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AFAR Grant Recipients — 1981-2005
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The American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR) is a nonprofit organizationwhose mission is to support biomedical research on aging. We fulfill thismission by:
ä Supporting biomedical research that furthers our understanding of theaging process and its associated diseases and disorders;
ä Offering opportunities for scientists and physicians to exchange new ideasand knowledge about aging;
ä Building a cadre of early career scientists in aging research and in the practice of geriatric medicine; and
ä Promoting awareness among the general public about the importance ofaging research.
Since 1981, AFAR has awarded nearly $87 million to more than 2,100 early tomid-career investigators and students, with the goal of encouraging more ofthe nation’s scientists and physicians to enter and stay in the fields ofgerontology and geriatric medicine. These scientists are conducting cutting-edge research on aging and age-related diseases, such as Alzheimer’s, cancer,osteoporosis, diabetes and heart disease. Support for AFAR grants comes fromthe generous contributions of corporations, foundations and individuals. For more information about AFAR, please visit our organizational website,www.afar.org. For more information about aging research and staying healthyas you age, please visit our consumer websites, www.Infoaging.org andwww.HealthCompass.org.
Celebrating A Quarter Century
of Research
Letter from the Executive Director ............................1
2005 Selection Committees ....................................2
AFAR Research Grant ..............................................6
AFAR Affiliate Research Grant ................................16
AFAR/Glenn Breakthroughs in Gerontology (BIG) Award ....16
AFAR/Pfizer Innovations in Aging Research Award ............16
AFAR/Pfizer Research Grant ..............................................17
Paul Beeson Career Development Award in Aging Research ............................................................17
AFAR/Merck Junior Investigator Award in Geriatric Clinical Pharmacology........................................20
AFAR/Ellison Medical FoundationSenior Postdoctoral Fellows ............................................20
AFAR/Glenn Research Grant for Postdoctoral Fellows ........21
AFAR/Merck Research Scholarship in GeriatricPharmacology for Medical and Pharmacy Students ..........21
AFAR/Glenn Scholarship for Research in the Biology of Aging ....................................................22
AFAR/The John A. Hartford Foundation Academic FellowshipProgram in Geriatric Medicine and Geriatric Psychiatry ....27
Medical Student Summer Research Training in Aging Program ..............................................29
AFAR-Ohio Medical Student Summer Research Training inAging Program ................................................................37
AFAR/ISOA Program for Drug Discovery in Cognitive Declineand Alzheimer’s Disease ................................................38
AFAR/The Foundation for Fighting Blindness Joint Program for Career Development Awards in Support of Research onAge-Related Macular Degeneration ..................................38
AFAR/Hartford Gero-Physician-ScientistTraining Program ............................................................38
AFAR Milestones..............................................................39
Major Supporters of the 2005 Grant Programs
The AFAR Board of Directors
Anonymous Donor
The Atlantic Philanthropies
The Bedminster Fund
Cardinal Health Foundation
The Clarence and Anne Dillon Dunwalke Trust
The Cleveland Foundation
Community Health Foundation of Western & Central New York
Eisai Inc
The Ellison Medical Foundation
Lillian R. Gleitsman Foundation
The Glenn Foundation for Medical Research
The Partners of Goldman Sachs & Company
The John A. Hartford Foundation
William Randolph Hearst Foundation
Diana J. and C. A. Kalman
F. M. Kirby Foundation, Inc.
Merck Company Foundation
National Institute on Aging
The New York Community Trust
Diane Nixon
Pfizer Inc
The Richard and Hinda Rosenthal Foundation
Joseph L. K. Snyder Trust
The Starr Foundation
The Irving S. Wright Endowment
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Letter from the Executive Director25th Anniversary Grantee Directory
Stephanie Lederman
he American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR) is pleased to present its 25th anniversary grantee directory,
highlighting all of the recipients of AFAR research grants and AFAR-administered grants programs to date.
We are proud to have supported more than 2,100 early-career investigators and medical students — the best
and the brightest scientific minds in the nation — with funding of nearly $87 million. These grant recipients
have made major inroads in our understanding of how and why we age, leading to important discoveries
about how age-related diseases and disorders can be prevented or stalled.
From telomeres to stem cell research to the search for longevity genes, during the last 25 years, research
on aging has yielded substantial breakthroughs, helping to identify the rates of aging in species and the
susceptibility of disease, improving healthspan as well as lifespan.
We thank our esteemed review committee members and the many supporters who have made what we do
possible. A full listing of review committee members and supporters is contained in this directory.
A special acknowledgment and dedication of this publication goes to our dedicated board member Dorothy
Dillon Eweson, who died in June 2005. Dorothy was an early advocate for research in aging, supporting AFAR
programs that have enabled scientists to pursue and sustain careers in the field, including an endowed
lecture series that allows AFAR researchers to present their findings at annual scientific or medical specialty
association meetings. We are grateful for her longstanding commitment and generosity.
At a time of limited funding for research on aging coupled with a burgeoning aging population, AFAR’s
support is as critical as ever. As we celebrate 25 years of supporting great minds in science, we renew our
commitment to helping even more scientists gain a foothold in the area of aging research.
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AFAR ResearchCommitteeReviews grant proposals for theAFAR Research Grant, thePfizer/AFAR Innovations in AgingGrant, and the Ellison MedicalFoundation/AFAR SeniorPostdoctoral Research Program
RICHARD A. MILLER, M.D., Ph.D., ChairUniversity of MichiganAnn Arbor, Michigan
JUDD AIKEN, Ph.D.University of Wisconsin College of Agricultureand Life SciencesMadison, Wisconsin
ADAM ANTEBI, Ph.D.Baylor College of MedicineHouston, Texas
ANDRZEJ BARTKE, Ph.D.Southern Illinois UniversitySpringfield, Illinois
LAURA DUGAN, M.D.University of California, San DiegoSan Diego, California
JAY M. EDELBERG, M.D., Ph.D.Weill Medical College of Cornell UniversityNew York, New York
DAVID FINK, M.D.University of Michigan School of MedicineAnn Arbor, Michigan
SUZANNE GUENETTE, Ph.D.Massachusetts General Institute forNeurodegenerative DiseaseHarvard Medical SchoolBoston, Massachusetts
PATRICK R. HOF, M.D.Mount Sinai School of MedicineNew York, New York
PETER HORNSBY, Ph.D.University of Texas Health Science Center atSan AntonioSan Antonio, Texas
ROGER McCARTER, Ph.D.Pennsylvania State UniversityState College, Pennsylvania
DAVID G. MORGAN, Ph.D.University of South FloridaTampa, Florida
JAMES NELSON, Ph.D.University of Texas Health Science CenterSan Antonio, Texas
LAWRENCE RAISZ, M.D.University of Connecticut Health CenterFarmington, Connecticut
JOHN SEDIVY, Ph.D.Brown UniversityProvidence, Rhode Island
Glenn/AFARBreakthroughs inGerontology (BIG)Selection CommitteeRICHARD A. MILLER, M.D., Ph.D., ChairUniversity of MichiganAnn Arbor, Michigan
EDWARD KOO, M.D.University of California, San DiegoLa Jolla, California
GEORGE M. MARTIN, M.D.University of WashingtonSeattle, Washington
DAVID G. NICHOLLS, Ph.D.Buck Institute for Age ResearchNovato, California
JOHN SEDIVY, Ph.D.Brown UniversityProvidence, Rhode Island
MARC TATAR, Ph.D.Brown UniversityProvidence, Rhode Island
Program AdvisoryCommittee for theBeeson CareerDevelopment AwardMARY TINETTI, M.D., ChairYale University School of MedicineNew Haven, Connecticut
DAN BLAZER, M.D., Ph.D.Duke University Medical CenterDurham, North Carolina
HARVEY J. COHEN, M.D.Duke University Medical CenterDurham, North Carolina
LINDA P. FRIED, M.D., M.P.H.Johns Hopkins University Medical InstitutionsBaltimore, Maryland
WILLIAM R. HAZZARD, M.D.University of Washington School of MedicineSeattle, Washington
EDWARD KOO, M.D.University of California, San Diego La Jolla, California
LEWIS LIPSITZ, M.D.Harvard Medical SchoolBoston, Massachusetts
LINA OBEID, M.D.Medical University of South CarolinaCharleston, South Carolina
ALAN R. SHULDINER, M.D.University of Maryland School of MedicineBaltimore, Maryland
Merck/AFAR JuniorInvestigators inGeriatric ClinicalPharmacologyMARK BEERS, M.D., ChairMerck & Company, Inc.West Point, Pennsylvania
MEGHAN GERETY, M.D.University of Texas Health Science CenterSan Antonio, Texas
BRUCE POLLOCK, M.D., Ph.D.University of PittsburghPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The Medical StudentSummer Training inAging ProgramPATRICIA BARRY, M.D., M.P.H., ChairMerck Institute of Aging and HealthWashington, D.C.
RONALD D. ADELMAN, M.D.Weill Medical College of Cornell UniversityNew York, New York
THOMAS A. CAVALIERI, D.O.UMDNJ-School of Osteopathic MedicineStratford, New Jersey
JAMES L. RUDOLPH, M.D.Harvard Medical SchoolBoston, Massachusetts
CRYSTAL SIMPSON, M.D., M.H.S.Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, Maryland
ANITA WOODS, Ph.D.Baylor College of MedicineHouston, Texas
NATIONAL SCIENTIFICADVISORY COUNCIL(NSAC)Reviews grant proposals for theAFAR Research Grant, thePfizer/AFAR Innovations in AgingGrant, and the Ellison MedicalFoundation/AFAR SeniorPostdoctoral Research Program
CARMELA R. ABRAHAM, Ph.D.Boston University School of MedicineBoston, Massachusetts
ITAMAR ABRASS, M.D.University of WashingtonSeattle, Washington
AYOTUNDE ADEAGBO, Ph.D.University of LouisvilleLouisville, Kentucky
NEIL ALEXANDER, M.D.University of MichiganAnn Arbor, Michigan
KATRIN ANDREASSON, M.D.Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineBaltimore, Maryland
ROBERT ARKING, Ph.D.Wayne State UniversityDetroit, Michigan
NANCY L. BAENZIGER, Ph.D.Washington UniversitySt. Louis, Missouri
BEN A. BAHR, Ph.D.University of ConnecticutStorrs, Connecticut
NIR BARZILAI, M.D.Albert Einstein College of MedicineBronx, New York
JOHN BAUM, M.D.University of RochesterRochester, New York
GAL BITAN, Ph.D.David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLALos Angeles, California
ROBERT BLANK, M.D., Ph.D.University of Wisconsin Medical SchoolMadison, Wisconsin
VILHELM A. BOHR, M.D., Ph.D.National Institute on AgingNational Institutes of HealthBaltimore, Maryland
ROBERT A. BONOMO, M.D.Louise Stokes Cleveland VAMCCleveland, Ohio
ADELE BOSKEY, Ph.D.Hospital for Special SurgeryNew York, New York
2005 AFAR Selection Committees
AFAR’s committees are comprised of experts in aging research and relatedareas of research who volunteer their time and expertise to the AFARreview processes. Their dedication, enthusiasm and commitment is crucialto the success of AFAR’s grant programs.
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JOSEPH BRESSLER, Ph.D.Johns Hopkins University School of PublicHealthBaltimore, Maryland
JACOB A. BRODY, M.D.University of Illinois at ChicagoChicago, Illinois
SUSAN BROOKS, Ph.D.University of MichiganAnn Arbor, Michigan
HOLLY M. BROWN-BORG, Ph.D.University of North Dakota School of MedicineGrand Forks, North Dakota
JOHN N. BUCHHOLZ, Ph.D.Loma Linda University School of MedicineLoma Linda, California
JOCHEN BUCK, M.D., Ph.D.Weill Medical College of Cornell UniversityNew York, New York
JAMES BURKE, M.D., Ph.D.Duke University Medical CenterDurham, North Carolina
KATHERINE G. BUTLER, Ph.D.San Jose State UniversityMonterey, California
JAMES CAREY, Ph.D.University of California, DavisDavis, California
CATHY CARLSON, D.V.M., Ph.D.University of MinnesotaSt. Paul, Minnesota
MONICA J. CARSON, Ph.D.University of California, RiversideRiverside, California
MARY LOU CASPERS, Ph.D.University of Detroit MercyDetroit, Michigan
PRISCILLA CLARKSON, Ph.D.University of MassachusettsAmherst, Massachusetts
DENNIS O. CLEGG, Ph.D.University of California, Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, California
HARVEY JAY COHEN, M.D.Duke University Medical CenterDurham, North Carolina
KEVIN CONLEY, Ph.D.University of Washington Medical CenterSeattle, Washington
VINCENT L. CRYNS, M.D.Northwestern University School of MedicineChicago, Illinois
ANA MARIA CUERVO, M.D., Ph.D.Albert Einstein College of MedicineBronx, New York
CHRISTINE CURCIO, Ph.D.University of Alabama School of MedicineBirmingham, Alabama
MARK D’ESPOSITO, M.D.University of California, BerkeleyBerkeley, California
WILLIAM DALE, M.D., Ph.D.University of ChicagoChicago, Illinois
KELVIN DAVIES, Ph.D.University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, California
LUISA DiPIETRO, D.D.S., Ph.D.Loyola UniversityMaywood, Illinois
LINDA A. DOKAS, Ph.D.Medical College of OhioToledo, Ohio
EVAN DREYER, M.D., Ph.D.Glaucoma Cataract ConsultantsPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
MONICA DRISCOLL, Ph.D.Rutgers UniversityPiscataway, New Jersey
GUSTAVO DUQUE, M.D.McGill University Health CentreMontreal, Canada
CATHERINE DUBEAU, M.D.University of ChicagoChicago, Illinois
KAREN DUFF, Ph.D.Nathan Kline Institute/New York UniversityOrangeburg, New York
GUSTAVO DUQUE, M.D., Ph.D.McGill University Health CentreMontreal, Canada
STEVE ESTUS, Ph.D.University of Kentucky Medical CenterLexington, Kentucky
JIM R. FADEL, Ph.D.University of South Carolina School ofMedicineColumbia, South Carolina
JEFF C. FALCONE, Ph.D.University of Louisville Health Science CenterLouisville, Kentucky
MEL B. FEANY, M.D., Ph.D.Brigham and Women’s Hospital/HarvardUniversityBoston, Massachusetts
DEBORAH A. FERRINGTON, Ph.D.University of MinnesotaMinneapolis, Minnesota
ROGER FIELDING, Ph.D.Tufts UniversityBoston, Massachusetts
TRACY L. FITZGERALD, Ph.D.University of Maryland, College ParkCollege Park, Maryland
JEROME FLEG, M.D.National Heart, Lung, and Blood InstituteNational Institutes of HealthBethesda, Maryland
ROBERT FLOYD, Ph.D.University of Oklahoma Health Science CenterOklahoma City, Oklahoma
MARY KAY FRANCIS, Ph.D.Villanova UniversityVillanova, Pennsylvania
ROBERT R. FREEDMAN, Ph.D.Wayne State University School of MedicineDetroit, Michigan
SALLY FRENKEL, Ph.D.New York University Hospital for Joint DiseasesNew York, New York
MATTHEW P. FROSCH, M.D. Ph.D.Massachusetts General HospitalHarvard Medical SchoolCharlestown, Massachusetts
LORISE C. GAHRING, Ph.D.University of Utah School of MedicineSalt Lake City, Utah
DOUGLAS R. GALASKO, M.D.VA Medical CenterUniversity of California, San DiegoSan Diego, California
JAMES W. GAUBATZ, Ph.D.University of South AlabamaMobile, Alabama
DEBRA GEARHART, Ph.D.University of Georgia College of PharmacyAugusta, Georgia
GODFREY S. GETZ, M.D., Ph.D.The University of ChicagoChicago, Illinois
THOMAS M. GILL, M.D.Yale University School of MedicineNew Haven, Connecticut
TODD GOLDE, M.D., Ph.D.Mayo Medical SchoolJacksonville, Florida
JAMES S. GOODWIN, M.D.The University of Texas Medical BranchGalveston, Texas
ANDREA C. GORE, Ph.D.The University of Texas at AustinAustin, Texas
LUC E. GOSSELIN, Ph.D.University at Buffalo - SUNYBuffalo, New York
GUNNAR K. GOURAS, M.D.Weill Medical College of Cornell UniversityNew York, New York
LOTTA GRANHOLM-BENTLEY, Ph.D., D.D.S.Medical University of South CarolinaCharleston, South Carolina
SUZANNE GUENETTE, Ph.D.Massachusetts General Hospital/HarvardMedical SchoolCharlestown, Massachusetts
THEODORE J. HAHN, M.D.VA West Los Angeles Healthcare CenterUniversity of California, Los AngelesLos Angeles, California
ROGER HAJJAR, M.D.Massachusetts General Hospital/HarvardMedical SchoolCharlestown, Massachusetts
COURTNEY D. HALL, Ph.D., P.T.Emory University/Atlanta VAMCAtlanta, Georgia
JEFFREY M. HAUSDORFF, Ph.D.Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical CenterTel Aviv, Israel
LAURA HAYNES, Ph.D.Trudeau InstituteSaranac Lake, New York
STEPHEN L. HELFAND, M.D.University of Connecticut Health CenterFarmington, Connecticut
BOB HELFERT, Ph.D.Southern Illinois University School of MedicineSpringfield, Illinois
JANET HENDERSON, Ph.D.Centre for Bone & Periodontal ResearchMontreal, Quebec
BRIAN HERMAN, Ph.D.University of Texas Health Science CenterSan Antonio, Texas
AHMAD HEYDARI, Ph.D.Wayne State UniversityDetroit, Michigan
FUKI HISAMA, M.D.Yale University School of MedicineNew Haven, Connecticut
PATRICK R. HOF, M.D.Mount Sinai School of MedicineNew York, New York
SHAWN HOLT, Ph.D.Medical College of Virginia at VCURichmond, Virginia
ERIC W. HOWARD, Ph.D.University of Oklahoma Health Science CenterOklahoma City, Oklahoma
KAREN HUBBARD, Ph.D.The City College of New YorkNew York, New York
MICHAEL L. HUTTON, Ph.D.Mayo Medical SchoolJacksonville, Florida
DONALD K. INGRAM, Ph.D.National Institute on AgingNational Institutes of HealthBaltimore, Maryland
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BRAD JOHNSON, M.D., Ph.D.University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
