Laura Niedernhofer, MD, Ph.D.

Laura Niedernhofer
Professor

studying the biology that drives aging

Research Type

IBP PhD Graduate Program

UMN CBS Bio

Laura Niedernhofer is a Professor in the department of Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics and the Director, Institute on the Biology of Aging & Metabolism.

Research Summary
Her research program is centered on studying fundamental mechanisms of aging and developing therapeutics to target them. Her research program implements a murine model of a human progeroid syndrome caused by a defect in DNA repair.