Morgan Levine, PhD

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Assistant Professor Adjunct in Pathology

Appointments

Pathology

Primary

Contact Info

morgan.levine@yale.edu

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Assistant Professor Adjunct in Pathology

Biography

Morgan Levine was previously a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the department of Pathology at Yale University where she ran the Laboratory for Aging in Living Systems. In 2022, she was recruited to join Altos Labs as a Founding Principal Investigator at the San Diego Institute of Science. She currently leads a research group at Altos Labs working at the intersection of bioinformatics, cellular biology, complex systems, and biostatistics with the overall goal of understanding the molecular trajectories aging cells, tissues, and organisms take through time.

Appointments

Pathology
Assistant Professor Adjunct
Primary
Pathology

Education & Training

Postdoctoral Fellow: UCLA (2017)

PhD: University of Southern California, Gerontology (2015)

Research

Overview

Research in the Levine lab focuses on modeling epigenetic changes in aging. To do this, we use data from human and rodent cell culture and primary tissue samples to probe the causes and consequences of aging-related alterations in DNA methylation. We are also actively involved in the development of biomarkers of aging. Our ability to "quantify aging" will facilitate basic and observational research by 1) drastically shortening the time needed to screen therapeutics targeting aging, 2) helping to identify genetic and behavioral factors that influence lifespan and healthspan, and 3) informing our framework of Theories of Aging.

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)

Aging; Algorithms; Alzheimer Disease; Biostatistics; Cellular Senescence; Clonal Evolution; Computational Biology; DNA Methylation; Energy Intake; Gene Expression Profiling; Gene Regulatory Networks; Genetic Variation; Longevity; Stem Cells

ORCID
0000-0001-9890-9324

Research at a Glance

Yale Co-Authors

Frequent collaborators of Morgan Levine's published research.

Publications

2024

2023

OxPhos defects cause hypermetabolism and reduce lifespan in cells and in patients with mitochondrial diseases
Sturm G, Karan K, Monzel A, Santhanam B, Taivassalo T, Bris C, Ware S, Cross M, Towheed A, Higgins-Chen A, McManus M, Cardenas A, Lin J, Epel E, Rahman S, Vissing J, Grassi B, Levine M, Horvath S, Haller R, Lenaers G, Wallace D, St-Onge M, Tavazoie S, Procaccio V, Kaufman B, Seifert E, Hirano M, Picard M. OxPhos defects cause hypermetabolism and reduce lifespan in cells and in patients with mitochondrial diseases. Communications Biology 2023, 6: 22. PMID: 36635485, PMCID: PMC9837150, DOI: 10.1038/s42003-022-04303-x.
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2022

