Welcome to
Dr. Jafari's
Laboratory!
What is our lab objectives?
We hypothesize that botanicals extend life span and enhance health span by modulating one or more of the major pathways of aging: mitochondrial bioenergetics/ oxidative stress, insulin signaling, sirtuins, and target of rapamycin (TOR).
Screening Anti-Aging Compounds
In my laboratory, we not only screen compounds for their anti-aging properties but we also evaluate their impacts on known physiological confounds of anti-aging.
Mechanisms of Anti-Aging
Once an anti-aging compound is identified, we will examine its impact on various markers of the three components of the oxidative stress process; the generation of oxidants or free radicals, the antioxidant defenses, and the repair of oxidative damage.
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Mahtab Jafari, Pharm. D.
Mahtab Jafari, Pharm.D.
- Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Director, Pharmaceutical Sciences Undergraduate Program
- Pharmacology, School of Medicine Joint Appointment
- Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, School of Biological Sciences Joint Appointment
- Pharm.D., University of California, San Francisco
- Residency, University of California, San Francisco