Luigi Ferrucci, MD, PhD, is a geriatrician and epidemiologist whose work centers on uncovering the biological mechanisms that drive physical and cognitive decline in older adults. As scientific director of the National Institute on Aging (NIA) since 2011, he has advanced interdisciplinary research that integrates neuroimaging, physiology, genomics, and emerging AI-enabled methods to better understand the aging process.

Dr. Ferrucci’s career spans decades of pioneering research, including leadership of the Longitudinal Studies Section at NIA and the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging, as well as major contributions in the design of many epidemiological studies conducted in the United States and Europe.