THOMAS E. JOHNSON, Ph.D.University of ColoradoBoulder, Colorado
THOMAS JONES, M.D., M.P.H.Merck & Co., Inc.West Point, Pennsylvania
EVAN KELLER, D.V.M., Ph.D.University of MichiganAnn Arbor, Michigan
JEFF KELLER, Ph.D.University of Kentucky, LexingtonLexington, Kentucky
ANNE KENNY, M.D.University of Connecticut Health CenterFarmington, Connecticut
STUART KIM, Ph.D.Stanford UniversityStanford, California
WENDY KOHRT, Ph.D.University of Colorado Health Science CenterDenver, Colorado
CATHERINE M. KOTZ, Ph.D.Veterans Affairs Medical Center/University ofMinnesotaMinneapolis, Minnesota
DORA KOVACS, Ph.D.Massachusetts General Hospital/HarvardMedical SchoolBoston, Massachusetts
BRUCE S. KRISTAL, Ph.D.Burke Medical Research InstituteWhite Plains, New York
HARLAN KRUMHOLZ, M.D.Yale University School of MedicineNew Haven, Connecticut
GEORGE A. KUCHEL, M.D.University of Connecticut Health CenterFarmington, Connecticut
DONALD M. KUHN, Ph.D.Wayne State UniversityDetroit, Michigan
WALTER A. KUKULL, Ph.D.University of WashingtonSeattle, Washington
ALBERT LA SPADA, M.D., Ph.D., FACMGUniversity of WashingtonSeattle, Washington
JAMES J. LAH, M.D., Ph.D.Emory UniversityAtlanta, Georgia
PAMELA LARSEN, Ph.D.University of Texas Health Science CenterSan Antonio, Texas
PHONG T. LE, Ph.D.Loyola University Medical CenterMaywood, Illinois
WILLIAM LEE, Ph.D.The David Axelrod InstituteAlbany, New York
ALLAN I. LEVEY, M.D., Ph.D.Emory UniversityAtlanta, Georgia
RICHARD Z. LIN, M.D.State University of New York, Stony BrookStony Brook, New York
ROBERT D. LINDEMAN, M.D.The University of New MexicoAlbuquerque, New Mexico
GORDON LITHGOW, Ph.D.The Buck Institute for Age ResearchNovato, California
GUOSONG LIU, M.D., Ph.D.MIT/Picower Center for Learning & MemoryCambridge, Massachusetts
RICHARD F. LOESER, Jr., M.D.Wake Forest University School of MedicineWinston-Salem, North Carolina
VALTER D. LONGO, Ph.D.University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, California
KENNETH W. LYLES, M.D.Duke University Medical CenterDurham, North Carolina
FERNANDO MACIAN, M.D., Ph.D.Albert Einstein College of MedicineBronx, New York
ROBERT MARCINIAK, M.D., Ph.D.University of Texas Health Science CenterSan Antonio, Texas
GEORGE M. MARTIN, M.D.University of Washington School of MedicineSeattle, Washington
MARK MATTSON, Ph.D.National Institutes for HealthNational Institute of AgingBaltimore, Maryland
SKYE McDOUGALL, Ph.D.West Los Angeles VAMC GRECCLos Angeles, California
RAVI MISRA, Ph.D.Medical College of WisconsinMilwaukee, Wisconsin
CHARLES V. MOBBS, M.D.Mount Sinai School of MedicineNew York, New York
SUMATHY MOHAN, Ph.D.University of Texas Health Science Center atSan AntonioSan Antonio, Texas
ROBERT D. MOIR, Ph.D.Massachusetts General Hospital/HarvardMedical SchoolCharlestown, Massachusetts
SHIN MURAKAMI, Ph.D.University of Louisville Medical SchoolLouisville, Kentucky
MOHAN NATARAJAN, Ph.D.University of Texas Health Science CenterSan Antonio, Texas
BIJAYA NAYAK, Ph.D.University of Texas Health Science CenterSan Antonio, Texas
DAVID G. NICHOLLS, Ph.D.Buck Institute for Age ResearchNovato, California
LAURA NIKLASON, M.D., Ph.D.Duke UniversityDurham, North Carolina
MARIANA NIKOLOVA-KARAKASHIAN, Ph.D.University of KentuckyLexington, Kentucky
HERNANDO OMBAO, Ph.D.University of IllinoisChampaign, Illinois
JUNKO OSHIMA, M.D., Ph.D.University of WashingtonSeattle, Washington
ADAM PACK, Ph.D.Utica College of Syracuse UniversityUtica, New York
MARCO PAHOR, M.D.University of Florida College of MedicineGainesville, Florida
DAVID PAIK, M.D.Columbia UniversityNew York, New York
OLIVIA M. PEREIRA-SMITH, Ph.D.University of Texas Health Science CenterSan Antonio, Texas
GEORGE PERRY, Ph.D.Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland, Ohio
ROBERT B. PETERSEN, Ph.D.Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland, Ohio
ERIC PETERSON, M.D., M.P.H.Duke Clinical Research InstituteDurham, North Carolina
PETER POMPEI, M.D.Stanford University Medical CenterStanford, California
DOMENICO PRATICO, M.D.University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
DANIEL PROMISLOW, Ph.D.University of GeorgiaAthens, Georgia
LeBRIS QUINN, Ph.D.VA Puget Sound Health Care SystemTacoma, Washington
JACOB RABER, Ph.D.Oregon Health & Science UniversityPortland, Oregon
JOE RAMSDELL, M.D.University of California, San DiegoSan Diego, California
THOMAS RANDO, M.D., Ph.D.Stanford University/VAPACSPalo Alto, California
MAHENDRA RAO, M.D., Ph.D.National Institute on AgingNational Institutes of HealthBaltimore, Maryland
JANE RECKELHOFF, Ph.D.University of Mississippi Medical CenterJackson, Mississippi
P. HEMACHANDRA REDDY, Ph.D.Oregon Health and Sciences UniversityBeaverton, Oregon
JOANNE ROBBINS, Ph.D.William S. Middleton VA HospitalUniversity of Wisconsin, MadisonMadison, Wisconsin
JACK ROGERS, Ph.D.Harvard Medical SchoolCharlestown, Massachusetts
SCOTT W. ROGERS, Ph.D.University of UtahSalt Lake City, Utah
MICHAEL ROSE, Ph.D.University of California, IrvineIrvine, California
JOYCE A. RUBENSTEIN, Ph.D.Long Island University - CW Post CampusManhasset Hills, New York
BART RYPMA, Ph.D.Rutgers UniversityNewark, New Jersey
KATHRYN L. SANDBERG, Ph.D.Georgetown University Medical CenterWashington, DC
JULIE SANDELL, Ph.D.Boston University School of MedicineBoston, Massachusetts
NANETTE SANTORO, M.D.Albert Einstein College of MedicineBronx, New York
MARTIN F. SARTER, Ph.D.University of MichiganAnn Arbor, Michigan
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RALPH H. SAUNDERS, D.D.S.The University of RochesterRochester, New York
DOUGLAS L. SCHMUCKER, Ph.D.University of California at San FranciscoSan Francisco, California
MICHAEL SEIDMAN, Ph.D.National Institute on AgingNational Institutes of HealthBaltimore, Maryland
YONG SHEN, M.D., Ph.D.Sun Health Research InstituteSun City, Arizona
BARBARA SHUKITT-HALE, Ph.D.Tufts UniversityBoston, Massachusetts
ALAN R. SHULDINER, M.D.University of Maryland, BaltimoreBaltimore, Maryland
FELIPE SIERRA, Ph.D.National Institute of AgingNational Institutes of HealthBaltimore, Maryland
RAM SIHAG, Ph.D.Food and Drug AdministrationBethesda, Maryland
DAVID A. SINCLAIR, Ph.D.Harvard Medical SchoolBoston, Massachusetts
DAN F. SPANDAU, Ph.D.Indiana University School of MedicineIndianapolis, Indiana
JANET R. SPARROW, Ph.D.Columbia UniversityNew York, New York
JOSEPH W. STARNES, Ph.D.University of Texas, AustinAustin, Texas
JOHN R. STRATTON, M.D.University of WashingtonSeattle, Washington
WARREN J. STRITTMATTER, M.D.Duke University Medical CenterDurham, North Carolina
JANET S. SUNNESS, M.D.Johns Hopkins Wilmer InstituteBaltimore, Maryland
MARK SUPIANO, M.D.University of MichiganAnn Arbor, Michigan
BETSY M. SUTHERLAND, Ph.D.Brookhaven National LaboratoryUpton, New York
PHILLIP D. SWANSON, M.D., Ph.D.University of WashingtonSeattle, Washington
KAREN L. SWISSHELM, Ph.D.University of WashingtonSeattle, Washington
GEORGE E. TAFFET, M.D.Baylor College of MedicineHouston, Texas
MARC TATAR, Ph.D.Brown UniversityProvidence, Rhode Island
DENNIS D. TAUB, Ph.D.National Institute on AgingNational Institutes of HealthBaltimore, Maryland
J. ANDREW TAYLOR, Ph.D.Spaulding Rehabilitation HospitalHarvard Medical SchoolBoston, Massachusetts
DARRYL G. THELEN, Ph.D.University of Wisconsin, MadisonMadison, Wisconsin
D. PAUL THOMAS, Ph.D.University of WyomingLaramie, Wyoming
LA DORA THOMPSON, Ph.D.University of MinnesotaMinneapolis, Minnesota
JONATHAN L. TILLY, Ph.D.Massachusetts General HospitalHarvard UniversityBoston, Massachusetts
NIKOLAI TIMCHENKO, Ph.D.Baylor College of MedicineHouston, Texas
JOHN G. TOWER, Ph.D.University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, California
BRUCE R. TROEN, M.D.University of Miami School of MedicineMiami, Florida
DEAN A. TROYER, M.D.University of Texas Health Science CenterSan Antonio, Texas
DENNIS A. TURNER, M.D.Duke University Medical CenterDurham, North Carolina
R. SCOTT TURNER, M.D. Ph.D.University of MichiganAnn Arbor, Michigan
HOLLY VAN REMMEN, Ph.D.University of Texas Health Science CenterSan Antonio, Texas
GARY VAN ZANT, Ph.D.University of KentuckyLexington, Kentucky
INEZ VINCENT, Ph.D.University of WashingtonSeattle, Washington
B.J. WAGNER, Ph.D.UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical SchoolNewark, New Jersey
WALTER F. WARD, Ph.D.University of Texas Health Science CenterSan Antonio, Texas
GORDON WARREN, Ph.D.Georgia State UniversityAtlanta, Georgia
BABETTE WEKSLER, M.D.Weill Medical School of Cornell UniversityNew York, New York
FLETCHER WHITE, Ph.D.Loyola University Medical CenterMaywood, Illinois
DAVID L. WILSON, Ph.D.University of MiamiCoral Gables, Florida
GLENN L. WILSON, Ph.D.University of South AlabamaMobile, Alabama
DANIEL E. WOLLMAN, M.D., Ph.D.Center for Comprehensive CareShelton, Connecticut
PHILIP C. WONG, Ph.D.The Johns Hopkins University School ofMedicineBaltimore, Maryland
DIANA WOODRUFF-PAK, Ph.D.Temple University/Albert Einstein MedicalCenterPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
WEIMING XIA, Ph.D.Harvard Institute of MedicineBoston, Massachusetts
DEAN T. YAMAGUCHI, M.D., Ph.D.VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare SystemLos Angeles, California
RIQIANG YAN, Ph.D.The Cleveland Clinic FoundationCleveland, Ohio
RAYMOND YUNG, M.D.University of MichiganAnn Arbor, Michigan
MARCO ZARBIN, M.D., Ph.D.New Jersey Medical SchoolNewark, New Jersey
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2005 GranteesRajendra S. Apte, M.D., Ph.D.Washington UniversityAging and the Immune System: Implicationsfor Ocular Angiogenesis
Stanley Thomas Carmichael, M.D., Ph.D.David Geffen School of Medicine at theUniversity of California, Los AngelesMolecular Profile of Neuronal Regenerationin the Aged Brain after Stroke
Christopher J. Chang, Ph.D.University of California, BerkeleyMolecular Imaging Probes for Age-relatedOxidative Stress and Damage
Jim R. Fadel, Ph.D.University of South Carolina School ofMedicineOrexin Regulation of the Basal ForebrainCholinergic System in Aged Rats
Insoo Kang, M.D.Yale University School of MedicineThe Effect of Aging on IL-7-mediated CD8+T-cell Survival
Radhakrishnan Nagarajan, Ph.D.University of Arkansas for Medical SciencesModeling Changes in Myogenic ProgenitorPotential with Age
Olav Rueppell, Ph.D.University of North Carolina, GreensboroMitosis and Apoptosis in Relation to Lifespanin the Honey Bee (Apis Mellifera L.)
Hongbing Wang, Ph.D.Michigan State Universityß-Amyloid Precurson Protein-mediatedSignaling Through FE65
Tian Wang, Ph.D.Yale University School of MedicineThe Effect of Aging on Gamma Delta T-cellResponse to Nile Virus Infection in MouseModel
2004 GranteesGal Bitan, Ph.D.Brigham and Women’s Hospital/HarvardMedical SchoolDevelopment of Amyloid ß-ProteinOligomerization Inhibitors
Bo-Chin Chiu, Ph.D.University of MichiganEffect of Aging on Early Events ofPulmonary Innate Immune Response toMycobacterial Antigen Challenge in MouseModels
Wolfgang B. Liedtke, M.D., Ph.D.Duke University Medical CenterMolecular Pathogenesis of OsmoticDysregulation by the Nervous System inAging Mammals
Jianyuan Luo, Ph.D.University of Massachusetts Medical SchoolNegative Regulation of p53 Pathway byMammalian Sir2 Antagonize p53 DependentCell Senescence Induced by Oxidative Stress
Barbara McCreadie, Ph.D.University of MichiganAge-related Response to Trabecular BoneMicrodamage
M. Paul Murphy, Ph.D.Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, JacksonvilleRegulation of ß-Secretase by CNBP
Radhika H. Muzumdar, M.D.Albert Einstein College of MedicineRole of Declining IGF-1 in the MetabolicSyndrome of Aging
Peter Penzes, Ph.D.Northwestern UniversityRegulation of Structural Plasticity ofExcitatory Synapses
Pere Puigserver, Ph.D.Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineMolecular Mechanisms for TranscriptionalRegulation of Glucose Homeostatis Linkedto Aging
Patrick M. Sullivan, Ph.D.Duke University Medical CenterEffective Aging on Brain ApoE-dependent,Lipid Metabolism
Kaoru Tominaga, Ph.D.University of Texas Health Science Center atSan AntonioAnalysis of MORF4 Functions In Vitro and InVivo Model Systems
Zoltan Ungvari, M.D., Ph.D.New York Medical CollegeCardiovascular Protective Effects of Anti-TNFa/TACE Treatment in Aging
David N. Zacks, M.D., Ph.D.University of Michigan Kellogg Eye CenterApoptosis in Photoreceptor Cell Death
2003 GranteesDouglas E. Faunce, Ph.D.Loyola University Medical CenterA Role for Natural Killer T-cells in Age-relat-ed Immune Dysfunction
Gonzalo G. Garcia, Ph.D.University of MichiganEffects of Surface Glycosylation in the Age-related Decline of T-cell function
Ming Guo, M.D., Ph.D.David Geffen School of Medicine at theUniversity of California, Los AngelesIdentifying Regulators of Gamma SecretaseImplicated in Alzheimer’s Disease
Daniel G. Herrera, M.D., Ph.D.Weill Medical College of Cornell UniversityEffects of Alcoholism on Neurogenesis inthe Aged Brain
Elizabeth Jonas, M.D.Yale University School of MedicineEnhancement of Synaptic Function by aBCL-2 Family Protein
David E. Kang, Ph.D.University of California, San DiegoRole of Presenilin in Phosphorylation of Tau
Brian K. Kennedy, Ph.D.University of WashingtonGenome-wide Identification of Yeast AgingGenes
Christine Maric, Ph.D.Georgetown University Medical CenterEstrogen Modulation of the Renin-Angiotensin System in the Pathogenesis ofAge-related Progressive Renal Disease
Kelly L. Tremblay, Ph.D.University of WashingtonAging and the Neural Representation ofSpeech-Sounds: Effects of Hearing AidAmplification and Auditory Training
Edwin J. Weeber, Ph.D.Vanderbilt University Medical CenterThe Role of ApoE Receptors inHippocampal-dependent Synaptic Function
Gang Yu, Ph.D.University of Texas Southwestern MedicalCenterDissecting Molecular Interactions of PEN-2in the ß-Secretase Complex
2002 GranteesMary L. Bouxsein, Ph.D.Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterThe Role of ß-Arrestin2 in Regulating theEffects of PTH in Bone
Francesco S. Celi, M.D.University of Maryland, BaltimoreType-2 Deiodinase Mutations and InsulinResistance in the Old Order of Amish
Linda L. Chao, Ph.D.University of California, SanFrancisco/Veterans Affairs Medical CenterfMRI of Attention and Inhibitory Control inNormal Aging
Paola Fabrizio, Ph.D.University of Southern CaliforniaThe Role of Evolutionary Conserved Proteinsin Yeast Longevity
Thomas J. Gould, Ph.D.Temple UniversityInvestigation of Age-related Changes inMolecular Substrates of Learning inTransgenic Mice
Mark Hoffman, Ph.D.Oregon State UniversityReflex Modulation during Manipulation ofthe Sensory Systems
Xudong Huang, Ph.D.Massachusetts General HospitalHomocysteine, Oxidative Stress andMitochondria-dependent Neuronal Apoptosisin Alzheimer’s Disease
Mark Laubach, Ph.D.The John B. Pierce LaboratoryNeurophysiological Correlates of Aging onReaction Time Performance
Yi-Ju Li, Ph.D.Duke University Medical CenterIdentification of Novel Age-at-Onset Geneson Chromosome 10 in Alzheimer’s Disease
Philippe Marambaud, Ph.D.Mount Sinai School of MedicineRole of the Presenilin-1/ß-secretaseCleavage of E-Cadherin in AdherensJunction Functions
David J. Moser, Ph.D.University of Iowa Carver College of MedicineEffects of Endothelial DysfunctionCerebrovascular Disease, Cognition andDepression
Susan R. Opalenik, Ph.D.Vanderbilt UniversityStem Cells in Age-impaired Wound Healing
Giovanni Paternostro, M.D., Ph.D.Burnham InstituteGenetic Analysis of Cardiac Aging inDrosophila
Qitao Ran, Ph.D.University of Texas Health Science Center atSan AntonioWill Reduced Level of PHGPx (GPx4) inBrain Facilitate the Formation of AmyloidPlaques?
P. Hemachandra Reddy, Ph.D.Oregon Health and Science UniversityMolecular Analysis of Synaptopodin Gene: APossible Genetic Link with Late-onsetAlzheimer’s Disease
Molly Shores, M.D.Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health CareSystemThe Effect of Testosterone Treatment onDepressive Symptoms and Quality of Life inOlder Men with Age-associatedHypogonadism and SubsyndromalDepression
Adrian M. Timmers, Ph.D.University of FloridaAccumulation of Age-pigment in RetinalPigment Epithelium and Age-related MacularDegeneration
AFAR Research GrantOne- to two-year awards to junior faculty (M.D.’s and Ph.D.’s) to conductresearch that will serve as the basis for longer term research efforts.Sponsored by Individuals, Corporations and Foundations.
* Institution affiliation at time of award listed
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Heidi A. Tissenbaum, Ph.D.University of Massachusetts Medical SchoolGenetic and Molecular Analysis ofMechanisms Controlling Life Span in C. elegans
2001 GranteesChristy S. Carter, Ph.D.Wake Forest School of MedicinePhysical Ability in Aged and Dwarf(dw/dw)Rats: Isolating Growth Hormone Effects
John P. Case, M.D.Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Medical CenterRelationship between Dynamic JointLoading, Bone Mineral Density, andRadiographic Predictors of EarlyOsteoarthritis in the Elderly
Atanu Duttaroy, Ph.D.Howard UniversityGenomic Regions Involved in ManganeseSuperoxide Dismutase Regulation inDrosophila
Peter Erhardt, M.D., Ph.D.Boston Biomedical Research InstituteRegulation of Cardiomyocyte Survival byMDM2
Karen Furie, M.D., M.P.H.Spaulding Rehabilitation HospitalApolipoprotein E Genotype and FunctionalRecovery Following Rehabilitation afterIschemic Stroke
ZhongMao Guo, M.D., Ph.D.Meharry Medical CollegeDoes Calorie Restriction RetardAtherosclerosis in Transgenic Mice?
