Thomas Kirkwood (biologist)

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Thomas Kirkwood is a British biologist best known for his influential "disposable soma" theory of aging and his research on the biology and demography of longevity.

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instanceOf British scientist ⓘ
biologist ⓘ
person ⓘ
authorOf Chance, Development and Aging ⓘ
The End of Age: Why Everything About Aging Is Changing ⓘ
Time of Our Lives: The Science of Human Aging ⓘ
awardReceived Altenpflege Award for Aging Research ⓘ
CBE ⓘ
citizenship United Kingdom ⓘ
educatedAt University of Cambridge ⓘ
University of Oxford ⓘ
employer Imperial Cancer Research Fund ⓘ
linked to: Cancer Research UK

Newcastle University ⓘ
University of Manchester ⓘ
fieldOfWork biogerontology ⓘ
biology ⓘ
demography of aging ⓘ
evolutionary biology of aging ⓘ
gerontology ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
hasPublishedOn cell and molecular biology of aging ⓘ
evolutionary theories of aging ⓘ
human longevity ⓘ
population aging ⓘ
public health implications of aging populations ⓘ
influencedField aging research ⓘ
demography of longevity ⓘ
evolutionary gerontology ⓘ
knownFor disposable soma theory of aging ⓘ
research on the biology of aging ⓘ
research on the demography of longevity ⓘ
work on human longevity ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
memberOf Academy of Medical Sciences ⓘ
Royal Society of Edinburgh ⓘ
name Thomas Kirkwood ⓘ
nationality British ⓘ
notableConcept disposable soma ⓘ
positionHeld Associate Dean for Ageing at Newcastle University ⓘ
Director of the Institute for Ageing and Health at Newcastle University ⓘ
Professor of Medicine at Newcastle University ⓘ
researchFocus cellular senescence ⓘ
evolution of lifespan ⓘ
frailty in old age ⓘ
mechanisms of aging ⓘ
stochastic aspects of aging ⓘ
theoryFocus trade-off between somatic maintenance and reproduction ⓘ
theoryProposed disposable soma theory ⓘ

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