Glenn/AFAR Scholarships for Research in the Biology of Aging
The Glenn/AFAR Scholarships for Research in the Biology of Aging have been established in order to continue to attract new generations of talented investigators to the field of aging research. The program is designed to give students enrolled in MD, DO, PhD, or combined-degree programs the opportunity to conduct a three-to-six month research project focused on biomedical research in aging.
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2013 Scholars
- David Adamowicz University of California San Diego
- Mentor: Subhojit Roy
Characterize induced pluripotent stem cell models of age-related neurodegeneration and optimize transfection methods for future live imaging - Alexander Birbrair Wake Forest University School of Medicine
- Mentor: Osvaldo Delbono
The role of pericyte subtypes in skeletal muscle regeneration with aging - Zachary Harvanek University of Michigan
- Mentor: Scott Pletcher
Neurosensory mechanisms underlying modulation of aging through pheromone perception in Drosophila - Shauna Hill UTHSCSA
- Mentor: Holly Van Remmen
Role of Mitochondrial Lon Protease in Cellular Senescence - Cynthia Hsu University of California San Diego
- Mentor: Albert LaSpada
Role of Map4K3 in Autophagy Induction Pathway - Yash Joshi Temple University School of Medicine
- Mentor: Domenico Practico
Involvement of 5-lipoxygenase in the development of stress-mediated Alzheimer’s disease pathology and cognitive decline - Melody Lun Boston University School of Medicine
- Mentor: Maria Lehtinen
Characterizing IGF2 availability in aging cerebrospinal fluid - Maria Purice Oregon Health & Science University
- Mentor: Mary Logan
Age related decline in glial immune activity - Seungjin Ryu Albert Einstein College of Medicine
- Mentor: Yousin Suh
Functional genomics approach to elucidate the role of cognitive function genes in human longevity
2004 Scholars
- Ezana Azene Johns Hopkins University
- Gene Therapy for Peripheral Neuropathic Pain
- Melynda Barnes Mount Sinai School of Medicine
- Immunohistochemical analysis of spinal cords from disulfiram-treated G86R superoxide dismutase-1 transgenic mice
- Ala Berdichevsky Massachusetts Institute of Techonology
- Identification of molecular targets of sir-2.1 gene, which promotes extension of lifespan of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans
- Robi Goswami Duke University
- Regulation of the Platelet-Derived Growth Factgor Receptor-B by G Protein-Coupled Receptor Kinase-2
- Jennifer Greenhall University of California, San Diego
- The impact of fgf1 and fgf2 on the preservation of cortical neurons in the aging mouse
- Eric Hau-Yun Chang New York University
- Receptor dysfunction in double knock-in APP+PS1 mice
- Shilpa Iyer University of Georgia
- Klstn-M1 a novel yeast model system to study telomere capping defects and recombinational telomere elongation
- William Ja California Institute of Technology
- Characterization of methuselah, a drosophila G protein-coupled receptor associated with longevity
- Young Mok Jang University of Florida, Gainesville
- Long-term caloric restriction (CR) as a strategy to prevent sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) stress induced cardiomyocytes apoptosis in vivo
- Jennifer Kwong Weill Medical College of Cornell University
- Modulation of mitochondrial homeostasis by Bcl-2 in cells with mitochondrial DNA mutations
- Janelle Lauer-Fields Florida Atlantic University
- Engineering and expression of ADMTS-4 and ADMTS-5, proteolytic enzymes involved in osteoarthritis progression
- Maria Lehtinen Harvar