MMC Anti-Aging Research Institute Where Clinic Meets UBC
Leading UBC and SFU scientists in collaboration.
Dr. Colin Collins (UBC Department of Urologic Sciences; Senior Scientist at the Vancouver Prostate Centre) contributes prostate-cancer biology and genomic-medicine perspective. Dr. Lorena Braid (Assistant Professor, SFU; Chair of the Canadian MSC Research Society) anchors the mesenchymal stem-cell and regenerative collaborations. Dr. Shyh-Dar Li (UBC Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences) brings nanomedicine drug-delivery expertise relevant to next-generation regenerative therapies. Dr. Charles Jiang (Institute Director; MMC Wellness Group) leads the longevity-medicine clinical translation work. The Institute's model is academic rigor first, with clinical translation done only through compliant Canadian regulatory channels.
London Tech Week / CBID Shanghai.
The Institute's international presence in 2025-2026 includes featured appearances at London Tech Week 2025, the Founders Longevity Forum (London, June 2025), and the CBID 2025 Shanghai International Forum (September 26, 2025), where Dr. Jiang delivered the talk "Clinical practice of Canadian longevity medicine." These appearances are not promotional events — they are academic forums where Canadian longevity practice contributes to and learns from the global state of the field. Members who wish to attend public sessions of these forums can request invitations through their advisor.
Briefings, seminars, and research participation.
Members touch the Institute's work through three channels. First: quarterly research briefings written for an educated, non-scientist audience, covering meaningful developments in longevity biology, regenerative medicine, and adjacent fields. Second: public seminars and annual events at UBC and other partner venues — members receive priority registration and frequently access pre-event meet-the-researcher sessions. Third: research participation, where Institute-affiliated studies recruit Longevity Club members as candidate participants under appropriate ethics-board approval; participation is voluntary, confidential, and never a condition of membership. Members evaluating offshore experimental therapies can also request a 1:1 evidence review with the Institute team — see the Frontier Stem Cell page for more detail.
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UBC Embedded
Institute located at UBC Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences with active academic affiliations.
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Academic Partners
Colin Collins · Lorena Braid · Shyh-Dar Li · Charles Jiang and broader UBC/SFU affiliations.
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Canada–China Bridge
Partnered with Shanghai Xinuo Shenzhou (founded December 2021) for translational programs.
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International Forums
London Tech Week, Founders Longevity Forum, CBID Shanghai International Forum.
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Quarterly Briefings
Member newsletters covering longevity biology, regenerative medicine, and global state-of-field.
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Public Seminars
Members receive priority registration and meet-the-researcher access at Institute events.
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Research Participation
Voluntary recruitment into Institute-affiliated studies under ethics-board approval.
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Evidence Reviews
1:1 evidence review for members evaluating offshore experimental therapies.
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Research Boundary
Collaborations do not constitute medical commitments to members.
Frequently Asked
How can I participate in research?
Submit your background and area of interest via the Institute contact channel through your advisor. Specific study recruitment is opportunistic and follows ethics-board approval for each protocol. Participation is voluntary, confidential, and never a precondition or expectation of membership.
What is the Canada–China collaboration model?
MMC and Shanghai Xinuo Shenzhou (founded December 2021) collaborate on longevity centres, clinical research, and translational programs. The collaboration includes academic exchange of research findings, joint forum participation, and translational study design where regulatory pathways permit. Members receive briefings on relevant outputs through the quarterly newsletter.
Can I see the research publications?
Institute publications and conference presentations are listed in member briefings and on the public Institute page. For specific topics of interest, your advisor can connect you with relevant Institute affiliates for a deeper conversation.
Does research participation cost anything?
No. Research participation is fully separate from membership fees. Specific studies may include compensation per ethics-board approved protocols; this is independent of the Club fee structure.