Altos Labs

We cherish every opportunity to enjoy time with our colleagues outside of the lab. To kick off the summer, we hosted barbecues at each of our institutes to welcome the warm weather!

Altos Co-founder and Chief Scientist Rick Klausner participated in a panel discussing efforts to increase human healthspan by combatting age-related diseases at this year's Aspen Ideas Health conference. Watch the full discussion with Allison Aubrey here: https://lnkd.in/eGnMQ2SR

Distinguished Investigator Peter Walter will officially receive his BBVA Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Biology and Biomedicine at a ceremony on Thursday. The award recognizes Peter’s research on the unfolded protein response, a cellular quality-control system that is critical to understanding diseases that may result from cellular processes gone awry, such as cancer, diabetes, and neurodegenerative diseases. You can stream Thursday's ceremony live here: https://lnkd.in/eA7CJgWN

Curious about what it's like to work at Altos? Stacey Best, a Senior Administrative Partner II, highlights our cohesive community: "I adore the culture and collaborative atmosphere that Altos embodies. Altos cares about people in a way that no other company can match." Visit our current job listings to see if there's a role for you: https://lnkd.in/epY4wmgU

To close out Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we held celebrations that featured cultural performances and local AAPI businesses at our Bay Area and San Diego Institutes.    We are grateful to have a diverse community of brilliant minds working toward a shared mission.

Cell’s latest 50th Anniversary issue includes a publication from Bay Area Institute of Science Director Jodi Nunnari, who reviews the key role of mitochondria in responding to stresses.    Alongside her co-author, the University of Helsinki’s Anu Suomalainen Wartiovaara, she writes, “Mitochondria respond to intrinsic and extrinsic stresses and can alter cell and organismal function by inducing metabolic signaling within cells and to distal cells and tissues. Here, we review how the centrality of mitochondrial functions manifests in health and a broad spectrum of diseases and aging.”   Read the full piece here: https://lnkd.in/ewdAfMhe

Wonder what inspires our team at Altos Labs? Scientist II Manuel Castro shares that he's motivated by our ambitious mission. "I believe that nothing good comes easily, so the innate challenge of our mission motivates me to show up and do my best each day," he says.    Interested in joining our team? Check out our current job listings here: https://lnkd.in/epY4wmgU

Cambridge Institute of Science Director Wolf Reik will participate in this week's Codex Top 50 Innovators event in London, where he'll participate in a panel on May 9 to discuss cell rejuvenation. Register now to attend. https://lnkd.in/eC-R2_J3

Join us this Thursday for an installment of the virtual American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) Emerging Concepts series. The program - which was organized by Principal Investigators Pura Munoz-Canoves and Diego Acosta-Alvear - will explore a new framework for thinking about human health built on the relationships between cell health and bioresilience, as well as the capacity of living systems to maintain and restore tissue homeostasis as they age.    Register now to hear from Jodi Nunnari and Manuel Serrano of Altos Labs and Birgit Schilling and Eric Verdin of the Buck Institute for Research on Aging: https://lnkd.in/g8BhmBEG

We are delighted to appear on Forbes' recent list of America’s Best Startup Employers. Our inclusion on this list highlights our commitment to building an innovative and inclusive work environment that values collaboration and diverse perspectives in the pursuit of scientific innovation. We look forward to continuing to work together as a team towards our important mission. https://lnkd.in/ernY8yFZ