Glenn Foundation for Medical Research

The Glenn Foundation for Medical Research is a foundation founded by Paul F. Glenn in 1965. Its mission is to extend the healthy years of life through research on mechanisms of biology that govern normal human aging and its related physiological decline, with the objective of translating research into interventions that will extend healthspan with lifespan. According to its about page, the Foundation has been a leader in funding research in the science of the biology of aging for more than 50 years, and Paul F. Glenn endowed the Foundation to carry on its mission.

Paul F. Glenn founded the Glenn Foundation for Medical Research in 1965 with the mission "to extend the healthy years of life through research on mechanisms of biology that govern normal human aging and its related physiological decline, with the objective of translating research into interventions that will extend healthspan with lifespan." Paul F. Glenn lived from 1930 to 2020. During college and law school he developed strong opinions supporting the moral arguments for property rights, rule of law, capitalism and individual responsibility, and early on decided he wanted to improve the human condition in some significant way. As an only grandson of aging grandparents, he witnessed the challenges of aging and age-related diseases first hand, an experience that formed the basis of his future philanthropic focus. The Foundation has been a leader in funding research in the science of the biology of aging for more than 50 years. Paul served on the Advisory Council of the National Institute on Aging and was a founding member of the Board of Directors of the American Aging Association, American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR), and a founding Trustee of the Buck Institute for Research on Aging. He endowed the Glenn Foundation for Medical Research to carry on its mission.

A funder of research in the science of the biology of aging.

1. 1Glenn Foundation for Medical Researchglennfoundation.org
2. 2About – Glenn Foundation for Medical Researchglennfoundation.org