Eline Slagboom is a biologist by training, head of Molecular Epidemiology and chair of the Dutch Society for Research on Ageing (DuSRA). She is dedicated to molecular-based research into human ageing and protection mechanisms against age-related diseases for over 25 years. She focusses on three interconnected topics: genetic and genomic studies into the aetiology of ageing and its heterogeneity, biomarker studies to predict vulnerability in older age, and intervention studies (lifestyle, clinical) for those at risk.