David F. Jarrard, M.D.University of WisconsinGenomic Imprinting Alterations inSenescence
Dawn A. Lowe, Ph.D.University of MinnesotaMolecular Mechanism of Age-relatedDeclines in Muscle Contractility
Gianni F. Maddalozzo, Ph.D.Oregon State UniversityThe Separate and Combined Effect ofEstrogen Replacement Therapy (ERT) andResistance Training on the Musculoskeletaland Nervous System in EarlyPostmenopausal Women
Robert Moir, Ph.D.Massachusetts General HospitalLRP-mediated Uptake of Redox Modified ADAssociated Proteins
Laura E. Niklason, M.D., Ph.D.Duke University Medical CenterTelomerase in Engineered Vascular Tissues
Claudia A. Orengo, M.D., Ph.D.Baylor College of MedicineTestosterone Augmentation in DepressedMen with Partial Response to Anti-depres-sant Therapy
Maricarmen Planas-Silva, Ph.D.Penn State University College of MedicineEstrogen Receptor Expression and Functionin the Aging Mammary Gland
Troy T. Rohn, Ph.D.Boise State UniversityThe Role of Caspase-8 in MediatingNeuronal Cell Death Associated withAlzheimer’s Disease: A Potential TherapeuticTarget
Patricia W. Slattum, Pharm.D., Ph.D.Virginia Commonwealth UniversityAge-related Differences in the Sensitivityand Development of Acute Tolerance toEthanol in Humans
Sundar Srinivasan, Ph.D.University of WashingtonRest-inserted Loading: Examination of aNovel Osteogenic Stimulus for the AgedSkeleton
Mei Sun, Ph.D.West Roxbury Veterans AffairsHospital/Harvard Medical SchoolDeveloping Gene Therapy for Parkinson’sDisease Using Helper Virus-free HSV-1Vectors
Ruben G. Vidal, Ph.D.Indiana University School of MedicineThe BRI Gene Family and Familial Britishand Danish Dementia
Suresh Viswanathan, M.S., Ph.D.Indiana University School of OptometryIdentifying the Retinal Loci of Age-relatedChanges in Rod-mediated Visual Function
Beverly M. Yashar, M.S., Ph.D.University of MichiganMolecular Genetics Studies of Age-relatedMacular Degeneration
Clare E. Yellowley, Ph.D.Penn State University College of MedicineInteractions of Age and Ovariectomy onBone Cell Mechanosensitivity: Recovery byPTH Administration
2000 GranteesJames A. Carson, Ph.D.University of South CarolinaSerum Response Factor’s Role in AgedSkeletal Muscle’s Blunted RemodelingResponse to Chronic Stretch
Qin Mary Chen, Ph.D.University of ArizonaMolecular Mechanisms of Oxidative StressResponse in Cardiomyocytes
Charleen T. Chu, M.D., Ph.D.University of PittsburghSuperoxide and Nitric Oxide in aParkinsonian Mouse Model
Ana Maria Cuervo, M.D., Ph.D.Albert Einstein College of MedicineChanges in the Lysosomal Receptor forChaperone-mediated Autophagy with Age
Esther Dupont-Versteegden, Ph.D.Donald W. Reynolds Center on Aging at theUniversity of Arkansas Medical SchoolThe Role of Calcineurin in Age-associatedMuscle Atrophy
David A. Goukassian, M.D., Ph.D.Boston University School of MedicineThe Effect of Aging on DNA Repair andMutation Rate: Modulation by DNAOligonucletide Therapy
Claudia Gravekamp, Ph.D.Cancer Therapy and Research CenterA Syngeneic Mouse Tumor Model toDevelop Cancer Vaccines for the Elderly
Qing Guo, Ph.D.Northeastern Ohio Universities School ofMedicineInhibiting Aberrant Processing ofAlzheimer’s ß-Amyloid Precursor Protein byBlocking Par-4 Activity: Novel TherapeuticImplications in the Treatment of Alzheimer’sDisease
Paul S. Hees, Ph.D.Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical CenterReversal of Age-related Myocardial Stiffnessin Rats
Shurong Huang, Ph.D.Palo Alto Institute of Molecular MedicineRegulation of Replicative Senescence by theWRN Gene
Jennifer I. Luebke, Ph.D.Boston University School of MedicineFunctional Consequences of CholinergicDegeneration in Aged Rhesus Monkeys
Allen Mandir, M.D., Ph.D.Johns Hopkins UniversityAging & Parkinson’s Disease: MPTP Modelsof Neurotoxicity
Michael J. McEachern, Ph.D.University of GeorgiaGenomic Screen for Telomere Mutants
Timothy P. O’Connor, Ph.D.City College of the City University of New YorkAging of Gut Function and Metabolism in aLong-lived Rodent, the Naked Mole-Rat
Riccardo Perfetti, M.D., Ph.D.Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterAge-dependent Decline of Pancreatic IsletCell Function is Reversed by HormonalTreatment
Suzana Petanceska, Ph.D.Nathan Kline InstituteModeling the Role of Microglia in aßDeposition: Effect of Estrogen
David A. Sinclair, Ph.D.Harvard Medical SchoolA Molecular Role for Werner and Sgs1Helicases in Telomere Maintenance andPremature Aging
Nina J. Solenski, M.D.University of Virginia Health SystemThe Role of Mitochondria in Hypoxia-induced Cell Death
Aziz M. Ulug, Ph.D.Weill Medical College of Cornell UniversityThe Diagnosis and Management of NormalPressure Hydrocephalus in the Elderly UsingMRDTI
Demetri Vassilatis, Ph.D.Baylor College of MedicineCaenorhabditis elegans as a Model forParkinson’s Disease
Robert West, Ph.D.University of Notre DameThe Neural Foundation of Age-relatedDeclines in Prospective Memory
Asma Zaidi, Ph.D.University of KansasAge-related Alterations in the PlasmaMembrane Ca2+-ATPase: Role of OxidativeStress and Ceramide Signaling
1999 GranteesAyotunde S.O. Adeagbo, Ph.D.University of LouisvilleThe Aging Factor in Potassium Cycling andBlood Vessel Relaxation
Nancy J.O. Birkmeyer, Ph.D.Dartmouth UniversityA National Study of Aortic ValveReplacement in the Elderly
William J. Bowers, Ph.D.University of Rochester School of Medicine &DentistryImproved HSV Amplicon Vectors for Long-term Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease
Holly M. Brown-Borg, Ph.D.University of North DakotaAnti-oxidative Mechanisms and DamageResistance in a Mouse Model of DelayedAging
Michelle C. Carlson, Ph.D.Johns Hopkins UniversityRegular Mental Activity and CognitiveFunction in Older Adults
Monique M. Cherrier, Ph.D.University of WashingtonAndrogen Effects on Cognition in HealthyOlder Men
Jeff C. Falcone, Ph.D.University of LouisvilleVascular Myogenic Responses and Aging:Orthostatic Hypotension or Hypertension?
Deborah A. Ferrington, Ph.D.University of MinnesotaThe Role of the Proteasome ProteolyticPathway in Muscle Plasticity with Aging
Lee Goodglick, Ph.D.University of California, Los AngelesIdentification of an Antigen Associated withthe Pathogenesis of Giant Cell Arteritis
Jean X. Jiang, Ph.D.University of Texas Health Sciences Center atSan AntonioEstrogen and Intercellular Communication inBone Osteocytes
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Ming-Tao Jiang, Ph.D.University of Wisconsin-MadisonProperties of Calcium Release Channels andTheir Regulation by ß-adrenergicStimulation in the Aged Rat Heart
Nori Kasahara, M.D., Ph.D.University of Southern CaliforniaInvestigating the Role of Klotho as aHumoral Factor Implicated in Age-relatedDisease Pathogenesis
Cathy Kotz, Ph.D.University of MinnesotaEffect of Age on Orexin-containing NeuralPathways
John Larson, Ph.D.University of Illinois at ChicagoNeurobiology of Aging in the MouseOlfactory System
Carl W. Luchies, Ph.D.University of KansasAge Effects on Postural ControlMechanisms: The Upper Extremities
Mathew Maurer, M.D.Columbia UniversityOrthostatic Hypotension and Falls inNursing Home Residents: Is Diastolic BloodPressure Changes More Predictive thanChanges in Systolic Blood Pressure?
Craig Neville, Ph.D.Massachusetts General HospitalMitigation of the Effects of Sarcopenia
David C. Paik, M.D.Columbia UniversityThe Non-enzymatic Nitration of Collagen inHuman Vascular Aging
Emily D. Richardson, Ph.D.University of Colorado, BoulderVisual Attention Training for At-risk OlderDrivers: A Pilot Intervention
Bart Rypma, Ph.D.University of PennsylvaniaNeural Correlates of Age-related Differencesin Working Memory
Stuart N. Seidman, M.D.Columbia UniversityTestosterone and Depression in Men
Caryl E. Sortwell, Ph.D.Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Medical CenterTrophic Inhibition of Apoptosis inMesencephalic Grafts to Aged Rats
Michael J. Toth, Ph.D.University of VermontSkeletal Muscle Protein Metabolism in HeartFailure Patients
Scott D. Webster, Ph.D.University of California, IrvineAmyloid Phagocytosis in Microglial:Contributions to Alzheimer’s Pathogenesis
1998 GranteesStacey M. Anderson, M.D.University of VirginiaAltered Regulation of Human GrowthHormone Secretion in PostmenopausalEstrogen Deficiency
Katrin Andreasson, M.D.Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineFunction of Cyclooxygenases in NeuronalInjury
Ben A. Bahr, Ph.D.University of Connecticut School of PharmacyInfluences of Aging Processes on GlutamateReceptor Modification and Regulation in aModel System
Partha P. Banerjee, Ph.D.Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene &Public HealthRoles of Androgen and Estrogen in Age-dependent Development of ProstaticIntraepithelial Neoplasia and ProstateCancer in Brown Norway Rat
Alexandra L. Basolo, Ph.D.University of Nebraska-LincolnPleiotropic Effects of a Gene DeterminingAge and Size at Sexual Maturation
Maria L. Burgess, Ph.D.University of IllinoisIntergrin Expression and Second Signalingin the Adaptation of Cardiac Fibroblasts toAdvancing Age
Noel Y. Calingasan, D.V.M., Ph.D.Burke Medical Research InstituteA Test of How Aging Alters the Interactionbetween Oxidative Stress and NutritionalDeficit
Susana T.L. Chung, Ph.D.Indiana UniversityOptimizing Peripheral Reading Speed inOlder Americans with Age-relatedMaculopathy
Nicola S. Clayton, Ph.D.University of California, DavisThe Role of Brain Estrogens in Age-inducedMemory Loss: A New Animal Model
Igor M. Dozmorov, Ph.D.University of MichiganAntagonistic Interactions Among T-cellSubsets and Age-associatedImmunodeficiency
Narayanasamy Elango, Ph.D.University of Texas Health Science Center atSan AntonioDifferentiation of Bone Marrow OsteoblastProgenitor Cells: Analysis of GeneticDeterminants of Age-related Bone Loss
Andrea C. Gore, Ph.D.Mount Sinai School of MedicineNeuroendocrine Control of ReproductiveAging
Lynn Harrison, Ph.D.Louisiana State University Medical CenterInvestigation into the Role of Nuclear andMitochondrial DNA Damage in CellularSenescence
Kristine Krajnak, Ph.D.University of KentuckyEffects of Aging and Estrogen on 5HTNeural Activity and its Regulation ofActivity/Rest Rhythms
Valter D. Longo, Ph.D.University of Southern CaliforniaIdentification of Chronological LongevityAssurance Genes in Yeast
Lisa M. Miller, Ph.D.Albert Einstein Center for SynchrotronBiosciencesUnderstanding the Chemical Composition ofOsteoarthritic Bone
Thomas J. Montine, M.D., Ph.D.Vanderbilt UniversityLipid Peroxidation and APOE in Alzheimer’sDisease
Susumu Mori, Ph.D.Johns Hopkins UniversityBrain Fiber Tracking in Alzheimer’s Diseaseby Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Shin Murakami, Ph.D.University of Colorado, BoulderMolecular Mechanisms for Regulation ofLifespan and Increased Resistance toEnvironmental Stresses in C. elegans
Daniel A. Peterson, Ph.D.Salk Institute for Biological StudiesPrevention of Neuronal Cell Death in theEntorhinal Cortex
Blanka Rogina, Ph.D.University of Connecticut Health CenterCloning Two Genes with Different Regulationof Expression during Aging
Edward M. Schwarz, Ph.D.University of RochesterGene Therapy for Arthritis in the hTNF ß-Transgenic Mouse
Mary Seeger, Ph.D.Rockefeller Universityß-Secretase Cleavage of Alzheimer AmyloidPrecursor Protein in Yeast
Christian Sell, Ph.D.Allegheny University of the Health SciencesThe Role of Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase inCellular Senescence
Jie Shen, Ph.D.Harvard UniversityFunctional Characterization of Presenilin-1Wild-type and Mutant Alleles in Mice
Pamela E. Souza, Ph.D.University of WashingtonUse of New Hearing Aid ProcessingStrategies by Elderly Adults
Mary A. Whooley, M.D.University of California, San FranciscoEstrogen Therapy and Depression in ElderlyWomen
1997 GranteesRobert D. Blank, M.D., Ph.D.The Hospital for Special SurgeryGenetics of Bone Mineral Content andQuality in Inbred Mice: Analysis of theHcB/Dem Recombinant Cogenic Strain Set
Cheong-Hee Chang, Ph.D.University of MichiganRegulation of IL-4 Production and its Rolein Aging
Robert F. Clark, Ph.D.Meharry Medical CollegeCharacterization of the Drosophila PresenilinGene
Lisa Tabor Connor, Ph.D.Boston University School of MedicineModulators of Lexical Retrieval Failure inOld Age
Timothy E. Curran, Ph.D.Case Western Reserve UniversityEvent-related Potentials of SensoryUnderload
Adriana Ferreira, M.D., Ph.D.Northwestern UniversityRegulation of Neuronal Kinase Activity by ß-Amyloid
Roger A. Fielding, Ph.D.Boston UniversityA Comparison of Progressive ResistanceTraining and High Velocity Muscle PowerTraining on Changes in Muscle Strength,Histology and Function in Frail OlderWomen
Mary Kay Francis, Ph.D.Allegheny University of the Health SciencesEPC-1 Expression and Aging: Effect onProliferation
Katsutoshi Furukawa, M.D., Ph.D.University of KentuckyFunctions of Presenilin Mutations in IonHomeostasis of Neuronal Cells
Jeffrey M. Hausdorff, Ph.D., MSMEBeth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/HarvardMedical SchoolFall Risk Assessment: A Prospective Studyof the Relationship between Gait Instabilityand Falls in the Elderly
Chun Huang, Ph.D.Hawaii Osteoporosis FoundationThe Impact of Osteoporotic Fractures onPhysical Function and Quality of Life Amongthe Elderly
Michael Jakowec, Ph.D.Parkinson’s InstituteThe Molecular Mechanisms UnderlyingEnhanced Sensitivity to MPTP in OldSquirrel Monkeys
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Dean Kellogg, Jr., M.D., Ph.D.University of Texas Health Science Center atSan AntonioEffects of Reproductive System Aging onEndothelial Mechanisms of Vasoconstrictionand Vasodilation in Women
Daniel E. Lieberman, Ph.D.Rutgers UniversityEffects of Age and Exercise on Cortical BoneGrowth and Porosity
Ravindra P. Misra, Ph.D.Medical College of WisconsinMolecular Mechanism of Cell Activation byCalcium-containing Crystals
Mariana N. Nikolova-Karakashian, Ph.D.Emory UniversitySphingolipid Metabolism and Signaling inAged Male Rats: Relation to InflammatoryResponse and Regulation of Cell Growth
Sergey V. Nuzhdin, Ph.D.University of California, DavisThe Genetic Basis of Modification ofLifespan by an Individual’s Life History inDrosophila melanogaster
Junko Oshima, M.D., Ph.D.University of WashingtonConsequences of Werner Helicase GeneMutations on Expression of its mRNA andProtein
Joseph P. Pierce, Ph.D.Cornell University Medical CollegeNeuroanatomical Alterations in HippocampalPathways Associated with Learning andMemory Deficits in Aged Rats
Domenico Pratico, M.D.University of PennsylvaniaIsoprostanes, Oxidative Damage andAlzheimer’s Disease
Tracy G. Ram, Ph.D.Washington State University School ofBiological ScienceParacrine Action of Heregulins in the AgedMammary Gland
Cynthia Sites, M.D.University of VermontHormone Replacement Therapy andMetabolic Cardiovascular Risk
Nikolai Timchenko, Ph.D.Baylor College of MedicineStudies of the Molecular Basis for Loss ofRegenerative Capacity with Age-effect ofAging on C/EBP Alpha Mediated Control ofLiver Proliferation
Qi-hui Zhai, M.D., M.Sc.Medical College of OhioTumor Necrosis Factor in Cerebral Ischemiain Aged Rat
1996 GranteesNamanjeet Ahluwalia, Ph.D.Pennsylvania State UniversityPlasma Transferrin Receptors in the Elderlyas a Biomarker for Iron Deficiency:Establishing Normative Range and Cut-off
Dora Monica Berman, Ph.D.University of Maryland, BaltimoreCellular Mechanisms Underlying VisceralObesity in Postmenopausal Women: Effectsof Weight Loss
Diane M. Biskobing, M.D.Emory UniversityPrevention of Bone Resorption ThroughInhibition of Osteoclast Activity
Abraham Brown, Ph.D.Burke Medical Research InstituteRequirement for Membrane Association inthe Processing of Alzheimer’s PrecursorProtein by ß-secretase
Mary Patricia Corr, M.D.University of California, San DiegoCD1-mediated Regulation of T-cell EffectorFunction Using Gene Therapy
Rebecca L.W. Corwin, Ph.D.Pennsylvania State UniversityInfluence of Serotonin on Nutritional Statusin Aging
Matthew P. Frosch, M.D., Ph.D.Harvard Medical SchoolTransgenic Mouse Models for Early-OnsetAlzheimer’s Disease
Marc J. Glucksman, Ph.D.Mount Sinai School of MedicineFunctional Analyses of ß-Secretase(EP2415) in Alzheimer’s Disease
Patrick R. Hof, M.D., Ph.D.Mount Sinai School of MedicineRetinal Ganglion Cell Vulnerability in a Non-human Primate Model of Glaucoma
Karen Hubbard, Ph.D.City College of City University of New YorkPost-transcriptional Processing in CellularAging
Gursurinder P. Kaur, Ph.D.Temple University School of MedicineGenetics of Cell Senescence: Mapping ofCellular Senescence Genes on HumanChromosomes
Ichiro Kawachi, M.D., Ph.D.Harvard University School of Public HealthSocial Networks and Healthy Aging: AProspective Study
Evan T. Keller, D.V.M., Ph.D.East Virginia Medical SchoolAndrogen’s Effect on Interleukin-6Expression in Bone Cell Lines: Developing aMolecular Model for Osteoporosis
Virginia B. Kraus, M.D., Ph.D.Duke University Medical CenterRegulation of Metalloproteinases inOsteoarthritis
William T. Lee, Ph.D.David Axelrod InstituteThe Relationship between Memory TLymphocytes and Aging
Xipu Liu, M.D., Ph.D.Allegheny University of the Health SciencesRPE-controlled Choriocapillary EndothelialApoptosis: Relevance of ChoriocapillaryAtrophy in Age-related MacularDegeneration
Laura J. Mauro, Ph.D.University of Minnesota Medical SchoolParathyroid Hormone Regulation of a BoneTyrosine Phosphatase
Daniel Promislow, Ph.D.University of GeorgiaThe Effect of Retroviral-like Elements onAge-specific Mortality Rates
Jack T. Rogers, Ph.D.Harvard Medical SchoolAmyloid Precursor Protein mRNATranslation by Interleukin-1 and Alzheimer’sDisease
William A. Sather, Ph.D.University of Colorado Health Sciences CenterMolecular Composition of Neuronal CalciumChannels during Aging
Biao Shi, Ph.D.University of California, DavisAltered PI/PKC Signaling Pathway in AgedHuman Keratinocytes
Teresa Sobreviela, M.D., Ph.D.Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Medical CenterNGF Transport and trk Expression in AgedRat Towards a Novel Therapy for Age-relat-ed Cognitive Decline
Hinrich Staecker, M.D., Ph.D.Albert Einstein College of MedicinePrevention of the Loss of Auditory Neuronsin a Mouse Model of Presbycusis (C57B1)Strain by Neurotrophin-3 (NT-3Administration to the Inner Ear via a ViralVector [HSV Nt31ac])
Wenn H. Sun, Ph.D.Northwestern UniversityMolecular Mechanisms of Age-associatedInterleukin-6 Dysregulation in Post-menopausal Osteoporosis
Mark Tatar, Ph.D.University of MinnesotaMapping Genes for Mortality withTransposable Element Markers in Drosophilamelanogaster
Darryl G. Thelen, Ph.D.Hope CollegeMechanisms of Balance Recovery duringFalls: Age Effects
Huaxi Xu, Ph.D.Rockefeller UniversityRegulation of Alzheimer ß-AmyloidMetabolism by Signal Transduction
1995 GranteesJohn M. Abrams, Ph.D.University of Texas Southwestern MedicalCenterApoptosis and Aging in Drosophila
Michael E.T.I. Boerrigter, Ph.D.Harvard Medical SchoolDNA Repair and Mutations in Relation toAging in a New LacZ Plasmid-basedTransgenic Mouse Model
Richard M. Cawthon, M.D., Ph.D.University of UtahGenetic Variation at Antioxidant Loci, AgeUpon Diagnosis of First Tumor, and HumanLongevity
Beth Ann Derfus, M.D.Medical College of WisconsinPrevention of the Destructive CalciumCrystal Arhritides of Aging
Mark D’Esposito, M.D.University of PennsylvaniaWorking Memory in Normal Human Aging
Tekum Fonong, Ph.D.University of Maryland, BaltimoreLow Levels of Energy Expenditure in OlderAfrican-American Women: A PredisposingFactor in the Development of Obesity?
