The Human Genome Project was a 13-year effort to generate the first ever complete sequence of all human DNA — widely regarded as one of science’s greatest feats in recent history. Now, Brown researchers are leading the charge on making its complement: a complete sequence of all human RNA.

With a $37 million investment from the Starr Foundation, Brown University and Brown University Health will launch a new partnership to accelerate breakthroughs in aging research, clinical trials and patient treatments.

By integrating University research with the health system’s clinical trial network, the Starr Healthspan Innovation Alliance aims to bridge the gap between scientific discovery and life-changing treatments for major age-related diseases of the modern era.

Every year, distinguished Brown scholars are nominated for Research Achievement Awards by their colleagues for conducting exceptional and transformative research. The 2026 selection includes 11 awardees from four categories: hospital-based research, humanities and social sciences, life sciences and public health, and physical sciences.

Researchers at Brown and the University of Rochester are testing whether an HIV drug can reduce DNA-triggered inflammation and slow the aging process.

The federal Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) is supporting the multicenter study with up to $22 million over five years. It’s led by John Sedivy, PhD, director of the Center on the Biology of Aging at Brown, and Vera Gorbunova, PhD, co-director of the Rochester Aging Research Center.

Using CRISPR, multiomics, and machine learning, molecular biologist Larschan unravels the mysteries of the X chromosome.

The Office of University Postdoctoral Affairs (OUPA) is pleased to announce the 2026 recipients of the Brown Postdoctoral Excellence Awards. Please join us in congratulating this year’s recipients! The Postdoctoral Excellence Awards annually recognize three postdoctoral scholars who demonstrate excellence in research or teaching and go above and beyond to create an inclusive environment for postdoctoral trainees at Brown. The awards are sponsored by OUPA, and nominations were welcomed from all members of the Brown community.

Researchers from Brown University and the University of Rochester will lead a multi-institution project to test whether reducing DNA-triggered inflammation can help older adults stay healthier for longer.

Acre Therapeutics is a winner of the 2025 NIA Start-Up Challenge, and was awarded $65,000 by the National Institute on Aging.

Clarivate has named Nicolas Fawzi to their 2025 Highly Cited Researchers List. This annual list recognizes exceptional scientists whose research contributions have demonstrated significant influence in their fields.

At Brown’s Center on the Biology of Aging, researchers are driving a broader effort to understand how people can live longer, healthier lives by focusing on extending the human healthspan—the years generally free from serious chronic disease—as they develop therapeutics, launch industry ventures, and advance early-phase clinical trials for age-related diseases.

With support from the National Institutes of Health, the COBRE Center for RNA Biology in Health and Disease will create a critical mass of trained RNA researchers and fund cutting-edge RNA technology for scientific use.

Brown University will name its emerging research center focused on RNA science breakthroughs the Giuliani RNA Center, in recognition of a generous gift from health care investor and Brown trustee Giammaria Giuliani and his wife, Sabrina.