The Role of Epigenetic Clocks in Explaining Educational Inequalities in Mortality: A Multicohort Study and Meta-analysis.
Fiorito G, Pedron S, Ochoa-Rosales C, McCrory C, Polidoro S, Zhang Y, Dugué PA, Ratliff S, Zhao WN, McKay GJ, Costa G, Solinas MG, Harris KM, Tumino R, Grioni S, Ricceri F, Panico S, Brenner H, Schwettmann L, Waldenberger M, Matias-Garcia PR, Peters A, Hodge A, Giles GG, Schmitz LL, Levine M, Smith JA, Liu Y, Kee F, Young IS, McGuinness B, McKnight AJ, van Meurs J, Voortman T, Kenny RA, Vineis P, Carmeli C. The Role of Epigenetic Clocks in Explaining Educational Inequalities in Mortality: A Multicohort Study and Meta-analysis. The Journals Of Gerontology. Series A, Biological Sciences And Medical Sciences 2022, 77: 1750-1759. PMID: 35172329, DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glac041.
Peer-Reviewed Original Research
Aging the brain: multi-region methylation principal component based clock in the context of Alzheimer’s disease
Thrush KL, Bennett DA, Gaiteri C, Horvath S, Dyck CHV, Higgins-Chen AT, Levine ME. Aging the brain: multi-region methylation principal component based clock in the context of Alzheimer’s disease. Aging 2022, 14: 5641-5668. PMID: 35907208, PMCID: PMC9365556, DOI: 10.18632/aging.204196.
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A computational solution for bolstering reliability of epigenetic clocks: implications for clinical trials and longitudinal tracking
Higgins-Chen AT, Thrush KL, Wang Y, Minteer CJ, Kuo PL, Wang M, Niimi P, Sturm G, Lin J, Moore AZ, Bandinelli S, Vinkers CH, Vermetten E, Rutten BPF, Geuze E, Okhuijsen-Pfeifer C, van der Horst MZ, Schreiter S, Gutwinski S, Luykx JJ, Picard M, Ferrucci L, Crimmins EM, Boks MP, Hägg S, Hu-Seliger TT, Levine ME. A computational solution for bolstering reliability of epigenetic clocks: implications for clinical trials and longitudinal tracking. Nature Aging 2022, 2: 644-661. PMID: 36277076, PMCID: PMC9586209, DOI: 10.1038/s43587-022-00248-2.
Peer-Reviewed Original Research
MeSH Keywords
Contribution of life course circumstances to the acceleration of phenotypic and functional aging: A retrospective study
Cao X, Ma C, Zheng Z, He L, Hao M, Chen X, Crimmins EM, Gill TM, Levine ME, Liu Z. Contribution of life course circumstances to the acceleration of phenotypic and functional aging: A retrospective study. EClinicalMedicine 2022, 51: 101548. PMID: 35844770, PMCID: PMC9284373, DOI: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2022.101548.
Peer-Reviewed Original Research
Concepts
Life course traumas and cardiovascular disease—the mediating role of accelerated aging
Cao X, Zhang J, Ma C, Li X, Kuo C, Levine ME, Hu G, Allore H, Chen X, Wu X, Liu Z. Life course traumas and cardiovascular disease—the mediating role of accelerated aging. Annals Of The New York Academy Of Sciences 2022, 1515: 208-218. PMID: 35725988, PMCID: PMC10145586, DOI: 10.1111/nyas.14843.
Peer-Reviewed Original Research
MeSH Keywords and Concepts
Longitudinal Study of DNA Methylation and Epigenetic Clocks Prior to and Following Test-Confirmed COVID-19 and mRNA Vaccination
Pang APS, Higgins-Chen AT, Comite F, Raica I, Arboleda C, Went H, Mendez T, Schotsaert M, Dwaraka V, Smith R, Levine ME, Ndhlovu LC, Corley MJ. Longitudinal Study of DNA Methylation and Epigenetic Clocks Prior to and Following Test-Confirmed COVID-19 and mRNA Vaccination. Frontiers In Genetics 2022, 13: 819749. PMID: 35719387, PMCID: PMC9203887, DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2022.819749.
Peer-Reviewed Original Research
Concepts
Resilience integrates concepts in aging research
Promislow D, Anderson RM, Scheffer M, Crespi B, DeGregori J, Harris K, Horowitz BN, Levine ME, Riolo MA, Schneider DS, Spencer SL, Valenzano DR, Hochberg ME. Resilience integrates concepts in aging research. IScience 2022, 25: 104199. PMID: 35494229, PMCID: PMC9044173, DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2022.104199.
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July 20, 2023
Cellular “Fingerprint” May Offer Early Warning of Cancer Risk
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May 07, 2022
Morgan Levine: 'Only 10-30% of our lifespan is estimated to be due to genetics'
Source: The Guardian
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March 31, 2022
Research Reveals “Biologically Older” Tissue in Patients With Breast Cancer
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November 28, 2021
Forever Young: Searching for the Fountain of Youth
Source: CBS Sunday Morning
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Locations

Brady Memorial Laboratory
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Appointments

Contact Info

Titles

Biography

Appointments

Pathology

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Education & Training

Overview

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)

ORCID

Research at a Glance

Yale Co-Authors

Albert Higgins-Chen, MD/PhD

Xi Chen, PhD

Barbara Burtness, MD

Sangchoon Jeon, PhD

Heather Allore, PhD

Henry S. Park, MD, MPH

Publications

2024

2023

2022

News

Cellular “Fingerprint” May Offer Early Warning of Cancer Risk

Morgan Levine: 'Only 10-30% of our lifespan is estimated to be due to genetics'

Research Reveals “Biologically Older” Tissue in Patients With Breast Cancer

Forever Young: Searching for the Fountain of Youth

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Contacts

Locations

Brady Memorial Laboratory