The scientific activity of the institute traditionally has three main directions:
- biology of aging — fundamental research into the mechanisms of aging and the study of factors that slow down or accelerate this process,
- clinical gerontology and geriatrics — clinical and experimental studies of the relationship between the aging process and age-related pathology, the course of major diseases in old age, development and improvement of methods of diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and rehabilitation measures,
- social gerontology and gerohygiene — analysis of the demographic situation, living conditions, nutrition, work activities, their impact on the health and life expectancy of the population of Ukraine.
These research areas have been developed at the Institute throughout its existence, and each of them has
significant scientific achievements