The Russian Science Foundation (RSF) has been funding 43 projects based on anti-aging research at the orders of Russian President Vladimir Putin between 2021 and 2025
According to the report, RSF has granted around 4 million to 7 million rubles per year
According to Novaya Gazeta, the total investment for anti-aging has increased from 21 million rubles in 2016-2020 to 172 million rubles in 2025
Notably, in 2025 one project titled, “Regulation of cell renewal processes in the body, the fundamental basis for the long-term preservation of functional activity of organs and tissues, health and active human longevity” has gained support among the scientific community
More significantly, the head of the project is Maria Vorontsova who is Russian endocrinologist and Putin’s daughter
As reported byNovaya Gazeta, the size of the grant for the anti-aging program is expected to reach up to 30 million rubles
Among the total projects that were approved in 2025,5 explicitly included the word “aging” in their titles.
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