David A. Sinclair
David A. Sinclair | |
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Sinclair in 2020 | |
| Born | 26 June 1969 |
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| Alma mater | University of New South Wales (BSc, PhD) |
| Known for | Research on aging |
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| Fields | Molecular genetics |
| Institutions | Harvard Medical School |
| Doctoral advisor | Ian Dawes |
| Other academic advisors | Leonard Guarente |
David Andrew Sinclair AO (born June 26, 1969) is an Australian-American biologist and academic known for his research on aging and epigenetics. Sinclair is a professor of genetics at Harvard Medical School and the founding director of the Paul F. Glenn Laboratories for the Biological Mechanisms of Aging at Harvard. He is the co-author of Lifespan: Why We Age – and Why We Don't Have To.