Sally R. Frenkel, Ph.D.New York University School of MedicineThe Effects of Nitric Oxide on Cartilage InVitro and In Vivo: Implications for Arthritis
Luc E. Gosselin, Ph.D.State University of New York at BuffaloAge-associated Susceptibility to MuscleInjury: Relationship to Muscle Stiffness andCollagen Cross-linking
Shelley L. Halpain, Ph.D.University of VirginiaAging and Neural Plasticity: Regulation ofCytoskeletal Proteins
Stephen L. Helfand, M.D.University of Connecticut Health CenterControl of Gene Expression during Aging
Jody L. Jensen, Ph.D.University of OregonBiomechanical Correlates of Age-relatedChanges in the Neural Control of Balance
Richard S. Jones, Ph.D.Southern Methodist UniversityTelomere Organization and Aging
Kathleen K. Kaysinger, Ph.D.Carolinas Medical CenterInteractions of Aging and Estrogen onOsteoblast Function
Lei Li, Ph.D.University of Texas M.D. Anderson CancerCenterAnalysis of Nucleotide Excision RepairDefect in Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria
R. Lee Mosley, Ph.D.University of Michigan Medical CenterFrequency and Expansionary Potential ofPost-thymic T Stem Cells from Aged Mice
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Karen Diane Parfitt, Ph.D.Pomona CollegeChanges with Aging in Cyclic AMP-depend-ent Synaptic Transmission and SynapticPlasticity in Rat Hippocampus
Jharna Ray, Ph.D.Cornell UniversityAge-related Alteration in Retinal PigmentEpithelial Metabolism - Significance to Age-related Macular Degeneration
G. William Rebeck, Ph.D.Harvard Medical SchoolAnalysis for ApoE Mutations Affecting theRisk of Alzheimer’s Disease
Michael Sierks, Ph.D.University of Maryland, BaltimoreArtificial Antibodies for Diagnosis andTreatment of Alzheimer’s Disease
John R. Silber, Ph.D.University of WashingtonConsequences of Age-dependent Loss of theDNA Repair Protein O6-Methylguanine-DNAMethlytransferase in Human Brain
Mark A. Smith, Ph.D.Case Western Reserve UniversityMarkers of Oxidative Stress in Aging andNeurodegenerative Disease
J. Andrew Taylor, Ph.D.Harvard Medical SchoolEffect of Age and Hypertension onBaroreflex-mediated Autonomic Outflow
Guochuan Tsai, M.D., Ph.D.Harvard Medical SchoolA Pilot Study of D-cycloserine in Alzheimer’sDisease
Christopher H. van Dyck, M.D.Yale University School of MedicineMotor Correlates of Striatal DopamineTransporter Binding with [123I] ß-CITSPECT in Older Adults
Holly Van Remmen, Ph.D.University of Texas Health Science Center atSan AntonioProduction of Transgenic MiceOverexpressing Catalase and SuperoxideDismutase: A Model to Test the Free RadicalTheory of Aging
Richard E. White, Ph.D.Wright State University School of MedicineFemale Sex Hormones Prevent Age-inducedCardiovascular Dysfunction
1994 GranteesNir Barzilai, M.D.Albert Einstein College of MedicineAging Effects on Peripheral and HepaticGlucose Metabolism
Bysani Chandrasekar, D.V.M., Ph.D.University of Texas Health Science Center atSan AntonioModulation of Age-associated Loss inKidney Function by Calorie Restriction
Jonathan Day, Ph.D.Pennsylvania State UniversityPlasticity in the Aging Rat Hippocampus
Kottarappat Dileepan, Ph.D.University of Kansas Medical CenterProtective Effects of Heparin on VascularEndothelium
Pamela Fink, Ph.D.University of WashingtonT-cell Receptor Repertoire in CD4-CD8-Peripheral T-cells from Aged Mice
Lorise Gahring, Ph.D.University of UtahAge-related Changes in InflammatoryCytokine Expression in the Brain
Pamela Ann Gayheart, Ph.D.Medical College of PennsylvaniaThe Effects of Myocardial Ischemia on theCardiac Sympathetic Nervous System of theAging Heart
Garth Hall, Ph.D.University of PennsylvaniaPhosphorylation of Tau Protein in IdentifiedLamprey Neurons: A Cellular Model for theCytopathology of Alzheimer’s Disease
Ahmad Heydari, Ph.D.University of Texas Health Science Center atSan AntonioDoes Caloric Restriction Alter Transcriptionof Specific Genes at the Level ofTranscription Factors?
Eric Howard, Ph.D.University of Oklahoma Health Sciences CenterMatrix Metalloproteinases in Bone StromalCells
David Hurley, Ph.D.Tulane UniversityGrowth Hormone Releasing HormoneTranscriptional Regulation in Aging
Mary King, M.D.University of Connecticut Health CenterDo Postural Stability Limits Predict DynamicBalance Responses?
Qian Li, Ph.D.University of California, San FranciscoEffects of Aging on Voltage-dependent IonChannels in Myocardial Cells
Brian Richard MacDonald, M.B., CHB,Ph.D.Hospital of the University of PennsylvaniaA Cellular and Molecular Analysis ofOsteoblast Differentiation
Susan Marengo, Ph.D.Case Western Reserve University School ofMedicineStimulation of Growth of the ProstaticStroma by the Prostatic Epithelium: APossible Role for a Paracrine Pathway in theDevelopment of BPH
Daniel McCarty, M.D.Medical College of WisconsinA Quantitative Approach to InorganicPyrophosphate Metabolism
Skye McDougall, Ph.D.University of California, Los AngelesThe Role of TWIST in Controlling Type IICollagen Gene Expression in Chondrocytesand the Development of Osteoarthritis
Todd Morgan, Ph.D.Research University of Southern CaliforniaTGF-B1 and the Microglial Response toAging
Ramagopal Mudumbi, Ph.D.Veterans Affairs Medical Center, BoiseAging & Vascular Pharmacology ofAdenosine
Lauren Nathan, M.D.David Geffen School of Medicine at theUniversity of California, Los AngelesThe Effects of Conjugated Equine Estrogenson Coronary Blood Flow
Usha Ponnappan, Ph.D.University of Arkansas for Medical SciencesAging and Immune Function Role ofTranscription Factor NFKB
Marko Radic, Ph.D.Medical College of PennsylvaniaMolecular Basis for the Declining AntibodyResponse in Aging
May J. Reed, M.D.University of WashingtonAging, Caloric Restriction and WoundRepair
Chandar Singaram, M.B.University of Wisconsin-MadisonPathogenesis of Esophageal Dysmotility inthe Elderly
Charles Soparkar, M.D., Ph.D.Baylor College of MedicineEnhancing the Vascularization of OrbitalBone Substitutes: A Model for the Study ofChanges in Angiogenesis and Aging
Eugenia Spanoupolou, Ph.D.Rockefeller UniversityAge-related Loss of Immunoglobin Diversity& the Role of RAG-1 in the Bone MarrowLymphocytes of Elder Mice
Pericles Stavropoulos, Ph.D.Boston UniversitySynthesis of CuZnSOD Mimics as PotentialProbes of Age-related Oxidative Damage
Giulio Taglialatela, Ph.D.University of Texas Medical BranchNeurotrophins Rescue of Apoptotic NeuralCells
W. Robert Taylor, M.D., Ph.D.Veterans Affairs Medical Center, DecaturMechanisms of Age-related Impairment ofEndothelial Function
Jonathan Tilly, Ph.D.Johns Hopkins UniversityThe Molecular Basis of Female ReproductiveAging & Menopause
Elias Traboulsi, M.D.Johns Hopkins UniversityMapping the Gene(s) for Chronic OpenAngle Glaucoma (COAG)
Yaotang Wu, Ph.DChildren’s Hospital, Harvard Medical SchoolSolid State NMR Study of OsteoporoticBone
Donna Zimmaro Bliss, R.N., Ph.D.University of MinnesotaDietary Fiber Therapy for Fecal Incontinence
1993 GranteesDiana Bigelow, Ph.D.University of KansasEffects of Protein & Lipid Oxidation onIntracellular Calcium Regulation
Gregory Boyarsky, Ph.D.University of Texas Medical BranchRegulation of Intracellular pH in SingleSenescent Vascular Smooth Muscle
Judy Brunso-Bechtold, Ph.D.Bowman Gray School of Medicine atWake Forest UniversityEffects of Dietary Restriction onCerebovascular and Neural Aging
Mary Lou Caspers, Ph.D.University of Detroit-MercyInfluence of Estrogen on High AffinityCholine Uptake during Aging
Kathryn Clark, Ph.D.University of MichiganRegulation of Cytochrome c with OxidaseGene Expression in Aging Skeletal Muscle
Lucian Del Priore, M.D., Ph.D.Washington University School of MedicineTransplantation of Retinal PigmentEpithelium
Michele Didier, Ph.D.McLean HospitalMolecular Characterization of GlutamateReceptor Subunits in Neurodegeneration
Meika A. Fang, M.D.Veterans Affairs Medical Center, West LosAngelesThe Role of EGR-1 in Prostaglandin E2Mediated Signal Transduction andProliferation of Osteoblastic Cells
Thomas C. Foster, Jr., Ph.D.University of VirginiaNeurobehavioral Relations of the SenescentHippocampus
Barry Gumbiner, M.D.University of RochesterInsulin Signal Transduction in Aging
Eun-soo Han, Ph.D.University of Texas Health Science Center atSan AntonioEstrogen-dependent Gene Expression in theAging Brain
Robert H. Helfert, Ph.D.Southern Illinois University School of MedicineAlterations in the Synaptic Organization of theInferior Colliculus of Aging Fischer 344 Rats
Pamela L. Larsen, Ph.D.University of Missouri, ColumbiaA Molecular Genetic Approach to EfficientLife Maintenance
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Edward J. Lesnefsky, M.D.Case Western Reserve UniversityIschemic Injury in the Aging Heart
Victoria Lundblad, Ph.D.Baylor College of MedicineCharacterization of an Alternate Pathway forTelomere Maintenance and its Role inCellular Senescence
Marco Marcelli, M.D.Baylor College of MedicineEstablishment of an Experimental Model toStudy the Development of HormoneUnresponsive Prostate Cancer
Geraldine M. McCarthy, M.D.Medical College of WisconsinCalcium-containing Crystal DepositionArthritis and Aging
Laurie McCauley, Ph.D., DDSUniversity of MichiganAging and Parathyroid Hormone (PTH)Function: Effects of Estrogen on PTHReceptors in Bone
Daniel Muller, M.D.University of WisconsinAging Calorie Restriction and the ImmuneResponse to Viral Infection
Mohammad A. Pahlavani, Ph.D.University of Texas Health Science Center atSan AntonioDoes Caloric Restriction and/orDehydroepiandrosterone Therapy Alter theAge-related Decline in HSP 70 Expression inLymphocytes?
David Roth, Ph.D.University of Colorado Molecular Mechanisms for AlteredAdrenergic Responses during Aging: Effectsof Chronic Dynamic Exercise on CardiacSignal Transduction
Alan R. Shuldiner, M.D.Johns Hopkins UniversityDuplication Scanning of Chromosome21g22 in Alzheimer’s Disease
Luis Felipe Sierra, Ph.D.Medical College of PennsylvaniaTesting the Role of Cysteine Proteinases inthe Process of Aging
Ray Thweatt, Ph.D.University of Arkansas for Medical SciencesCharacterization of Novel GenesOverexpressed in Senescent HumanFibroblasts
Wilma Wasco, Ph.D.Massachusetts General HospitalAnalysis and Expression of Human AmyloidPrecursor-like Protein 2 (APLP2) GeneTranscripts in Alzheimer’s Disease andNormal Brains
Huachen Wei, Ph.D.University of Alabama, BirminghamOxidative DNA Damage and Cerebral Aging
David Wilson, Ph.D.University of MiamiCan Aging and Mortality be Reduced byBlocking the Function of Particular GenesLate in Life?
Jeffrey Zachwieja, Ph.D.Washington University School of MedicineRole of Glutamine in Skeletal Muscle ProteinSynthesis: Is There an Age-related Effect?
Michael Zagorski, Ph.D.Case Western Reserve UniversitySequence Specific pKa Measurements of theAmyloid ß-Peptide Found in Alzheimer’sDisease
1992 GranteesNancy L. Baenziger, Ph.D.Washington University School of MedicineRelationship of Bradykinin ReceptorExpression to Cellular Senescence in an InVitro Model of Aging
Neil C. Binkley, M.D.University of Wisconsin-MadisonEffect of Interleukin-6 on Bone of Middle-aged and Old Rhesus Monkeys
John N. Buchholz, Ph.D.University of California, Irvine College ofMedicineEffect of Age on Control of NorepinephrineRelease
Jorge A. Busciglio, Ph.D.Children’s Hospital, BostonA Human Cortical Culture System as aModel for Alzheimer’s Disease
Joseph M. Capasso, Ph.D.New York Medical CollegeMechanical Cell Death Contributes to theDevelopment of Heart Failure in the Aged
Dean E. Dluzen, Ph.D.Northeastern Ohio UniversitiesAge-related Changes in Olfactory BulbNoradrenergic System: Implications ofNeurochemical Correlates of OlfactoryMemory-recognition Processes
Nejat K. Egilmez, Ph.D.McClellan Memorial Veterans Affairs HospitalIdentification and Characterization of Genesthat Modulate Lifespan in Caenorhabditiselegans
Mona M. Everett, Ph.D.University of Texas Health Science Center atSan AntonioTGF-ß Family Proteins and Cultured BoneMarrow Stromal Cells from Mature andAging Rats
Ronaldo P. Ferraris, Ph.D.University of Medicine & Dentistry of NewJerseyEffect of Age on Site Density of Intestinal D-glucose Transporters
Nestor F. Gonzalez-Cadavid, Ph.D.Harbor/University of California, Los AngelesMedical CenterThe Role of Aging in Erectile Dysfunction:Assessment of the Nitric Oxide Cascade inthe Aged Rat Penis
Marcia N. Gordon, Ph.D.University of Southern CaliforniaMicroglial Responses to Injury in Aging Brain
Joyce B. Harp, M.D.Emory University School of MedicineThe Renin-Angiotensin System in AdiposeTissue from Aging SpontaneouslyHypertensive Rats
Stephen L. Helfand, M.D.University of Connecticut Health CenterRegulation of Gene Expression during Aging
Lenore Holte, Ph.D.Syracuse UniversityThe Effects of Aging on Multi-frequencyTympanograms
Joel Horwitz, Ph.D.Medical College of PennsylvaniaPhosphatidylcholine Hydrolysis in the AgingRat
Bradley T. Hyman, M.D., Ph.D.Massachusetts General HospitalAre Nitric Oxide Synthase Neurons Sparedin Alzheimer’s Disease?
Philip E. Keeting, Ph.D.West Virginia UniversitySteroid Hormone Effects on HumanOsteoblastic Cell Interleukin-1 Production
Regina A. Kreisle, M.D., Ph.D.Purdue UniversityInvestigation of Age-related Changes inAngiogenesis Using an IntradermalAngiogenesis Assay in Mice
Bruce S. Kristal, Ph.D.University of Texas Health Science Center atSan AntonioOxidant-induced Repression ofMitochondrial Transcription: Testing thePredictions of the Free Radical and FreeRadical/Glycation Theories of Aging
Annette T. Lee, Ph.D.Picower Institute for Medical ResearchAge-related DNA Mutations of the Integrated1acI Gene in Transgenic Mice
Kathy Magnusson, D.V.M., Ph.D.Colorado State UniversityAge-related Changes in the Function ofExcitatory Amino Acid Receptors
Margaret K. McLaughlin, Ph.D.Children’s Hospital Medical Center, CincinnatiInteraction between Age and OvarianHormones on Resistance Artery Function
Estela E. Medrano, Ph.D.University of Cincinnati College of MedicineCellular, Biochemical and MolecularCharacterization of the Aging Melanocyte fromHuman Adult Skin: A Preliminary Approach
Keith C. Meyer, M.D.University of WisconsinImmunologic Changes in the Aging HumanLung
Dorabeth Parsons, Ph.D.University of ColoradoHormonal and Cellular Response to HeavyResistance Exercise in the Elderly
Kathryn V. Porrello, Ph.D.Doheny Eye InstituteRetinal Cytoskeletal Alterations in Aging andin Alzheimer’s Disease
Karen M. Prestwood, M.D.University of Connecticut Health CenterThe Relationships of Bone Turnover andBone Loss in Women 70 Years and Older
Julio A. Rimarachin, M.D.Cornell University Medical CollegeAge-related Arterial Intimal Hyperplasia
Ann K. Rosenthal, M.D.Medical College of WisconsinAging, TGF ß and CPPD Crystal DepositionDisease
Alan R. Salkind, M.D.University of Mississippi Medical CenterHuman Aging and Leukocyte Senescence
David R. Sell, Ph.D.Case Western Reserve UniversityPentosidine as a Biomarker for CellularAging of Human Skin Fibroblasts in Culture
Ram K. Sihag, Ph.D.Harvard Medical SchoolRole of Phosphorylation in the Dynamics ofBrain Spectrin in Aging Neurons
Julie K. Staley, Ph.D.University of Miami School of MedicineCharacterization of the Galanin Receptor inthe Human Brain Throughout the Lifespanand in Dementia
Henri Tiedge, Ph.D.Mount Sinai School of MedicineDendritic Protein Synthesis in the Aging RatBrain
Danny F. Watson, M.D., Ph.D.Wayne State University School of MedicineCytoskeletal Proteins of the Aging Brain
Jacek M. Witkowski, M.D., Ph.D.University of MichiganNew Subsets of T-cells in Old Mice -Differential Expression of P-glycoprotein
1991 GranteesStephen E. Alway, Ph.D.Ohio State UniversityEffects of Aging on Regulation of Overload-induced New Muscle Fiber Formation andMyosin Expression
Mariann Blum, Ph.D.Mount Sinai School of MedicineThe Role of EGF and bFGF Gene Expressionin the Maintenance and Neurodegenerationof Mesostriatal Dopamine Neurons
Patsy M. Brannon, Ph.D.University of ArizonaAging, Malnutrition and Pancreatic Function
Edith A. Burns, M.D.Sinai-Samaritan Medical CenterThe Role of T-cell and Accessory Cell-derived Cytokines in the Decreased SpecificHumoral Immune Response of Aging
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Sherry Bursztajn, Ph.D.Mailman Research Center, BostonExpression of Calcium-activated NeutralProteases in an Age-related Model of SpinalCord Degeneration
Greg D. Cartee, Ph.D.University of Wisconsin-MadisonMechanisms of Altered Glucose Metabolismwith Chronic Growth Hormone Treatment inMature, Middle-aged and Old Rats
Jane Reichert Clements, Ph.D.Texas A & M UniversityAge-related Changes in Excitatory AminoAcid Neurotransmission within theSubstantia Nigra
Robert A. Colvin, Ph.D.Ohio University College of Osteopathic MedicineNa/Ca Exchange and Brain Aging
Perry L. Colvin, Jr., M.D.Bowman Gray School of Medicine at WakeForest UniversityAcclimation to Dietary Cholesterol in Macacafascicularis
Robert E. Corin, Ph.D.College of Staten Island, City University of NewYorkCloning of GH-induced AntiproliferativeGenes during Terminal Differentiation
Isabelle (Reveillaud) Draper, Ph.D.Linus Pauling Institute, Palo AltoDevelopment of Transgenic Animals forAging Research: Introduction of AntioxidantGenes in Drosophila
Catherine E. DuBeau, M.D.Harvard Medical SchoolA Simplified Diagnostic Strategy for BenignProstatic Hypertrophy in Elderly Men
Janet M. Dubinsky, Ph.D.University of Texas Health Science Center atSan AntonioRole of Intracellular Calcium Levels inTrophic Factor-dependent Survival of CentralCholinergic Neurons
John Fox, Ph.D.Tulane University Medical CenterRegulation of Parathyroid Hormone in AgingRats
Ruby Ghadially, Ph.D.University of California, San FranciscoFunctional and Structural Alterations inAged Epidermis
Mark D. Grabiner, Ph.D.The Cleveland ClinicRelationship between Trunk Biomechanicsand Falling Behavior in the Elderly
Brenda Hall, Ph.D.Mount Sinai Medical CenterStudy of Frequency of Somatic Mutation inV Gene Encoding Autoantibodies duringAging
Marilyn Hartman, Ph.D.University of North CarolinaAge Differences in Selective Attention andMemory
Monte V. Hobbs, Ph.D.Scripps Clinic, La JollaSubsets of CD4+ T-cells in Aging Mice
Laura J. Jenski, Ph.D.Indiana UniversityOmega-3 Fatty Acids in Plasma andMitochondrial Membranes of Aging T-lymphocytes
Rodrigo O. Kuljis, M.D.University of IowaCytochemical Substrate of the VisualImpairment in Aging and in Alzheimer’sDisease
Anat A. Lev, Ph.D.Massachusetts General HospitalCloning of Ciliary Neurotrophic Factor andCharacterization of its Role in Aging andAge-related Disorders of the HumanNervous System
Alice C. Levine, M.D.Mount Sinai Medical CenterIn Vitro Studies on the Pathogenesis ofBenign Prostate Hyperplasia
Richard J. McCormick, Ph.D.University of WyomingMyocardial Collagen Gene Expression andExtracellular Matrix Characteristics of theRat Heart: Effects of Aging and ExerciseTraining
Charles V. Mobbs, Ph.D.Rockefeller UniversityA Neuroendocrine Mechanism PotentiallyMediating Effects of Dietary Restriction andGlucose on Age-correlated Pathologies
Douglas C. Powers, M.D.Saint Louis University School of Medicine Age-related Changes in Lymphocyte Adhesion
Mitch O. Rotenberg, Ph.D.Medical College of PennsylvaniaIsolation of cDNAs Encoding Human,Senescence-specific Anti-proliferativeFactors: A Novel Approach
Janet Rubin, M.D.Emory University School of MedicineEffects of Time-varying Electric Fields onBone Resorption and Formation
Joseph A. Schauerte, Ph.D.University of MichiganRole of Charge-transfer in Ligand Bindingand Chemical Oxidation
Andrew J. Silver, M.D.Saint Louis University School of MedicineAn Animal Model of Age-related Hypodipsia
Thomas M. Skeehan, M.D.Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical CenterMechanisms of Anesthetic-inducedMyocardial Depression in Senescence: InVitro and Ex Vivo Studies
Dan F. Spandau, Ph.D.Indiana University School of MedicineAnti-oncogene Expression during TerminalDifferentiation and Cellular Senescence
Timothy L. Denton, Ph.D.Andrus Gerontology Center at the University ofSouthern CaliforniaExpression of BDNF in the Aging Brain
Henry J. Donahue, Ph.D.Stony Brook Health Sciences Center, StateUniversity of New YorkAge-related Changes in Bone Cell SignalTransduction
Kevin Flurkey, Ph.D.Boston University School of MedicineThe Cellular Basis for Age-related Change inActivation of Helper T Lymphocytes
Changiz Geula, Ph.D.Beth Israel Hospital, BostonEffects of Aging on the MorphometricParameters of Cholinergic Neurons of theNucleus Basalis of Meynert in Man
F. Michael Gloth, III, M.D.Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineVitamin D Deficiency in Homebound Elderly
Steven R. Hager, Ph.D.Medical College of WisconsinCellular Mechanisms of Age-related InsulinResistance in Rat Muscle and Adipose Tissue
Seigo Izumo, M.D.Beth Israel Hospital, BostonMolecular Mechanisms of MyocardialSenescence: Role of Proto-oncogeneExpression
Li Li Ji, Ph.D.University of IllinoisAging and Antioxidant Enzymes: Adaptationto Chronic Exercise
Mirtha Kelijman, M.D.Saint Louis University School of MedicineSpontaneous Secretion of Growth Hormonein Aging Humans
Madeleine A. Kirchberger, Ph.D.Mount Sinai Medical CenterIs Increased Phosphoprotein PhosphotaseActivity a Possible Factor in DecreasedResponsiveness to ß Adrenergic Hormonesin Senescent Myocarium?
