“If the aging process is controlled in a similar way in worms and human...” — Cynthia Kenyon Quote

“If the aging process is controlled in a similar way in worms and humans, then we can use what we learn about worms to speed our study of higher organisms.”

“With science it's very important not to go down the wrong path, but the wrong path in science is a path you go down where everything you learn is already known. So you need to steer around the obvious.”

“I was one of those kids who was always seeking the truth, and I first looked for truth by reading novels. It took quite a long time for me to realize there are better ways.”

“Aging gracefully is one thing, but trying to slow it down is another.”

“My lab looks at the ability of stress hormones to kill brain cells, and basically we are trying to understand on a molecular level how a neuron dies after a stroke, a seizure, Alzheimer's, brain aging, and what these stress hormones do to make it worse.”

“I don't mind aging - I'm glad to be aging. I'll never die young.”