya Kulkarni, PhD

  • Morgan Levine, PhD

  • Adam Marblestone, PhD

  • James Peyer, PhD

  • Nicholas Schork, PhD

  • Paola Sebastiani, PhD

  • Tony Wyss-Coray, PhD

FAST Initiative Support Staff

  • Tatyana Jean, MPH

  • Lee Nunley

  • Odette van der Willik