G. Gopal Krishna, M.D.Temple University School of MedicineEffect of Potassium Depletion on BloodPressure in Elderly
Robin J. Leach, Ph.D.University of Texas Health Science Center atSan AntonioRegulation of the Estrogen Receptor in anOsteoblast-like Osteosarcoma: A Model forOsteoporosis
Ruth Medina, Ph.D.Harvard Medical SchoolSystems for Degrading Abnormal Proteinsin Brain in Alzheimer’s Disease
Mervyn Monteiro, Ph.D.University of MarylandA Biochemical and Immunological Study ofNeurofilaments in Aging
Rama K. Nemani, Ph.D.Saint Louis University School of MedicineDecreased Renal Production of BiologicallyActive Vitamin D with Age
Janet S. Sunness, M.D.Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineRetinal Sensitivity Change as a Marker forDeveloping Subretinal New Vessel Membranesin Age-related Macular Degeneration
John P. Walsh, Ph.D.University of Southern CaliforniaAge-dependence of the ElectrophysiologicalResponse to Excitotoxity in the BasalForebrain
Christina Wang, M.D.Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterThe Effect of Aging on the Role of InsulinGrowth Factor I in TesticularSteroidogenesis in the Rat
Funmei Yang, Ph.D.University of Texas Health Science Center atSan AntonioMolecular Basis for the Age-modulatedCeruloplasmin Expression in Kidney
Judith I. Yannariello-Brown, Ph.D.University of Texas Medical BranchEffects of Aging on Circulating HyaluronateLevels and Liver Endothelial CellHyaluronate Receptor Function
Cho-yau Yeung, Ph.D.University of Illinois College of MedicineTransgenic Animal Models of Alzheimer’sDisease
1990 GranteesSid P. Bacon, Ph.D.Arizona State UniversityDetection of Amplitude Modulation in theElderly
Bula Bhattacharyya, Ph.D.University of IowaAge-related Alteration of NeuromuscularTransmission: Effect of Halothane
Paula Bickford-Wimer, Ph.D.University of Colorado Health Sciences CenterCerebellar Involvement in Age-relatedImpairments in Motor Learning
Gabriel H. Brandeis, M.D.Harvard Medical SchoolA Simplified Diagnostic Test forIncontinence in Frail Elderly Men
Judith Campisi, Ph.D.Boston University School of MedicineCellular Aging and Proto-oncogeneExpression
Ming L. Chen, Ph.D.Saint Louis University School of MedicineAge-related Changes in the Regulation ofRenal Ca-binding Protein by Vitamin D
Barbara A. Clark, M.D.Harvard Medical SchoolMechanisms of Secretion andPathophysiologic Consequences of ElevatedAtrial Natriuretic Peptide in the Elderly
David C. Dale, M.D.University of WashingtonHematopoietic Progenitors and Aging:Proliferative Response to HematopoieticGrowth Factors
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Carol J. Phelps, Ph.D.Tulane University Medical CenterCatecholaminergic Neuron Plasticity in theAged Rat Brain
Raymond M. Quock, Ph.D.University of Illinois College of MedicineOpioid Analgesia and Brain OpoidRadioligand Binding in Senescent Rats
Jane F. Reckelhoff, Ph.D.University of Mississippi Medical CenterMechanisms of Age-dependent Change inRenal Protein Turnover in the Rat
Scott W. Rogers, Ph.D.Salk Institute for Biological Studies, San DiegoExcitotoxicity in RAT 2 Fibroblasts StablyExpressing a cDNA Encoding a Member ofthe Glutamate Receptor Family
Martin Sarter, Ph.D.Ohio State UniversityDisinhibition of Cortical Cholinergic Activityand Attenuation of Age-related AttentionalImpairments
Jacob J. Steinberg, M.D.Albert Einstein College of MedicineAlteration of DNA Binding Sites and Proteinsin Aging
Bruce R. Troen, M.D.University of MichiganRegulation of Expression of Cathepsin L
Alan Tucker, Ph.D.Colorado State UniversityThe Effects of Aging and Exercise onVascular Reactivity in the Isolated PerfusedRat Hindlimb
David S. Ucker, Ph.D.Medical Biology Institute, La JollaSusceptibility of T-cells to Activation-drivenCell Death: Aging-associated Changes andAutoimmunity
Molly S. Weiler, Ph.D.University of Wisconsin School of PharmacyMuscarinic Modulation of NeostriatalAcetylcholine Release during Senescence
William V. Williams, M.D.University of PennsylvaniaAutoimmunity and Aging: CyrokineInvolvement in the Development ofRheumatoid Sinovitis
John Ding-e Young, M.D. Ph.D.Rockefeller UniversityMolecular Mechanisms of Programmed CellDeath (Apoptosis)
1989 GranteesKevin J. Anderson, Ph.D.University of FloridaExcitotoxicity and NMDA Receptors in theAged Brain
John Aronson, Ph.D.Wistar InstituteEnhancer Sensitive Cell Lines for AgingStudies
Stephen Baumann, Ph.D.University of Texas Medical BranchThe Use of Magneto-encephalography toDetect Mild Alzheimer’s Disease
Xandra O. Breakefield, Ph.D.Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center, BostonAge-related Regulation of MonamineOxidase
Karen P. Briski, Ph.D.Washington State UniversityImmunologic and Biologic Potencies ofProlactin Hormonal Forms Synthesized byYoung and Old Rat Pituitary Glands
Donald M. Caspary, Ph.D.Southern Illinois University School of MedicineAge-related Changes in a Central AuditoryStructure: A Key to Presbycusis
William T. Cefalu, M.D.Bowman Gray School of Medicine at WakeForest UniversityThe Role of the Aging Process on InsulinReceptor Recycling In Vivo
Terriann Crisp, Ph.D.Northeastern Ohio UniversitiesAge-related Changes in Spinal Opiate-induced Analgesia
Susan Ettinger, Ph.D.Cornell University Medical CollegeAge-associated Chromosomal Fragility inHuman Lymphocytes
Donna D. Flynn, Ph.D.University of Miami School of MedicineAge-altered M-1 Muscarinic Receptor Function
Joseph A. Gascho, M.D.Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical CenterThe Effects of Aging on the VenodilatoryResponse to Nitroglycerine
Gabriel Gold, M.D.Mount Sinai Medical CenterInfluence of Age on Basal and ExerciseStimulated Atrial Natriuretic Hormone
Reuben Gonzales, Ph.D.University of TexasEffects of Aging on Glutamate ReceptorFunction
Susan Greenspan, M.D.Harvard Medical SchoolThe Role of Newly Discovered CoenzymePQQ in Age-related Dopamine Regulation
Sharon K. Inouye, M.D.Yale University School of MedicineAcute Confusional State in the HospitalizedElderly: Incidence, Risk Factors andComplications
S. Michal Jazwinski, Ph.D.Louisiana State University Medical CenterThe ß-Amyloid Gene of Yeast
Donald A. Jurivich, D.O.Northwestern University Medical CenterSignal Transduction during Heat Shock andSenescence
Frances M. Leslie, Ph.D.University of California, IrvineNeurotransmitter Correlates of SenescentMemory Decline
Scott L. Mader, M.D.Case Western Reserve UniversityEffect of Aging on Adrenergic Physiology inCultured Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells
Jeffrey N. Masters, Ph.D.University of Southern CaliforniaGlucocorticoids and the Aging Hippocampus
Roger B. McDonald, Ph.D.University of California, DavisEffect of Age and Gender on the NeuralControl of Pancreatic Function
Michael J. Meldrum, Ph.D.University of Florida College of PharmacyAlterations in Glutamate Release in Aging
Russell L. Moore, Ph. D.Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical CenterAdaptation of Senescent Myocardium toTraining
William C. Orr, Ph.D.Southern Methodist UniversityThe Effects of Glutathione Peroxidase onAging in Transgenic Drosophila
Horace M. Perry, M.D.Saint Louis University School of MedicineInvolutional Osteoporosis, Osteoblast andOsteoclast Activity
John W. Rachow, M.D., Ph.D.University of Iowa College of MedicineThe Role of Matrix Vesicle Function inHerteroptic Ossification Following HipArthroplasty
Richard L. Riley, Ph.D.University of Miami School of MedicineRegulation of ß Lineage ImmunocyteDevelopment in Aging
Eugene L. Roberts, Jr., Ph.D.University of Miami School of MedicineIncreased Vulnerability of Aged Brain toAnoxia
Dorrie E. Rosenblatt, M.D., Ph.D.University of MichiganProtease Nexin I Binding: A BiochemicalMarker for Alzheimer’s Disease?
Robert D. Shaw, M.D.Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Northport, NYProlactin Rejuvenation of Aged MurineMucosal Immunity
J. David Sweatt, Ph.D.Baylor College of MedicineCholinergic and Noradrenergic Mechanismsin the Hippocampus: Possible MolecularLocus for Aging-related MemoryDysfunction
Mitchell S. Turker, Ph.D.University of Kentucky School of MedicineAn In Vitro Analysis of a MammalianHibernation Factor
Randall J. Urban, M.D.University of Virginia School of MedicineSex Steroidal Mechanisms Modulating FSHElevations in Healthy Men
Roy B. Verdery, M.D., Ph.D.Bowman Gray School of Medicine at WakeForest UniversityRole of Lipoproteins in Production of TumorNecrosis by Monocyte-Macrophage
Bryant Villeponteau, Ph.D.University of MichiganGenetic Markers of Aging andImmortalization
Hoau-yan Wang, Ph.D.Medical College of PennsylvaniaThe Effect of Age on Human Protein Kinase C
Zahra F. Zakeri, Ph.D.University of Medicine & Dentistry of NewJerseyStress Proteins and Stress Response inAging Tissues
1988 GranteesIna J. Amber, M.D.University of UtahEffects of Age on the Activation and CytoxicEffector Mechanisms of Macrophages
Rosemarie M. Booze-Aron, Ph.D.University of Kentucky Medical CenterInitiation and Maintenance of Neural Growthin Aging: Role of NGF
Connie W. Bales, Ph.D.Duke University Medical CenterVitamin D Metabolism: A Function of KidneyDonor Age
Margaret M. Baumann, M.D.Harvard Medical SchoolCellular Mechanisms of Incontinence in theElderly
Elizabeth S. Boylan, Ph.D.Queens College, City University of New YorkThe Control of Metastisis by Dietary Fat inAged Rats
Anne M. Cataldo, Ph.D.McLean HospitalMolecular Mechanisms of NeuronalProteolysis during Normal Aging and Late-onset Neurodegenerative Disease
James R. Connor, Ph.D.Pennsylvania State UniversityAluminum Access to the Brain: The Role ofthe Transferrin Receptor
Nazneen Dewji, Ph.D.University of California, San Diego School ofMedicineMolecular Studies of Disorders ofAccelerated Aging
Peter D. Gorevic, M.D.State University of New York, Stony BrookAmyloid and Aging: Abnormalities in theProcessing of Autologous Proteins
Marilyn Gossman, Ph.D.University of Alabama, BirminghamRelationship of Strength, Muscle Length,Balance, and Gait Characteristics to Fallingin Elderly Women
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Ernest R. Greene, Ph.D.Lovelace Medical FoundationAge-related Differences in Human RegionalBlood Flow
Margaret T. Hessen, M.D.Medical College of PennsylvaniaRole of Lymphokines in DecreasedLymphoproliferative Response of the Elderlyand Relation to Morbidity and Mortality
Martin I. Horowitz, Ph.D.New York Medical CollegeGlycation of Histones in the Aging Brain
Mark D. Johnson, Ph.D.Medical College of PennsylvaniaStimulus Response Coupling in the AgingVasculature
Judith A. Kiritsy-Roy, Ph.D.University of MichiganRole of Opioid Peptides & CorticotrophinReleasing Hormone to ModulateSympathetic Outflow & CardiovascularFunction during Aging Process of Rats
Daniel A. Kirschner, Ph.D.Boston Children’s Hospitalß-Amyloid of Alzheimer’s Disease: Assemblyand Stability
Dalane W. Kitzman, M.D.Duke University Medical CenterAge Relationships in Central & PeripheralCardiovascular Function during Rest andExercise in Normal Subjects
Gary Kochersberger, M.D.Buffalo Veterans Affairs Medical CenterThe Metabolic Effects of CalciumSupplementation in the Elderly
Deborah C. Mash, Ph.D.University of Miami School of MedicineAge-altered Neurotransmitter ReceptorArchitectonics
Vincent M. Monnier, M.D.Case Western Reserve UniversityStructure, Elucidation and Role of aBiological Marker for Aging
Robert W. Rees-Jones, M.D.Columbia UniversityCorrection of In Vitro Growth Defects ofWerner’s Syndrome Fibroblasts by GeneTransfer
Anthony C. Santucci, Ph.D.Bronx Veterans Affairs Medical CenterAn Examination of NGF’s Efficacy in Aged Rats
Jay S. Schneider, Ph.D.Hahnemann UniversityThe Effects of Age on Dopamine SystemRegeneration in a Rodent Model ofParkinsonism
Thomas Sorger, Ph.D.Wistar InstituteModulation of Human Vascular SmoothMuscle Cell Responses to Monocyte Factorsby n-3 Fatty Acids and DHEA
Andrea L. Spiering, Ph.D.Baylor College of MedicineEscape from Senescence: The SUSM-1 CellLine as a Model System
Gretchen H. Stein, Ph.D.University of ColoradoExpression of a Senescence-related Geneduring Cellular Aging
Michael K. Stock, Ph.D.Oregon Health & Science UniversityEffect of Prenatal Oxygen Exposure onGrowth, Metabolism, Aging and Longevityof Drosophila
Joyce S. Tenover, M.D., Ph.D.Harborview Medical Center, SeattleEffects of Testosterone Replacement inElderly Men
Nancy G. Weiland, Ph.D.University of MarylandNMDAS and GABA Receptors in AgingFemales
1987 GranteesVincent J. Aloyo, Ph.D.Medical College of PennsylvaniaAge-related Alteration of HypothalamicSerotonin Stimulus-secretion Coupling
Jeffrey Aron, M.D.Mount Zion Hospital, San FranciscoPhysiological Determinants of RestingEnergy Expenditure in the Elderly
Carol A. Barnes, Ph.D.University of ColoradoEffects of Aging on Sensory-motorInformation Processing Capabilities ofMammalian Association Cortex
Jerry G. Blaivas, M.D.Columbia University College of Physicians andSurgeonsUrodynamics of Aging
Terrence F. Blaschke, M.D.Stanford University Medical Centerß Blocker vs. Calcium Channel Blocker:Relative Incidence of Cognitive Dysfunctionand Depression in Elderly Patients
John F. Disterhoft, Ph.D.Northwestern University Medical SchoolMechanisms of Age-related Memory Deficits
Linda A. Dokas, Ph.D.Medical College of OhioNeurochemical Correlates of HippocampalAging
David N. Ernst, Ph.D.Scripps Clinic, San DiegoSynthesis and Activity of Interleukin-2 inAged Mice
James W. Gaubatz, Ph.D.University of South AlabamaDNA Repair of Proto-oncogenes during Aging
Alfred I. Geller, Ph.D.Massachusetts General HospitalStudies on Alzheimer’s Disease and LongTerm Memory Loss in the Hippocampus, InVivo, Using HSV-1 Vectors
Dick Greene, Ph.D.New Mexico Highlands UniversityAging and Human Regional Blood Flow
Margaret A. Griffin, M.D.Pettis Memorial Veterans Affairs HospitalA T-cell Biomarker of Cellular Aging
Jerome H. Herman, M.D.University of Cincinnati College of MedicineHealing of Osteoarthritic Cartilage byNd:YAG Laser Radiation
Andrew K.S. Ho, Ph.D.University of Illinois College of MedicineMolecular Mechanisms of MuscarinicAcetylcholine Receptor in Aging
Anne L. Hoff, Ph.D.State University of New York, Stony BrookThe Effects of Tricyclic AntidepressantMedication on Cognitive Functioning in theAged
Laura L. Mays Hoopes, Ph.D.Occidental CollegeDecreased DNA Methylation Capacity inAging Mouse Liver
Jeffrey N. Joyce, Ph.D.University of PennsylvaniaNeurotransmitter Alterations in Aged Striatum
Donald A. Kleinsek, Ph.D.Baylor College of MedicineGene Expression Studies of Cellular Aging InVitro
Melinda A. Lee, M.D.Oregon Health and Science UniversityRegulation of Hematopoiesis by MarrowStromal Cells: Age-related Changes
Timothy A. McCaffrey, Ph.D.Cornell University Medical CollegeAge and Smooth Muscle Proliferation:Potential Influence of PDGF-like Factors
David G. Morgan, Ph.D.University of Southern CaliforniaGene Expression in Alzheimer’s Disease
Jay S. Pepose, M.D.Washington University School of MedicineImmunological Studies of Age-relatedMacular Degeneration
K. Murali Krishna Rao, M.D.Duke University Medical CenterMechanisms of Cellular Senescence inLymphocytes and Neutrophils
Jo Anne Robbins, Ph.D.University of WisconsinSelected Aspects of Oral-pharyngealSwallowing in Normal Aging Adults
Steven H. Robison, Ph.D.University of VermontCharacterization of the DNA Repair Defect inFamilial Alzheimer’s Disease
Miriam Schweber, Ph.D.Boston University School of MedicineChromosome 21 DNA Determinations onAge-associated Dementias
Thomas B. Shea, Ph.D.Mailman Research Center, BostonInduction of Axonal Atrophy in CulturedNeuron Cells
Joe E. Springer, Ph.D.Hahnemann UniversityTransplantation of NGF-rich Tissue ProvidesTrophic Support for Damaged CholinergicNeurons
Einar Stefansson, M.D., Ph.D.Duke University Medical CenterSurgical Relocation of the Macula: A Treatmentfor Age-related Macular Degeneration
Trygve O. Tollefsbol, Ph.D.Duke University Medical CenterRNA Processing and Enzyme Induction inAging Using Cloned cDNA Probes
Nihal Tumer, Ph.D.Medical College of PennsylvaniaAge-related Changes in the Effect ofCirculating Catecholamines on the CardiacAdrenergic Neuroeffector Junction
Cheryl A. Walters, M.D.Cornell University Medical CollegeAge-related Antibody Kinetics of PolyvalentPneumococcal Vaccine
1986 GranteesGary Aston-Jones, Ph.D.New York UniversityPhysiological Properties of Cholinergic andNoradrenergic Cortical Afferent Neurons inBehaving Primates: Changes with Old Age
Cynthia M. Beall, Ph.D.Case Western Reserve UniversityAge and Adaptation to High Altitude Hypoxia
Paul E. Bendheim, M.D.New York State Institute for Basic ResearchScrapie as a Model for Alzheimer’s Disease:Purification & Characterization of a PutativeAmyloid Precursor Protein
Jesse M. Cedarbaum, M.D.Burke Rehabilitation Center, White PlainsEarly Signs of Cognitive Impairment inParkinson’s Disease and Normal Aging
Christopher K. Daniels, Ph.D.University of California, San Francisco Schoolof MedicineRegulation of the Intestinal ImmuneResponse in the Aged Rat
Ralph Dawson, Jr., Ph.D.University Florida College of PharmacyExcitotoxic Amino Acids and Neuronal Lossin the Aging Brain
Lawrence K. Duffy, Ph.D.University of AlaskaMonoclonal Antibodies to Age-relatedAbnormal Proteins
John Ellis, Ph.D.University of VermontSelective Regulation of CNS MuscarinicReceptors: Implications for Aging Research
Roger P. Farrar, Ph.D.University of TexasEffects of Exercise Upon Age-inducedDeficits in Neuronal Calcium Transport
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Paul G. FitzGerald, Ph.D.University of California, Davis School ofMedicineThe Role of Molecular & Cellular Aging inOcular Lens Opacification and Cataract
Ari Gafni, Ph.D.University of MichiganFunctional Interactions Among Enzymes inAging Muscles
James W. Gaubatz, Ph.D.University of South AlabamaDNA Damage during Aging of PostmitoticCells
Ronald H. Goldstein, M.D.Boston University School of MedicineActivation of Aged Vascular Smooth MuscleCells
Laura L. Mays Hoopes, Ph.D.Occidental CollegeMethylation of Single Copy Genes duringAging
Thomas E. Johnson, Ph.D.University of ColoradoMolecular Cloning of a Major GeneSpecifying Length of Life
Harvey S. Levin, Ph.D.University of Texas Medical BranchEvaluation & Outcome of SenescentForgetfulness
Michael J. Lichtenstein, M.D.Vanderbilt UniversityA Controlled Trial of an Exercise Program toImprove the Balance of Elderly Women
Victoria N. Luine, Ph.D.Hunter College, City University of New YorkEndocrine Influences on Aging of theForebrain Cholinergic System
Steven S. Matsuyama, Ph.D.West Los Angeles Veterans Affairs MedicalCenterMicrotubules & Alzheimer’s Disease
John E. Pintar, Ph.D.Columbia University College of Physicians andSurgeonsGrowth Factor Gene Expression in AgingRats
Martin P. Schweizer, Ph.D.University of VermontStudies of Cerebral Metabolism in the AgingRat Using NMR In Vivo
Harry B. Skinner, M.D., Ph.D.University of California, San FranciscoFinite Element Studies of the Below-kneeProsthesis
Nancy W. Stead, M.D.Medical College of GeorgiaDefective Mononuclear Cell Support ofErythropoiesis in Elderly
H. Lee Sweeney, Ph.D.University of TexasAging-related Alterations in CardiacContractile Protein Expression and Function
Trygve O. Tollefsbol, Ph.D.Duke University Medical CenterExpression of Enzyme Inductive Defects inImpaired Immunity of the Aged
Larry E. Tune, M.D.Johns Hopkins HospitalRegional Cerebral Glucose Metabolism &Response to Physostigmine in DementiaIllnesses
Steven Waller, Ph.D.University of South Dakota School of MedicineNicotinic Cholinergic Binding in PostmortemBrains of Demented Patients
Sharon E. Washington, M.D.Ohio State University HospitalIntestinal Physiology and EndocrineFunction with and without the Effect ofSomatostatin during Post-prandialHypotension in the Elderly
Steven G. Younkin, M.D., Ph.D.Case Western Reserve UniversityThe Basal Forebrain Cholinergic System inAging and Alzheimer’s Disease
Elizabeth M. Zelinski, Ph.D.University of Southern CaliforniaValidation of a Test Assessing Self-percep-tions of Memory in the Elderly
1985 GranteesJoshua E. Adler, M.D., Ph.D.Cornell University Medical CollegeAged Neurons: Deficits in Neural Plasticityat the Molecular Level
Michael J. Belman, M.D.City of Hope National Medical CenterExercise Intensity and Training Response inthe Elderly
Michael A. Casey, Ph.D.University of AlabamaAging in the Auditory System: The LateralSuperior Olivary Nucleus
Ian Creese, Ph.D.University of California, San DiegoRegulation of Dopamine Receptor TurnoverRates in Aging
Felix Friedberg, Ph.D.Howard University College of MedicineCalmodulin mRNA in Various Parts of theBrain in Aging
Naomi Kay Fukagawa, M.D., Ph.D.Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyGlucose and Fatty Acid Metabolism inAging: Effects of High-carbohydrate, High-fiber Diets and Brief Starvation
Ari Gafni, Ph.D.University of MichiganReversal of Age-related Effects in MuscleEnzymes
Raj Kumar, Ph.D.University of IllinoisC-Kinase in Senescence
Kasmierz Malinowski, Ph.D.Columbia University College of Physicians andSurgeonsAge-related Formation of AbnormalProteins: Investigation of Lens Tissue
Charles A. Marotta, M.D., Ph.D.Harvard Medical SchoolMolecular Studies on the Aging andAlzheimer’s Disease Brain
Richard A. Miller, M.D., Ph.D.Boston University School of MedicineAge-related Retardation in Stages of TLymphocyte Activation
Catherine Mytilineou, Ph.D.Mount Sinai School of MedicineTissue Culture Studies on the Aging ofCentral Nervous System CatecholamineNeurons
Howard J. Normile, Ph.D.Lafayette Clinic, DetroitRelation between Serotonin, Memory &Aging
James J. O’Leary, M.D., Ph.D.University of MinnesotaT-cell Surface Antigen Expression in Aging Man
Richard D. Olson, Ph.D.University of Washington School of MedicineMyocardial Function and Aging: Role ofOxygen Free Radicals and the GlutathionePathway
Norman W. Pedigo, Jr., Ph.D.University of KentuckyRegulation of Brain Muscarinic ReceptorSubtypes in Aging
Chandan Prasad, Ph.D.Louisiana State University School of MedicineCyclo (His-Pro) and Neuroleptic-inducedAnimal Model of Tardive Dyskinesia
William J. Rhead, M.D., Ph.D.University of Iowa College of MedicineThe Molecular Biology of Aging and LipidMetabolism in Human Fibroblasts
Mark Rosenthal, M.D.University of New MexicoDoes the Dawn Phenomenon Exist inNormal Elderly Subjects?
