Media
Publications
Actuary of the Cell: A Q&A with Nobelist Elizabeth Blackburn on Telomeres and Aging Cells
Building on her Nobel Prize-winning research on cell function, Elizabeth H. Blackburn is trying to find a simple measure of a person's health risks.Scientific American, October 2011
Who Would Like to Live Forever?
Nobel Prize-winning research is yielding promising compounds for fighting the inevitability of aging at the most fundamental cellular level. Elle Magazine, August 2011Test Offers Guide to Health
Telomeres may not predict how long we'll live, but they can still revolutionize medicine, says Nobel Laureate Elizabeth Blackburn. Nature, May 2011New Clues about Aging
Senescence can be caused by multiple pathways, but in the case of progerin, only the telomere shortening pathway seemed to trigger the production of this abnormal protein — contributing to an accelerated aging phenotype. Science Daily, June 2011Caps on Chromosomes May Reveal Health Risks
No serious researchers are saying a telomere test will be some kind of crystal ball…Washington Post, May 2011Telomere Nobelist: The New "Biological Age" Test
Q & A: What can we learn from commercial telomere length testing? New Scientist, May 2011Telome Health, Inc.: Telomere Length, Stress & Disease Risk
Wall Street Journal, March 2011My, What Long Telomeres You Have
A simple test aims to tell patients how quickly they're aging. Scientific American, April 2011Telomeres: The Aging Process Between Our Cells and Our Selves
Huffington Post, March 2011Telome Health launches with qPCR-Based Tool for Measuring Telomere Length
With some of the field's pre-eminent experts in telomere biology onboard, the startup is banking on recent scientific studies correlating the length of telomeres with health status. GenomeWeb, March 2011Scientist of the Year Notable: Elizabeth Blackburn
Her genetic explorations could lead to revolutionary treatments for cancer. Discover Magazine, 2007Too Much Stress May Give Genes Grey Hair
New York Times, 2004Prof. Blackburn's Search for Longer Quality of Life
The San Francisco Chronicle, 2009Telomeres, Telomerase & Cancer: Drs. Blackburn & Greider
Scientific American, 1996Elizabeth Blackburn: The Time 100
Just months before the Nobel decisions were announced, Time Magazine named Prof. Blackburn one of the top 100 transformative people in the world. Time Magazine, 2009Finding Clues to Aging in the Fraying Tips of Chromosomes
The New York Times, in conversation with Prof. Elizabeth Blackburn. New York Times, 2007Video
Nobel Lecture Telomeres and Telomerase: The Means to the End
Elizabeth H. Blackburn delivered her Nobel Lecture on December 7, 2009 at Karolinska Insitutet in Stockholm. She was introduced by Professor Thomas Perlmann, member of the Nobel Assembly and associate member of the Nobel Committee for Physiology or Medicine. Watch Prof. Blackburn's 2009 Nobel Lecture Presentation for Medicine at nobelprize.orgBay Area Scientists Develop DNA Stress Test
The new test as important as knowing your cholesterol or blood pressure. KPIX (CBS 5) News May 2011Decoding Immortality
A documentary about Prof. Elizabeth Blackburn's life, scientific discovery, and the amazing but paradoxical nature of telomerase. Prof. Blackburn explains telomeres – and their predictive value for our health. A selection of interviews from the documentary discussing telomeres' role in aging Or, watch the entire film courtesy of the Smithsonian Channel.Prof. Elizabeth Blackburn speaks from San Francisco about her life as a scientist.
Women in Science Laureate for North America, 2008. Watch HereThe Nobelprize.org Documentary
Dr. Elizabeth Blackburn — A look at the lives and work of the 2009 Nobel Laureates in Physiology or Medicine Watch Video at Nobelprize.org60 Minutes, CBS News: Aging — The Stress Factor
CBS reports on the landmark study by Dr. Epel et al., demonstrating how attitudes affect aging rates & DNA itself. Watch Video at CBS 60 MinutesRadio
Dr. Elizabeth Blackburn: KQED Radio Interview
Our founder explains telomere basics. Listen to podcast at KQEDCommonwealth Club of California
Hear 3 of our founders in discussion with Thea Singer, author of Stress Less. Listen to podcast at Commonwealth Club of California
Books
Elizabeth Blackburn and the Story of Telomeres: Deciphering the Ends of DNA by Catherine Brady
Molecular biologist Elizabeth Blackburn made headlines in 2004 when she was dismissed from the President's Council on Bioethics after objecting to the council's call for a moratorium on stem cell research and protesting the suppression of relevant scientific evidence in its final report. But it is Blackburn's groundbreaking work on telomeric DNA, launching the field of telomere research, which will have the more profound and long-lasting effect on science and society. Elizabeth Blackburn and the Story of Telomeres at The MIT Press