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Prof. Christian Schlieker

On July 3, 2024, Prof. Christian Schlieker from the Yale University, New Haven, USA, will give a talk about (Dis)connecting aberrant nuclear…

Portrait of Karol Szafranski (Photo: FLI)

Dr. Karol Szafranski celebrates his 25th anniversary at the Leibniz Institute on Aging - Fritz Lipmann Institute (FLI) Jena. This milestone prompts us…

Prof. Alfred Nordheim (Photo: FLI/Thomas Müller)

On June 20, 2024, a celebratory symposium titled "Horizons in Aging Research" will take place to mark the farewell of Prof. Alfred Nordheim. Prof.…


Welcome to the Leibniz Institute on Aging (FLI)

The Leibniz Institute on Aging – Fritz Lipmann Institute (FLI) is the first national research institute in Germany focusing on biomedical research on human aging, a multifactorial process controlled by environmental and genetic factors.

This website will provide you with an insight into our institute, the research we do and the faces behind FLI's science activities. We wish you an exciting and entertaining voyage of discovery into the world of aging research at FLI.