Henry Rothschild, M.D., Ph.D.Louisiana State University Medical CenterMolecular Biology of Aging
Daniel Rudman, M.D.Chicago Medical SchoolRenal Effects of Human Growth HormoneTherapy in Elderly, Hyposmatotropic Men
R.S. Sohal, Ph.D.Southern Methodist UniversityRelationship between DNA-repair,DNA-transcription and Aging
Marilyn L. Thoman, Ph.D.Scripps Clinic, San DiegoRestoration of Immune Function in the Agedwith Interleukin 2
Richard F. Thompson, Ph.D.Stanford UniversityCerebellar Mechanisms in Age Differences inAcquisition and Retention of the ClassicallyConditioned Eyelid Response in Rabbits
1984 GranteesItamar B. Abrass, M.D.Harborview Medical Center, SeattleMechanisms of Age-related Changes in ß-Receptor
Richard C. Adelman, Ph.D.University of MichiganMolecular Heterogeneity of Somatostatinduring Aging
Stephen P. Baker, Ph.D.University of FloridaAge-related Changes in the CardiacCholinergic System
Douglas E. Brash, Ph.D.Yale University School of MedicineConstruction of Chimeras between Long-and Short-lived Murien Species
Ellen Buchweitz-Milton, Ph.D.Rutgers Medical SchoolAged Brain Perfused Capillary Morphometry& O2 Consumption
Jeffrey A. Chesky, Ph.D.Sangamon State UniversityEffects of Aging upon Myocardial Adaptationto Exercise
Ursula C. Drager, M.D.Harvard Medical SchoolNeurofilament Abnormalities in DamagedNerve Cells
Andrew P. Goldberg, M.D.Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineAdiposity, Physical Fitness and MetabolicFunction during Aging
Margaret L. Heidrick, Ph.D.University of NebraskaChanges with Age in the T-lymphocytePlasma Membrane
Victoria P. Knutson, Ph.D.University of Texas Health Science Center atHoustonEffects of Aging on Insulin Receptor andGlucose Metabolism
Douglas L. Schmucker, Ph.D.University of California, San Francisco Schoolof MedicineEffects of Aging on the Liver Mixed FunctionOxidase System
R.S. Sohal, Ph.D.Southern Methodist UniversityRelationship between DNA Strand Breaksand Aging
William E. Sonntag, Ph.D.Bowman Gray School of Medicine at WakeForest UniversityRegulation of Growth Hormone and ProteinSynthesis with Age
AFAR/Glenn Breakthroughsin Gerontology (BIG) Award
Two-year awards to provide timely support to pilot research programsthat may be of relatively high risk but offer significant promise of yield-ing transforming discoveries in the fundamental biology of aging. Thisprogram, sponsored by the Glenn Foundation for Medical Research,began in 2005.
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Joseph W. Starnes, Ph.D.University of PennsylvaniaExercise and Diet on Bioenergetics in theAging Rat
Linda Taylor, Ph.D.Boston University Medical CenterChanges in Endothelial Cell ProstacyclinSynthesis with Age
Marilyn L. Thoman, Ph.D.Scripps Clinic, San DiegoRestoration of Immune Function in the Agedwith Lymphokines
George C. Webster, Ph.D.Florida Institute of TechnologyControl of Gene Expression as a Factor inSenescence
1983 GranteesCynthia M. Beall, Ph.D.Case Western Reserve UniversityLifelong High Physical Activity Level and theAging Process
W. Ted Brown, M.D., Ph.D.New York State Institute for Basic ResearchBiochemical Studies of Werner Syndrome asa Model of Aging
Arthur Cherkin, Ph.D.David Geffen School of Medicine at theUniversity of California, Los AngelesSenile Dementia: Combination Drug Therapyand Toxicity
Fulton T. Crews, Ph.D.University of Florida School of MedicineInteraction of Acetylcholine, PeptideNeurotransmitters and Membrane Propertiesduring Aging
John Ellis, Ph.D.University of VermontCentral and Peripheral MuscarinicCholinergic Receptors
William B. Ershler, M.D.University of VermontThymic Transplantation of Immunescence
Caleb E. Finch, Ph.D.University of Southern CaliforniaAging and Monoamine Receptors in theHuman Brain
Phillip K. Fulkerson, M.D.Ohio State UniversityCrystal Analysis of Mineral Deposits inSenile Aortic Stenosis
Paula B. Goldberg, Ph.D.Medical College of PennsylvaniaPsychotropp/Antiarrythmic DrugInteractions in Aging
Michael Klagsbrun, Ph.D.Children’s Hospital, BostonRole of Cartilage-derived Growth Factor inOsteoarthritis
Linda J. Kraus, Ph.D.Boston University School of MedicineImmune and Neuroendocrine RegulatoryInteractions in Alzheimer’s Disease and Aging
Robert J. Luchi, M.D.Baylor College of MedicineLeft Ventricular Function in Patients 70 Years or Older
Kenneth L. Minaker, M.D.Harvard Medical SchoolMechanism of Age-related Loss of LeanBody Mass
John T. Pinto, Ph.D.Sloan-Kettering InstitutePsychoactive Drugs and Vitamin B2Metabolism in Aging
Marcus M. Reidenberg, M.D.Cornell University Medical CollegePolyamine Accumulation in the Elderly
Douglas L. Schmucker, Ph.DUniversity of California, San Francisco Schoolof MedicineEffects of Aging on Hepatobilliary Functions
David Soifer, Ph.D.New York Institute for Basic Research inDevelopmental DisabilitiesMonoclonal Antibodies for the Study ofAlzheimer’s Disease
Robert E. Till, Ph.D.University of North DakotaEffects of Vasopressin on Age Differences inMemory
Richard F. Walker, Ph.D.University of Kentucky College of MedicineA Pacemaker for Aging in the FemaleReproductive System
Diana S. Woodruff-Pak, Ph.D.Stanford UniversityBrain Correlates of Memory in Old Age
1982 GranteesEdward D. Bird, M.D.Harvard Medical SchoolMonoamines in CSF and Postmortem Brainin Alzheimer’s Disease
Dennis E. Buetow, Ph.D.University of IllinoisQ-tRNAs and Aging
Joseph T. Coyle, M.D.Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineCortical Cholinergic Lesion: Model forAlzheimer’s Disease
John M. Lowenstein, Ph.D.Brandeis UniversityMolecular Species of MembranePhospholipids in the Aging Rat
Peter V. Rabins, M.D.Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineThe Dementia of Depression: CAT ScanCorrelates
2005 RecipientsKatrin Andreasson, M.D.Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineFunction of the PGE2EP Receptors in theDevelopment of Alzheimer’s Disease
Steven Artandi, M.D., Ph.D.Stanford UniversityActivation of Epidermal Stem Cells byTelomerase
Anne Brunet, Ph.D.Stanford UniversityRole of FOXO Transcription Factors inMammalian Longevity
Fen-Biao Gao, Ph.D.J. David Gladstone Institutes at the Universityof California, San FranciscoIdentification of Genetic Pathways ThatReduce aß Toxicity on Neuronal Structures
Adam Antebi, Ph.D.Baylor College of MedicinePurification of a lipophilic hormone regulat-ing C. elegans diapause and aging
Scott D. Pletcher, Ph.D.Baylor College of MedicineGenetic mechanisms of enhanced immunefunction and delayed functional senescencein Drosophila melanogaster
AFAR/Pfizer Innovations in Aging Research Award
Two-year awards for promising junior faculty scientists who wish to starthighly innovative projects focused on the basic biology of aging and itsrelationship to human disease. Sponsored by Pfizer Inc. This program wasactive from 2004 to 2005.
AFAR Affiliate Research Grant Program
2005 GranteesAFAR-OhioErik D. Andrulis, Ph.D.Case Western Reserve UniversityMechanisms of mRNA Turnover duringAging
AFAR-SoutheastPaul Holzheimer, M.D.Emory UniversityInvestigating the Structural and FunctionalNeuroanatomy of Late-life Depression
Anna Moore, Ph.D.Emory UniversitySubcortical Function: Contributions toHemispheric Asymmetry Reduction in OlderAdults
Dan Sorescu, M.D.Emory UniversityThe Role of Nox4 in Cardiac Senescence
AFAR-Upstate New YorkVera Gorbunova, Ph.D.University of RochesterChanges in the Levels of DNA Double-strand Break Repair Proteins during Agingand Cellular Senescence
2004 GranteesAFAR-SoutheastLing Li, D.V.M., Ph.D.University of Alabama at BirminghamStatins for Enhancing Learning and Memoryin Normal Aging
AFAR-Upstate New YorkHeinrich Jasper, Ph.D.University of Rochester Medical CenterRegulatory Interactions between JNK andInsulin Signaling in the Control of Lifespan
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Adam Gazzaley, M.D., Ph.D.University of California, BerkeleyCognitive Aging: Elucidating the RelationshipBetween Structure Function and Behavior
Michael S. Grotewiel, Ph.D.Virginia Commonwealth UniversityGenetic Dissection of Functional Senescencein Drosophila
Jiyan Ma, Ph.D.Ohio State University Research FoundationThe Role of Ubiquitinated Prion Protein inNeurodegeneration
David K. Simon, M.D., Ph.D.Harvard Medical SchoolMitochondrial DNA Repair and Parkinson’sDisease
Zhiming Suo, M.D.Midwest Biomedical Research FoundationG protein Coupled Receptor Kinase-5Deficiency, Muscarinic NeurotransmissionDysfunction and NeurofibrillaryDegeneration In vitro
2004 RecipientsZheng-yi Chen, Ph.D.Massachusetts General HospitalHair Cell Regeneration Through Cell Division
Jay M. Edelberg, M.D., Ph.D.Weill Medical College of Cornell UniversityCardiac Myocyte Derivation from AgingBone Marrow Cells
Biao Zheng, M.D., Ph.D.Baylor College of MedicineOvercoming Age-associated ImmuneDeficiency by Immune Complex Vaccination
2000 Age-relatedNeurodegenerativeDiseasesAzad Bonni, M.D., Ph.D.Harvard Medical SchoolNeurotrophin Regulation of Amyloid ß-inducedNeuronal Degeneration and Cell Death
Frank M. LaFerla, Ph.D.University of California, IrvineMolecular Determinants of Presenilins inIntracellular Calcium Signaling Pathways
James Lah, M.D., Ph.D.Emory UniversityNormal and Abnormal Function ofPresenilin-1 in Endosomes
Glenn C. Telling, Ph.D.University of Kentucky Medical CenterIn Vitro Studies of Human Prions
1999 CardiovascularDiseases and Aging Vincent L. Cryns, M.D.Northwestern University Medical SchoolRole of Mitochondrial Injury in IschemicMyocardial Cell Death and Myocardial Aging
Jay M. Edelberg, M.D., Ph.D.Weill Medical College of Cornell UniversityMolecular Enhancement of SenescentCardiac Chronotropy
Roger J. Hajjar, M.D.Harvard Medical SchoolRestoration of Diastolic Function in theSenescent Heart by Gene Transfer
Domenico Pratico, M.D.University of PennsylvaniaIn Vivo Isoform-specific Effects ofApolipoprotein E on AdvancedAtherosclerosis
2003 Metabolic Controland Late Life DiseasesYih-Woei C. Fridell, Ph.D.University of Connecticut Health CenterMitochondrial Uncoupling and Aging
Mary J. Kelley, Ph.D.Oregon Health and Science UniversityIntegrin Sensing in Late-onset Glaucoma
Kevin R. Short, Ph.D.Mayo Clinic, RochesterAge Effects on Mitochondria: From Gene toFunction in Different Tissues
Hong Yang, M.D.Meharry Medical CollegeAge-related Increase in the Sensitivity ofEndothelial Cells to Oxidized Lipids: TheRole of Reactive Oxygen Species
2002 Immunologyand AgingChristopher B. Forsyth, Ph.D.Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Medical CenterEffect of Aging on Integrin Regulation ofMMP-13 in Human Chondrocytes
Lap Ho, Ph.D.Mount Sinai School of MedicineCharacterizing the Influence of ImmuneInflammatory Activities in the ClinicalProgression of Alzheimer’s DiseaseDementia
Laura Anne Vogel, Ph.D.Illinois State UniversityGeneration of Memory Responses by Agedß-lymphocytes
2001 Hormonesand AgingAnne R. Cappola, M.D.University of MarylandAndrogens, Myostatin, and Sarcopenia inOlder Women
Naibedya Chattopadhyay, Ph.D.Brigham & Women’s HospitalAnabolic Actions of Ca2+-sensing Receptorin Osteoblastic Cells
Karyn M. Frick, Ph.D.Yale UniversityEstrogen Replacement in Middle-agedFemale Mice: Implications for the Treatmentof Menopausal Women
Joseph M. Zmuda, Ph.D.University of PittsburghMolecular Epidemiology of Sex SteroidMetabolism Genes and Bone Mass in Afro-Caribbean Men
Paul Beeson Career DevelopmentAwards in Aging Research Program
(formerly the Paul Beeson Physician Faculty Scholars in Aging Research Program)
Three-to five-year awards to sustain and promote the research careers ofclinically trained individuals who are pursuing research careers in aging.The program is a collaboration between AFAR, the National Institute onAging (NIA), The John A. Hartford Foundation, The Atlantic Philanthropies,The Starr Foundation, the NIH Office of Dietary Supplements and theAlliance for Aging Research. The Commonwealth Fund was a previouspartner in this program.
2005 ScholarsLiana G. Apostolova, M.D.University of California, Los AngelesStructural MRI Outcome Predictors in MCI
Malaz A. Boustani, M.D., M.P.H.Indiana University School of MedicineEnhancing Care for Hospitalized Older Adultswith CI
Jennifer S. Brach, Ph.D.University of PittsburghGait Variability: Epidemiology, Assessment &Management
Arleen F. Brown, M.D., Ph.D.University of California, Los AngelesNeighborhoods and the Management ofChronic Conditions
Cynthia M. Carlsson, M.D.University of Wisconsin Medicine SchoolEffect of Statins on Pathobiology ofAlzheimer’s Disease
Daniel R. Goldstein, M.D.Yale UniversityStrategies to Enhance Immunity in Aging
Wendolyn S. Gozansky, M.D., M.P.H.University of Colorado Health Sciences Centerat DenverCortisol Metabolism & Central AdiposityAfter Menopause
Leanne Groban, M.D.Wake Forest University School of MedicineGrowth, Angiotensin II, and Cardiac Aging
Arti Hurria, M.D.Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer CenterCan Geriatric Assessment Predict OncologyOutcomes?
Pearl H. Seo, M.D., M.P.H.Duke University Medical CenterPPARgamma: Biomarker for Breast Cancerin Older Women
Dellara F. Terry, M.D., M.P.H.Boston University School of MedicineCentenarian Offspring and Vascular DiseaseResistance
2004 ScholarsSandy Chang, M.D., Ph.D.M.D. Anderson Cancer Center at the Universityof TexasTelomere-induced Genomic Instability inPremature Aging
AFAR/Pfizer Research GrantOne- to two-year award provided support for junior faculty (M.D.’s andPh.D.’s) who demonstrated a commitment to the field of aging andaddressed specific areas of research that relate to the care of an aging population. Sponsored by Pfizer Inc. This program was active from 1999 to 2003.
