Taurine Talk with Dr. Vijay K. Yadav According to a new study involving mice, non-human primates, and humans; taurine supplementation extends healthy lifespan. Let’s speak with Vijay K. Yadav who is one of the researchers. Vijay’s Brief Biography Vijay K. Yadav (born 1977) is an American biologist and biogerontologist. He is currently a faculty at the Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University. Overarching theme of Dr. Yadav’s laboratory is to investigate how (semi)essential nutrients regulate whole-body homeostasis, and how this process gets dysregulated during aging to identify novel avenue to treat diseases of aging. His research in the last two decades has shown that self-imposed domestication in humans has led to an imbalance in nutrient-genetic interactions leading to increased incidence of diseases. Dr. Yadav is best known for his research on evolutionarily conserved mechanisms of aging, in particular on how nutrients such as vitamin B12 and taurine regulate aging.