LACA Mandate
Building the definitive cellular map of aging to transform our understanding of lifespan biology and enable new therapeutic interventions.
Aging is the single greatest risk factor for most chronic diseases, yet we lack a comprehensive understanding of how individual cells change throughout life. The Longevity & Aging Cell Atlas addresses this gap by creating the most detailed single-cell map of aging ever assembled.
By profiling millions of cells across multiple species—from short-lived mice to remarkably long-lived naked mole-rats—we can identify both universal aging mechanisms and species-specific adaptations that confer exceptional longevity.
Our ultimate goal is to provide the scientific community with an open, comprehensive resource that accelerates aging research and enables the discovery of interventions for healthy lifespan extension.
All data, code, and tools are freely available to the global research community under open licenses.
We unite researchers across disciplines—biology, computation, medicine—to tackle aging from every angle.
Every dataset undergoes stringent quality control with standardized protocols and reproducible pipelines.