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Cathleen S. Colon-Emeric, M.D.Duke University Medical CenterEvidence-based Medicine in the SkilledNursing Facility
William Dale, M.D., Ph.D.University of ChicagoEmotions in Medical Decision-making inOlder Adults
Lee E. Goldstein, M.D., Ph.D.Brigham and Women’s Hospital/HarvardMedical SchoolAlzheimer’s Disease Beta-amyloid in theLens
Cary P. Gross, M.D.Yale UniversityThe Impact of Comorbidity on Older CancerPatients
John J. Lehman, M.D.Washington UniversityMitochondrial Control by PGC-1a in Youngand Aging Heart
Andrew P. Lieberman, M.D., Ph.D.University of MichiganModifiers of Polyglutamine Toxicity
Atul Malhotra, M.D., Ph.D.Brigham Women’s Hospital/Harvard MedicalSchoolAging Influence on the Development ofSleep Apnea
Marcin Sadowski, M.D., Ph.D.New York University School of MedicineBlocking APOE/aß Binding as a Novel ADTherapy
Catherine A. Sarkisian, M.D., M.S.P.H.University of California, Los Angeles School ofMedicineIntervention to Raise Octogenarians’Walking Levels
Clemens R. Scherzer, M.D.Brigham & Women’s Hospital/Harvard MedicalSchoolGenomic and Genetic Analysis ofParkinson’s Disease
Lisa C. Silbert, M.D.Oregon Health and Science UniversityWhite Matter Change and CNS Process inthe Elderly
Joe Verghese, M.D.Albert Einstein College of MedicineLatent Mobility Abnormalities and Disability
2003 ScholarsMeredith Hawkins, M.D.Albert Einstein College of MedicineThe Role of Nutrient Excess in Mediating theInsulin Resistance of Aging
Michael C. Irizarry, M.D.Massachusetts General Hospital -East/Harvard Medical SchoolBeta-secretase and Alzheimer’s Risk withAging
Robert A. Marciniak, M.D., Ph.D.University of Texas Health Science Center atSan AntonioOxidative Stress and Telomere Maintenance:In Vitro and In Vivo Studies
Laura E. Niklason, M.D., Ph.D.Duke University School of MedicineLifespan Extension of Vascular Cells forTissue Engineering
Michael A. Schwarzschild, M.D., Ph.D.Harvard Medical SchoolSorting Out Clues to Parkinson’s Disease:Caffeine, Postmenopausal Estrogen andAddiction
Jurgen Ünützer, M.D., M.P.H.University of California, Los AngelesNeuropsychiatric InstituteImproving Care for Chronic Pain and LateLife Depression
2001 ScholarsAsa Abeliovich, M.D., Ph.D.Columbia University College of Physicians &SurgeonsMolecular Analysis of the Familial ParkinsonDisease Genes Parkin and Alpha-synuclein
Katrin Andreasson, M.D.Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineMechanisms of Cyclooxygenase-2-depend-ent Neuronal Injury in Aging andNeurodegenerative Disease
Eric A. Coleman, M.D., M.P.H.University of Colorado Health Sciences CenterReducing Care Fragmentation Across Sitesof Geriatric Care
Jay M. Edelberg, M.D., Ph.D.Weill Medical College of Cornell UniversityRestoration of Senescent CardiacAngiogenic Activity by Bone MarrowTransplantation
Wesley Ely, M.D., M.P.H., F.C.C.P.Vanderbilt University School of MedicineThe Role of Delirium and Psychoactive DrugUse on Outcomes Following MechanicalVentilation in Older Persons
Roger J. Hajjar, M.D.Harvard Medical SchoolTargeting Signaling Pathways in AgingHearts by Gene Transfer
James A. Mastrianni, M.D., Ph.D.University of Chicago School of MedicineAging and the Misfolded Protein: PrionDisease as a Model for Disaggregating theAggregate
Michael C. Naski, M.D., Ph.D.University of Texas Health Science Center atSan AntonioMatrix Homeostasis and Gene Expression inAging Cartilage
M. Carrington Reid, Ph.D., M.D.Yale University School of MedicineDetermining the Impact of Back Pain onPhysical and Social Disability Among OlderAdults
Mary Whooley, M.D.University of California School of Medicine,San FranciscoMechanisms of Association BetweenDepression and Poor Health Outcomes inOlder Patients
Kristine Yaffe, M.D.University of California School of Medicine,San FranciscoDeterminants of Cognitive Change and itsOutcomes in African-American and WhiteElders
2000 ScholarsBrock Beamer, M.D.Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineGenetic Variation in PPAR-y and RXRd:Effects on Body Composition andMetabolism in Older Adults
Gunnar K. Gouras, M.D.Weill Medical College of Cornell UniversityNeuronal A-beta Accumulation: Aging andOxidative Stress
Mary Beth Hamel, M.D., M.P.H.Harvard Medical SchoolDecision-making and Outcomes for ElderlyPatients with Surgical Problems
Joshua M. Hare, M.D.John Hopkins University School of MedicineThe Role of Nitric Oxide in Aging-relatedCardiovascular Adaptions
Fuki M. Hisama, M.D.Yale School of MedicineThe Molecular Basis of Aging in WernerSyndrome
Jason H. Karlawish, M.D.University of Pennsylvania School of MedicineCaregiver and Patient Preferences for theTreatment of Alzheimer’s Disease
Jean S. Kutner, M.D., M.S.P.H.University of Colorado Health Sciences CenterSymptom Management at the End of Life:Decreasing Distress and Improving Qualityof Life
Brett Lauring, M.D., Ph.D.Columbia University College of Physicians &SurgeonsAn In Vitro Assay for Gamma SecretaseProcessing of the Amyloid Precursor Protein
Frank S. Lee, M.D., Ph.D.University of Pennsylvania School of MedicineProtein Kinases and Alzheimer’s Disease
R. Sean Morrison, M.D.Mount Sinai School of MedicineInterventions to Improve Pain Outcomes
Scott A. Small, M.D.Columbia University College of Physicians &SurgeonsFunctional Imaging of the HippocampalFormation in Age-related Memory Decline
Kenneth Langa, M.D., Ph.D.University of MichiganLong-term Outcomes of Caring for aDisabled Spouse
Sarah H. Lisanby, M.D.Columbia University College of Physicians andSurgeonsBrain Stimulation and PharmacologicalStrategies to Reduce the Cognitive SideEffects of ECT in Geriatric Depression
Jack M. Parent, M.D.University of MichiganStimulation of Endogenous Neural StemCells to Promote Recovery after Stroke
Henry L. Paulson, M.D., Ph.D.University of IowaRNA interference (RNAi) as Novel Therapyfor Age-related Disease
Elizabeth A. Phelan, M.D.University of WashingtonImproving Primary Care of Older Adults
Wendy S. Post, M.D.Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineVascular Properties and Genetics Associatedwith Longevity in the Amish
Norman Sharpless, M.D.University of North Carolina at Chapel HillThe Role of the Tumor Suppressor P16ink4a in Mammalian Aging
Michael G. Shlipak, M.D., M.P.H.University of California, San FranciscoPreventing Heart Failure in Elderly Personswith Chronic Renal Insufficiency
Reisa A. Sperling, M.D., M.M.Sc.Brigham & Women’s Hospital/Harvard MedicalSchoolInvestigating the Neural Underpinnings ofMemory Impairment in Aging and EarlyAlzheimer’s Disease
2002 ScholarsDavid J. Casarett, M.D.University of Pennsylvania School of MedicineImproving Decision-making about End-of-life Care and Promoting Earlier Referral toHospice
James E. Galvin, M.D.Washington University School of MedicineIn Vitro and In Vivo Models ofSynucleinopathies
Brad Johnson, M.D., Ph.D.University of Pennsylvania School of MedicineFunctions of the Werner Syndrome Familyof Proteins in Telomerase-deficient Mice andYeast
Albert R. La Spada, M.D., Ph.D.University of Washington School of MedicineDevelopment of Therapies for PolyglutamineNeurodegeneration and Related Disorders
Michael T. Lin, M.D.Weill Medical College of Cornell UniversityMitochondrial DNA Mutations in Aging andAlzheimer’s Disease
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1999 ScholarsKenneth E. Covinsky, M.D., M.P.H.University of California, San FranciscoOutcomes of Frail Nursing Home-eligibleElders Living in the Community
Matthew P. Frosch, M.D., Ph.D.Harvard Medical SchoolEstrogen, Aging and Alzheimer’s DiseaseMechanisms and Model Systems
Daniel T. Laskowitz, M.D.Duke University Medical CenterApolipoprotein E, Microglial Activation, andNeurodegenerative Disease
Dale Leitman, M.D., Ph.D.University of California, San FranciscoRole of Coactivators in Estrogen Repressionof Gene Transcription
Richard Z. Lin, M.D.University of Texas Health Science Center atSan AntonioThe Role of Oxidative Stress in Aging Effectson Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Growthand Signal Transduction
David R. Lynch, M.D., Ph.D.University of PennsylvaniaExcitotoxicity in NeurodegenerativeDisorders: New Understanding from NMDAReceptor Subtypes
Edward R. Marcantonio, M.D., S.M.Harvard Medical SchoolReducing Delirium in Post-acute Care: An Interventional Trial
Mitchell S. Nobler, M.D.Columbia University College of Physicians &SurgeonsSerotonin and PET Neuroimaging in NormalAging and Geriatric Depression.
Anne Louise Oaklander, M.D., Ph.D.Harvard Medical SchoolCellular Mechanisms of Chronic NeuropathicPain
Thomas A. Rando, M.D., Ph.D.Stanford University School of MedicineMechanisms of Age-related Muscle Atrophy:The Role of Cellular Antioxidant Defenses
1998 ScholarsHelene Benveniste, M.D., Ph.D.Duke University Medical CenterIn Vivo Magnetic Resonance Microscopyand Alzheimer’s Disease: Defining andStaging the Progression of Alzheimer’sPathology in Transgenic MiceOverexpressing Beta Amyloid Protein
Laura L. Dugan, M.D.Washington University School of MedicineMechanisms of Neuroprotection by C60Derivatives: Relevance to Oxidative StressDuring Aging
Terri R. Fried, M.D.Yale University School of MedicineA Longitudinal Study of Terminally IllPatient’s Preference for Care
Anne M. Kenny, M.D.University of Connecticut Health CenterMechanisms of Bone Loss in Older Menwith Low Testosterone Levels
Alison A. Moore, M.D., M.P.H.University of California, Los Angeles School ofMedicineScreening for Harmful and HazardousDrinking in Older Persons
Thomas T. Perls, M.D., M.P.H.Harvard Medical SchoolThe Genetics of Longevity
Eric D. Peterson, M.D., M.P.H.Duke University Medical CenterToward a Rational Use of Revascularizationin the Aged
Scott Turner, M.D., Ph.D.University of Michigan Medical SchoolThe Role of X11& in Amyloid PrecursorProtein
Jeremy D. Walston, M.D.Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineMolecular Etiologies of Age-related Changesin Body Composition
Raymond Yung, M.D.University of Michigan Medical SchoolLymphocyte Homing in Aging
1997 ScholarsNir Barzilai, M.D.Albert Einstein College of MedicineThe Effect of Age-dependent Increase inVisceral Fat on Insulin Action and Secretion
Michele Bellantoni, M.D.Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineGrowth Hormone and Sex Steroid Effects onBone in Older Women
James R. Burke, M.D., Ph.D.Duke University Medical CenterPolyglutamine Proteins as a Model Systemfor Studying Protein Aggregation and CellDeath in Aging and NeurodegenerativeDisease
Mark D’Esposito, M.D.University of Pennsylvania School of MedicineFunctional Neuroimaging Studies ofWorking Memory in Normal Human Aging
Thomas M. Gill, M.D.Yale University School of MedicineIdentifying the Events that PrecipitateFunctional Dependence Among Community-living Elderly Persons
Bernard F. Godley, M.D., Ph.D.University of Texas Medical BranchThe Role of Oxidative Damage and Repair inAge-related Macular Degeneration
Todd E. Golde, M.D., Ph.D.Mayo Clinic Medical School, JacksonvilleProteolytic Generation of the Amyloid BetaPeptide in Alzheimer’s Disease
Helen Hoenig, M.D., M.P.H.Duke University Medical CenterAn Investigation of the Physical Costs andthe Quality of Life Benefits of Wheelchairsfor Older Persons
Elan D. Louis, M.D., M.S.Columbia University College of Physicians andSurgeonsFunctional Correlates of Essential Tremor
Charles A. Thornton, M.D.University of Rochester School of Medicine andDentistryPathophysiology of Myotonic Dystrophy, aProgeroid Syndrome
1996 ScholarsChristopher M. Callahan, M.D.Indiana University School of MedicineThe Use of Percutaneous EndoscopicGastrostomy Among Older Adults in aCommunity Setting
Robert W. Doms, M.D., Ph.D.University of Pennsylvania School of MedicinePresinilin 1, APP, and Alzheimer’s Disease
Murali Doraiswamy, M.D.Duke University Medical CenterApolipoprotein E Type 4 Allele and CerebralMetabolism in Relatives at Risk for FamilialAlzheimer’s Disease
Harlan M. Krumholz, M.D.Yale University School of MedicineClinical Spectrum, Treatment and Outcomeof Elderly Congestive Heart Failure Patients
Makau Lee, M.D., Ph.D.University of Mississippi Medical CenterStudies on Aging, Dietary Restriction andGastric Mucosal Defense
Richard F. Loeser, M.D.Rush Medical CollegeGrowth Factors and Aging in Cartilage
Karen M. Prestwood, M.D.University of Connecticut Health CenterBone Turnover and the Response toEstrogen in Older Caucasian, Hispanic andAfrican-American Postmenopausal Women
May J. Reed, M.D.University of Washington School of MedicineAngio-genesis, the Extra-cellular Matrix, andWound Repair in Aging
Robert Glenn Smith, M.D., Ph.D.Baylor College of MedicineRole of Voltage-gated Calcium Channel AutoAntibodies in Motoneuron Injury in ALS
1995 ScholarsAshley I. Bush, M.D., D.P.M., Ph.D.Harvard Medical SchoolZinc Exposure as a Risk Factor forAlzheimer’s Disease
Ted M. Dawson, M.D., Ph.D.Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineGene Therapy for Neurologic Disorders
David M. Holtzman, M.D.Washington University School of MedicineMolecular and Cellular Factors that Play aRole in Maintaining Neuronal Form andFunction in the Normal Aging CNS and HowThey May Be Altered in AD
Edward H. Koo, M.D.University of California, San Diego School ofMedicineThe Mechanism of Amyloid ß-protein (aß)Production from the Amyloid PrecursorProtein (APP) in Neurons
Mark S. Lachs, M.D., M.P.H.Weill Medicine College of Cornell UniversityThe Morbidity and Mortality of Elder Abuse
Frank M. Longo, M.D., Ph.D.University of California, San Francisco Schoolof MedicineNew Strategies for TreatingNeurodegenerative Disease
Richard A. Marottoli, M.D., M.P.H.Yale University School of MedicineDevelopment of a Strategy for IdentifyingWhich Older Drivers are at Risk for Crashesand Moving Violations
Lina M. Obeid, M.D.Medical University of South CarolinaRole of Ceramide in Inducing the SenescentPhenotype through Activating a GrowthSuppressor Pathway and by Inhibiting aMitogenic Pathway
Peter Reaven, M.D.University of California, San Diego School ofMedicineThe Relationship of Aging and AntioxidantDefense Systems to Atherosclerosis
Alan R. Shuldiner, M.D.University of Maryland School of MedicineGenetics of Diabetes and Obesity in theElderly
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2005 InvestigatorsMuralindhar Beeram, M.D.University of Texas Health Science Center atSan Antonio
Steven M. Handler, M.D.University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
2004InvestigatorsOumitana Kajkenova, M.D.University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Josh F. Peterson, M.D., M.P.H.Vanderbilt University
2003InvestigatorsJoseph V. Agostini, M.D.Yale University School of Medicine
Robert G. Riekse, M.D.Seattle Institute for Biomedical & ClinicalResearch
2002InvestigatorsCynthia M. Carlsson, M.D.Madison Veterans Affairs Geriatric Research,Education and Clinical Center (GRECC)
Margaret Pisani, M.D.Yale University School of Medicine
2001InvestigatorsArti Hurria, M.D.Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Cathy C. Lee, M.D.University of Michigan Health Systems
2000InvestigatorsHelen K. Edelberg, M.D.Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Wesley Ely, M.D., M.P.H., F.C.C.P.Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
1999InvestigatorsJames B. Wendt, M.D.University of Illinois at Chicago
1998InvestigatorsEdward S. Connolly, Jr., M.D.Columbia University College of Physicians &Surgeons
Richard Lin, M.D.University of Texas Health Science Center atSan Antonio
1997InvestigatorsHoang Duong, M.D.Columbia University College of Physicians &Surgeons
Tina V. Hartert, M.D.Vanderbilt University Medical Center
1996InvestigatorsRebecca J. Beyth, M.D.Case Western Reserve University School ofMedicine
Daniel T. Kaufer, M.D.University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
1995InvestigatorsBarbara Clark, M.D.Harvard Medical School
Rahmawati Sih, M.D.Saint Louis University School of Medicine
1994InvestigatorsAdalsteinn Gudmundsson, M.D.University of Wisconsin
Fouzia Lagrhissi-Thode, M.D.University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
1990InvestigatorsDeborah N. Goldner-Robin, M.D.Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Eugenie L. Siegler, M.D.University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
1989InvestigatorsMeghan B. Gerety, M.D.University of Texas Health Science Center atSan Antonio
Margaret Winker, M.D.University of Chicago Medical Center
1988InvestigatorsGary A. Ford, M.D., M.R.C.P.Stanford University Medical Center
Jerry H. Gurwitz, M.D.Harvard Medical School
Stephen C. Montamat, M.D.University of Washington School of Medicine
Bruce G. Pollock, M.D., Ph.D.University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
AFAR/Ellison Medical Foundation SeniorPostdoctoral Fellows Research Program
Two-year fellowships to encourage and further the careers of postdoctoralfellows (both M.D.’s and Ph.D.’s) with at least 3 and not more than 5 yearsof postdoctoral training, in the fundamental mechanisms of aging.
1993InvestigatorsNabil Andrawis, M.D., Ph.D.Brown University School of Medicine
Susan Kalish, M.D.Harvard Medical School
1992InvestigatorsDean L. Kellogg, Jr., M.D., Ph.D.University of Texas Health Science Center atSan Antonio
Fred Kusumoto, M.D.University of California, San Francisco
1991InvestigatorsKayla I. Brodkin, M.D.University of Washington School of Medicine
Mark Monane, M.D., M.S.Harvard Medical School
2005 FellowsJohannes H. Bauer, Ph.D.Brown UniversityMechanism(s) of p53-dependent LifespanExtension
Malene Hansen, Ph.D.University of California, San FranciscoMolecular Mechanisms of LifespanRegulation by the Insulin/IGF-1 Pathways inC. elegans
Supriya Srinivasan, Ph.D.University of California, San FranciscoThe Role of Serotonergic Signaling inEnergy Homeostasis During Aging
2004 FellowsShermali Gunawardena, Ph.D.University of California, San DiegoAxonal Transport and NeurodegenerativeDisease: Is Perturbation in VesicularTransport an Early Neuronal DysfunctionPathway?
Jeong Hyeon Park, Ph.D.The Rockefeller UniversityThe Roles of p53-interacting ChromatinModifying Complexes in Human CellularAging
Sarah Sagi, Ph.D.University of California, San DiegoNSAID Modulation of g- and ß-secretase
2003 FellowsHaim Cohen, Ph.D.Harvard Medical SchoolDNA Break Repair Controlled by SIRT1 viathe Deacetylation of Ku70 and Ku80
Coleen T. Murphy, Ph.D.University of California, San FranciscoDiscovery and Analysis of C. elegansLifespan Genes
Marc F. Poitras, Ph.D.New York University School of MedicineMolecular Mechanisms of Tankurase1-induced Telomere Elongation
AFAR/Merck Junior Investigator Award inGeriatric Clinical Pharmacology
Two-year awards addressed the critical need of developing more physicianswith a command of geriatric clinical pharmacology. Sponsored by theMerck Company Foundation. This program was active from 1988 to 2005.
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AFAR/Glenn Research Grant forPostdoctoral Fellows
One-year fellowships to encourage and further the careers of postdoc-toral fellows (both M.D.’s and Ph.D.’s) with at least 2 and not more than5 years of postdoctoral training, in the fundamental mechanisms ofaging. Sponsored by the Glenn Foundation for Medical Research. Thisprogram was active from 2001 to 2004.
