Our mission
Promote foundational and clinical research on the molecular mechanisms that drive normal aging processes and determine how these molecular pathways change across the lifespan.
Directors' message
What Makes CHARM Unique
CHARM aims to support transdisciplinary scientific and clinical research on aging, with the goal of optimizing healthy aging physiology and identifying mechanisms that promote cellular resilience. CHARM has two unique areas of focus that make it distinct from other aging centers:
Molecular Mechanisms
How molecular mechanisms of cellular processes change across the lifespan
Women’s Health
Women’s health and biological mechanisms that are unique to females
Educational mission
CHARM supports graduate training opportunities, undergraduate summer research, residency programs, and postdoctoral positions focused on the biology of aging. Click here to learn more!
Philanthropy
Help support our mission
Scientific progress is fueled by innovative thinkers and generous donors. Please consider donating your time or money to support our efforts to unlock the molecular keys to healthy aging.
Charming news
Superagers resist typical age-related white matter structural changes
Superagers are elderly individuals with the memory ability of people 30 years younger and provide evidence that age-related cognitive decline is not inevitable. In a sample of 64 superagers (mean age 81.9; 59% women) and 55 typical older adults (mean...
Charming events
11.20.2024
Research & Mingle: Healthy Aging with SSOM’s Geriatric Medicine Interest Group & CHARM
Join us for the opportunity to learn more about aging and geriatric medicine research initiatives at Loyola as well as the opportunity to speak with research faculty, clinicians, and students.
05.23.2024
2nd Annual Loyola Women’s Cardiovascular Health Symposium
This annual event will be held at Sunda, 110 W. Illinois St, Chicago IL. Dinner will be served. Register now for this free event!
