The Price Lab at the Buck Institute for Research on Aging has partnered with the Institute for Healthier Living Abu Dhabi (IHLAD) in the United Arab Emirates to pioneer one of the world’s most ambitious national precision health programs.
The UAE has already achieved a historic milestone—sequencing more than 230,000 citizens’ genomes as part of a whole-nation effort to unlock the genetic foundations of health and longevity.
Building on this unprecedented resource, the Buck–IHLAD collaboration is creating AI-driven multi-omics and exposome models that bridge genomics, clinical biomarkers, lifestyle, and environmental data to extend healthy human lifespan.
To translate population-scale genomic and environmental data into actionable, prevention-focused healthspan insights for the UAE population.
Develop Emirati-specific genomic risk prediction models for obesity, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and cancers—benchmarked against UK Biobank and All of Us.
Quantify the divergence between genetic risk and observed health outcomes to identify modifiable, prevention-focused intervention targets.
Build the first Emirati biological age and wellness index, integrating genomic, metabolic, and environmental markers to set new national reference ranges.
Model how air quality, water quality, heat exposure, and urban living conditions shape long-term healthspan. Deliver the UAE’s first Exposome Risk Map.
A first-of-its-kind national effort translating population-scale science into equitable, actionable healthspan impact.
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