
Nir Barzilai
Director, Institute for Geroscience · Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Credentials: · ·
History
PresentInstitute for Geroscience Center · Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine



- 1991–1994
- 1985–1988
Hadassah University Hospital
- 1981–1985
Israel Institute of Technology
Research
Chronic inflammation in the etiology of disease across the life span
Review · Nature Medicine · 2019 · 3,614 citations
Metformin as a Tool to Target Aging
Review · Cell Metabolism · 2016 · First of 4 authors · Corresponding · 829 citations
The genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes
Nature · 2016 · 803 citations

66 papers
- LR
37 papers

33 papers

26 papers
- PC
25 papers

22 papers

21 papers

19 papers · 5 as a fellow
Grants
- 2004–2029
National Institute on Aging · T32
Contact PI · $8.1M · Albert Einstein College of Medicine
- 2017–2028
Genetic Variant-Based Drug Discovery Targeting Conserved Pathways of Aging
National Institute on Aging · U19
PI · $11.3M · Albert Einstein College of Medicine
- 2024–2025
Loss of the Y Chromosome and Its Implications in Aging
National Institute on Aging · R56
PI · $431.1K · Albert Einstein College of Medicine
- 2010–2025
Einstein's Nathan Shock Center of Excellence in Basic Biology of Aging
National Institute on Aging · P30
Contact PI · $10.8M · Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Clinical trials
- 2021–2023
Time Course for Fasting-induced Autophagy in Humans
Principal investigator · Withdrawn
Montefiore Medical Center
- 1998–2032
The Longevity Genes in Founder Populations Project
Principal investigator · Recruiting
Albert Einstein College of Medicine



