Leonard P. Guarente

Leonard P. Guarente
Born1952 (age 7273)
Alma materMassachusetts Institute of Technology (BS, PhD)
Scientific career
ThesisGenetics of Transcription Termination (1979)
Doctoral studentsBrian K. Kennedy
Matt Kaeberlein
Websiteweb.mit.edu/biology/guarente/

Leonard Pershing Guarente (born 1952) is an American biologist best known for his research on life span extension in the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, roundworms (Caenorhabditis elegans), and mice. He is a Novartis Professor of Biology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.