2004 FellowsPaul D. Allen, Ph.D.University of RochesterAging-related Neural Desynchronization inthe Auditory Brainstem
Johannes H. Bauer, Ph.D.University of Connecticut Health CenterThe Role of p53 in Lifespan Extension
Robert Dekroon, Ph.D.Duke University Medical CenterThe Role of Intracellular Pathways Mediatedby Lipoproteins in the Regulation ofApoptosis
Rugang Zhang, Ph.D.Fox Chase Cancer CenterMolecular Basis of Cellular Senescence
2003 FellowsArjumand Ghazi, Ph.D.University of California, San FranciscoRole of the Somatic Gonad in the Regulationof Caenorhabditis elegans Aging
David W. Killilea, Ph.D.Children’s Hospital Oakland Research InstituteCellular Aging Alters Intracellular IronHomeostasis
Gawain McColl, Ph.D.Buck Institute for Age ResearchThe Role of KU70 in Stress Resistance andAging
Andrej Podlutsky, Ph.D.University of Texas Health Science Center atSan AntonioStress Tolerance and Bat Aging
2002 FellowsAdam H. Gazzaley, M.D., Ph.D.University of California, BerkeleyNeural Mechanisms of Memory Function inNormal Aging
Dejan Milatovic, Ph.D.Vanderbilt UniversityCerebral Oxidative Damage in the Models ofAdvanced Age, Inflammation andExcitotoxicity
Anne Simon, Ph.D.California Institute of TechnologyStudy of Long-lived Mutants of theEcdysone Receptor
Meng-Ping Tu, Ph.D.Brown UniversityYeast-restriction in Juvenile State ExtendsAdult Lifespan in Drosophila melanogaster
2001 FellowsDebdutta Bandyopadhay, Ph.D.Baylor College of MedicineRole of Histone Deacetylation inMelanocytes Senescence
Kathy Barsz, Ph.D.University of Rochester Medical CenterThe Effect of Aging on PhysiologicalCorrelates of Masked Intensity Judgments
Nilufer Ertekin-Taner, M.D.Mayo Clinic, JacksonvilleIdentification of the Novel Late-onsetAlzheimer’s Disease Gene on Chromosome10 Using Plasma Amyloid Beta Levels as aSurrogate Genetic Marker
Faith Gunning-Dixon, Ph.D.Hospital of the University of PennsylvaniaThe Neural Basis of Age-related Declines inEpisodic Memory
Kimmo J. Hatanpaa, M.D., Ph.D.Johns Hopkins UniversityCatabolism of Alzheimer Amyloid Beta-protein
Shunai Jiang, M.D., Ph.D.Emory UniversityFas Ligand and Fas in Aging
Pankaj Kapahi, Ph.D.California Institute of TechnologyIsolation and Characterization of Genes ThatExtend Lifespan and PreventNeurodegeneration Using Drosophilamelanogaster as a Model System
Plamen D. Penev, M.D., Ph.D.University of ChicagoPoor Sleep Quality and Testosterone Declinein Older Men
Claus U. Pietrzik, Ph.D.University of California, San DiegoRole of the LRP in Cytoplasmic Domain inAPP Processing
Leanne Rae Stewart, Ph.D.Washington University School of MedicineThe Involvement of Mutant PrPAccumulation and Apoptosis inNeurodegeneration in Tg(PG14) Mice
AFAR/Merck
AFAR/Merck Research Scholarships inGeriatric Pharmacology for Medical andPharmacy Students
Two- to three-month awards provided M.D. and Ph.D. students the opportunity to undertake a research project in geriatric pharmacology.Sponsored by the Merck Company Foundation. This program was activefrom 1998 to 2004.
2004 ScholarsMary Jo HessertUniversity of New EnglandAssessing Medication Compliance forElderly Patients in a New York Rural FamilyPractice
Patricia A. McHazlettTexas Tech University Health Sciences CenterDivalent Ion Channels as Drug Targets inAlzheimer’s Disease
Sarah E. SmithUniversity of California, IrvineMedication Use in Dementia Patients inAdult Day Health Centers
2003 ScholarsKelly GauthierVirginia Commonwealth UniversityCognitive, Functional and BehavioralOutcomes of Reducing Anticholinergic DrugUse in Alzheimer’s Disease Patients TakingCholinesterase Inhibitors
Courtney HoeltingTexas Tech University Health Sciences CenterCharacterization of the Agnostic andAntagonistic Effects of Selective EstrogenReceptor Modulators (SERMs) andEstrogen-related Compounds in SeptalCholinergic Neurons
Olga KaufmanUniversity of Southern CaliforniaDepression and Pain Management ofDisabled Patients Using Effective Age Model
Paul McConnellWest Virginia University School of MedicineMeasurement of Antioxidative Protection inMammalian Cells as a Means to PossiblyPrevent Neurodegenerative Aging Disorders
Angela A. McMichaelUniversity of Maryland, BaltimoreImproving Diabetes MedicationManagement in Older Adults
2002 ScholarsMark GamberUniversity of North Texas Health ScienceCenterHormone Replacement Therapy:Investigating Language Barriers
David C. JohnsonUniversity of FloridaGeriatric Chronic Pain Management: TheEffects of Including a Pain Self-assessmentin the Patient’s Medical Chart
Daniel G. KlodaUniversity of New EnglandRole of Dynorphin Peptides in Age-associat-ed Cognitive Impairment
Amanda PrestonOhio Northern UniversityThe Role of Excessive MAO-B Activity in theLearning Deficits Induced by Aging andEcstasy
Heather SturgillVirginia Commonwealth UniversityTissue Factor Polymorphism inPostmenopausal Women
Kathleen Tschantz UnroeOhio State UniversityPrescribing Medications to Older Drivers:Are Physician Resources Adequate?
2001 ScholarsAngelo A. BaccalaJohns Hopkins University School of MedicineIn Vitro RU-486 Gene Switch Regulation ofiNOS for the Treatment of ErectileDysfunction in Men Taking NitrateContaining Drugs and Those Suffering fromthe Side Effects of Viagra
Jennifer W. ChildressUniversity of Maryland, BaltimoreEvaluation of Oral Inhaler Technique Pre-and Post-interventions in Elderly Individuals
Jay ChyungHarvard Medical SchoolCharacterization of the IDE-mediatedDegradation of aß in Plasma Membranesand in Intracellular Vesicular Compartmentsof Cells
Yana DadiomovaMount Sinai School of MedicineMedication Management and Health Literacyin Community-dwelling Older Adults
Jennifer L. JohnsonUniversity of Arkansas for Medical SciencesBaseline Medication Use in DementiaPatients with Disruptive Behaviors
Reza KafiUniversity of Michigan Medical CenterTopical Vitamin A (All-trans Retinol) in theTreatment of Aged Skin
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Blake KellerCommonwealth University/Medical College ofVirginiaAge-related Differences in the Sensitivity toEthanol in Humans
Christopher MartinTexas Tech University Health Sciences CenterEffects of Phytoestrogens on the Survival ofBasal Forebrain Cholinergic Neurons In Vitro
Julia K. NguyenUniversity of California, San FranciscoIs Polypharmacy a Risk Factor for AdverseDrug Reactions in Geriatric Nursing HomeResidents?
Mai T. NguyenWestern University College of PharmacyExamining a Role for Diazepam inProtecting Nerve Cells from Death that isExposed to Alzheimer Plaque Fragments
Aimee M. WrightUniversity of FloridaThe Relationship of Cognitive-impairingMedications and Cognitive Ability in ElderlyPsychiatric Inpatients
2000 ScholarsJeffrey R. BishopUniversity of IowaNeuronal Susceptibility to EnvironmentalStressors in Parkinson’s Disease: The Roleof aß-Synuclein.
Dena DubalUniversity of KentuckyEstrogen-mediated Neuroprotection AgainstStroke Injury in Aging Female Rats:Potential Mechanisms
Yvonne C. HuckleberryWashington State UniversityAre Explicit Criteria for the Prescribing ofMedications in the Elderly Utilized? AnAssessment of Office-based Physician-patient Encounters in the United States1990-1997
Szilard KissColumbia University College of Physicians &SurgeonssRAGE Inhibition of the Post-ischemic Pro-inflammatory Axis: A Novel Treatmentfor Stroke
Sarah MiddletonBrown UniversityNitrate Use in Very Frail Elderly withCoronary Heart Disease
Melissa WellonsDuke UniversityHIV Infection: Treatments and Outcomes inOlder and Younger Patients
1999 ScholarsPatricia M. EnglePurdue UniversityPredictors of Serum AnticonvulsantConcentrations in Older Adults and RelatedTreatment Outcomes
Wei Han FangUniversity of IowaPhage Display Technique in Drug Screeningfor Alzheimer’s
David GanzHarvard Medical SchoolAnticoagulant Use and Monitoring in ElderlyPatients with Atrial Fibrillation
Kathryn L. HarrisMercer UniversityA Retrospective Study of Adverse DrugReactions Following the Administration ofthe Influenza, Pneumonia and/or Tetanus-diphtheria Vaccines to Geriatric NursingFacility Residents
Jiwon W. KimUniversity of Southern CaliforniaDrug Treatment of Managed Care Patientsand Fee-for-Service Patients of SkilledNursing Facilities - Comparison of Cost,Length of Treatment, Efficacy, and OutcomesMeasurements.
Bismruta MisraMassachusetts General HospitalClinical and Nonclinical Factors ofAntihypertensive Polypharmacy
Andrew G. SolomonVirginia Commonwealth UniversityThe Effect of Older Age on LuteinizingHormone (LH) Elimination
W. Wallace WebsterUniversity of Kansas Medical CenterAnalysis of Loosely-bound Iron inAlzheimer’s Disease Brain Tissue andCorrelation with Histopathological Changes
1998 ScholarsLanning R. BakerIdaho State UniversityMorphine Metabolites and GenderDifferences in Pain Responses in the Elderly
Irina D. BurdUniversity of Medicine and Dentistry of NewJerseyThe Importance of Neuron-AstrocyteInteractions in Adult Basal Forebrain
Jersey ChenYale University School of Medicineß-blocker Therapy for the Treatment ofAcute Myocardial Infarction in ElderlyMedicare Beneficiaries with Diabetes
James A. Edwards, Ph.D.Virginia Commonwealth UniversityAnalysis of Plasma Levels of Scopolamine inHealthy Elderly Volunteers
Kevin L. FergusonStanford UniversityThe Effects of Metformin on theDevelopment of Visceral Obesity and InsulinResistance in Fat-fed Rats
Rahul GargDuke UniversityRhoA and its Role in the Mechanism ofAction of Common Glaucoma Drugs
Cynthia O. HowellUniversity of Florida College of PharmacyThe Effect of Estrogen Deprivation on HeatShock Protein-70 Expression in Rat SkeletalMuscle
Louis J. KimColumbia UniversityActive Site-blocked Factor IXa as a NovelTreatment for Stroke in a Murine Model ofFocal Cerebral Ischemia
David D. Limbrick, M.S.Virginia Commonwealth UniversityCharacterization of Intracellular CalciumKinetics Following Glutamate Exposure in anIn vitro Model of Stroke and Aging
1997 ScholarsRoni DevlinUniversity of Colorado Health Sciences CenterComputerized Identification of PotentialAdverse Drug Events in the Elderly and theEffect on Physician Response and DrugProgram Utilization
Marc LevskyNorthwestern UniversitySSRI-induced Hyponatremia in the Elderly:Is it Real Clinical Concern?
Carol MattesUniversity of Pittsburgh Medical CenterHuman Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase asGene Therapy for Erectile Dysfunction
Maritess MauricioStanford University School of MedicineApolipoprotein E (ApoE) Status and theEffects of Estrogen Replacement Therapy onDepression and Cognitive Function in OlderWomen
Jill ScottTufts University School of MedicineReduced Cytochrome P450-3A Activity inOld Age: An Experimental Model
Selina ShahVanderbilt University School of MedicineThe Effects of Aging on P-glycoproteinActivity in the Central Nervous System.
AFAR/Glenn Scholarships for Research in the Biology of Aging
Three-month awards provided M.D. and Ph.D. students the opportunity toconduct a research project in an area of biomedical research in aging,under the auspices of a mentor. Sponsored by the Glenn Foundation forMedical Research. This program was active from 1995 to 2004.
2004 ScholarsEzana M. AzeneJohns Hopkins UniversityGene Therapy for Peripheral NeuropathicPain
Melynda A. BarnesMount Sinai School of MedicineImmunohistochemical Analysis of SpinalCords from Disulfiram-Treated G86RSuperoxide Dismutase-1 Transgenic Mice
Ala BerdichevskyMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyIdentification of Molecular Targets of sir-2.1Gene, which Promotes Extension ofLifespan of the Nematode Caenorhabditiselegans
Eric Hau-Yun ChangNew York UniversityReceptor Dysfunction in Double Knock-inAPP+PS1 Mice
Robi GoswamiDuke UniversityRegulation of the Platelet-derived GrowthFactor Receptor-ß by G Protein-coupledReceptor Kinase-2
Jennifer A. GreenhallUniversity of California, San DiegoThe Impact of fgf1 and fgf2 on thePreservation of Cortical Neurons in theAging Mouse
Shilpa IyerUniversity of GeorgiaKlstn-M1: A Novel Yeast Model System toStudy Telomere Capping Defects andRecombinational Telomere Elongation
William W. JaCalifornia Institute of TechnologyCharacterization of Methuselah, a DrosophilaG Protein-coupled Receptor Associated withLongevity
Youngmok Charles JangUniversity of Florida, GainesvilleLong-term Caloric Restriction (CR) as aStrategy to Prevent Sarcoplasmic Reticulum(SR) Stress Induced CardiomyocytesApoptosis In Vivo
Jennifer Q. KwongWeill Medical College of Cornell UniversityModulation of Mitochondrial Homeostasisby Bcl-2 in Cells with Mitochondrial DNAMutations
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Janelle Lauer-FieldsFlorida Atlantic UniversityEngineering and Expression of ADMTS-4and ADMTS-5, Proteolytic EnzymesInvolved in Osteoarthritis Progression
Maria LehtinenHarvard UniversityCharacterization of the Role of MST1 inOxidative Stress and Aging in Caenorhabditiselegans
Jacqueline MaffucciUniversity of TexasHypothalamic Mechanisms for ReproductiveSenescence in Aging Female Rats: Roles ofNMDA Receptors and GnRH Neurons
Patrick McLaughlinUniversity of WashingtonProteomic Analysis of Proteins Related toInflammation in Parkinson’s Disease
Kathryn A. MoynihanWashington UniversityDeacetylation of the Forkhead TranscriptionFactor FOX01 by Mammalian Sir2aNegatively Regulates Insulin GeneExpression in Pancreatic ß Cells
Xuan V. NguyenUniversity of KentuckyAge-dependent Alterations in Dopamine andthe Nigrostriatal System in ProdynophinKnockout Mice
Mohammed Zeeshan OzairAga Khan UniversityAnalysis of Neural Stem Cell MigrationTowards Brain Tumors by In Vivo PhageDisplay
Annalise PaabyUniversity of PennsylvaniaSelection and Gene Regulation ofSenescence in Natural Populations ofDrosophila
Carlos J. PantojaUniversity of California, San FranciscoThe Involvement of DAF-16 and HSF-1 inthe Regulation of Small Heat Shock ProteinGenes
Julie K. PlowdenEmory UniversityEffects of Aging on the Kinetics andStrength of T-cell Antigen Presenting CellInteractions
Adolfo Sanchez-BlancoUniversity of Connecticut Health CenterUCP5 Deficiency Mimics Caloric Restrictionin Drosophila melanogaster
Kim SciarrettaUniversity of ChicagoModeling an Intermediate of Beta-amyloidFibril Formation
Kun-Chih Kelvin TsaiHarvard UniversityHeterotypic Interactions Between Stress-induced Prematurely Senescent Stroma andNeighboring Epithelial Cells in Aging andCancer
Lisa J. WhitsonUniversity of Texas Health Science Center atSan AntonioMonomerization and Amyloid Formation ofFALS-Associated Cu-Zn SuperoxideDismutase Mutants
Brice J. WilliamsMedical University of South CarolinaAltered Neurotrophin Release in Age-relatedDementia
2003 ScholarsScott B. BergerUniversity of MichiganThe Use of Glycosidases as a Means ofCorrecting Age-dependent Deficiencies of T-cell Function
Jennifer CaplaNew York UniversityInvestigating the Role of Adult VascularStem Cells in the Pathogenesis of Age-relat-ed Disease
Marci L. ChewUniversity of PittsburghSerum Anticholinergicity at SpecificMuscarinic Receptor Subtypes
Daniel J. DurandJohns Hopkins UniversityMyocardial Regeneration by Bone-marrowDerived Stem Cells in Old versus YoungWistar Rats
Andrew A. GrimmWashington UniversityThe Functional Relationship Between anNAD Biosynthesis Enzyme and the NAD-Dependent Deacetylase, SIR2, in Mammals
Mary A. HancockUniversity of UtahComparison of the Levels of OxidativeDamage Among European MitochondrialHaplogroups Using Phylogenetic Analysis
Jaime M. HatcherEmory UniversityEffects of Chronic Dieldrin Exposure toOrganotypic Slice Cultures of Rat Striatumand Nigra
Kerry L. HildrethDuke UniversityMolecular Mechanisms for Regulation of thePlatelet-Derived Growth Factor ReceptorBeta by Serine Phosphorylation
Renee HoUniversity of Southern AlabamaEnhancing Mitochondrial DNA Repair ofOxidative Damage as a Strategy to Delay theEffect of Aging in Neurons
Steven HobbsUniversity of ColoradoThe Role of Estrogen in Cortisol InducedBeta-amyloid Production and Toxicity
Troy A. HornbergerUniversity of Illinois, ChicagoRegulation of Protein Synthesis ThroughStretch Induced Signaling Events in AgingSkeletal Muscle
Matthew R. HoslerUniversity of Medicine and Dentistry of NewJerseyThe Role of Oxidation in the TGF- ß CataractModel
James G. JacksonUniversity of Texas Health Science Center atSan AntonioRole of the Novel Transcription FactorMRG15 in Cell Proliferation and SenescenceEscape
Hanyu (Maggie) LiangUniversity of Texas Health Science Center atSan AntonioCharacterization of Transgenic MiceOverexpressing Thioredoxin2 (Trx2)
Janelle MallettUniversity of ConnecticutEffect of Parathyroid Hormone onOsteoblast Proliferation and Apoptosis inFgf2 Knockout Mice
Julien MuffatCalifornia Institute of TechnologyCharacterization of the DrosophilaApolipoprotein D Homolog as a Novel GeneInfluencing Lifespan and Stress Resistance
Tung Hoang Ngo, Ph.D.Western University College of MedicineEffect of Dietary Fat on Androgen-independ-ent Prostate Tumor Growth in Scid Mice
Anirban PaulHoward UniversityNovel Regulators of Manganese SuperoxideDismutase Gene Transcription in Drosophila
Richard J. PerrinUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignAnalysis of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid-induced Modification of Alpha-synuclein, aProtein Involved in Neurodegenerative Disease
Deepa PikleUniversity of MarylandPremature Aging: A ’Defective’ Helicase-topoisomerase Interaction in DNAMetabolism
Amy PoolerMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyInvestigating Age-Related MemoryImpairment: The Role of Cholesterol inSynaptic Protein Expression and MembraneFormation in the Hippocampus
Davis C. RymanCase Western Reserve UniversityA Genome Scan for Quantitative Trait LociControlling Beta-amyloid Production andDeposition in a Transgenic Mouse Model ofAlzheimer’s Disease
Megha SatyanarayanaUniversity of Texas Southwest Medical CenterA Rapid Fluorescence-based Screen forLong Lived C. elegans Mutants
Ganesh ShankarHarvard UniversityEffects of Apolipoprotein E and a1-antichy-motrypsin on In Vivo Production andStabilization of Natural Amyloid Beta-proteinOligomers
Jason D. ShepherdJohns Hopkins UniversityThe Involvement of the Immediate EarlyGene ARC in Endocytosis of Presenilin1 andAPP Processing: Implications forAlzheimer’s Disease
Tiffany E. ShubertUniversity of North Carolina, Chapel HillEffects of Exercise on Angiogenesis in theHippocampus of Mice
Brian SilviaUniversity of ConnecticutTargeted Expression of Putative DrosophilaUncoupling Protein and its Effect onLongevity
Wook SongTexas A&M UniversityEffect of Exercise Training on Age-inducedUpregulation of the iNOS Signaling Pathwayin Skeletal Muscle
Liou SunSouthern Illinois UniversityThe Effect of Dwarfism and CaloricRestriction on Synaptophysin Expression inthe Mouse Hippocampus
Susan E. Swanberg, J.D.University of California, DavisAvian Cells In Vitro: A Model System for theStudy of Telomere Length Regulation andReplicative Senescence
2002 ScholarsTrinity J. BivalacquaTulane University School of MedicineRole of Superoxide in the Pathophysiologyof Age-related Erectile Dysfunction:Influence of In Vivo Gene Transfer ofSuperoxide Dismutase
Jinsook ChangUniversity of Texas Health Science Center atSan AntonioProfiling of Mitochondrial Proteins by 2DGel Electrophoresis in Wild Type andHeterozygous MnSOD Mice with Age
Abbie C. ConnoyWake Forest UniversityAging and the Regulation of the Interleukin-1-Receptor-associated Kinase in MurineSplenocytes
Danielle S. DayUniversity of Colorado Health Science CenterEffects of Age-related Decline in SexHormones on Resting Energy Expenditure
Cheryl (Jansen) EthenUniversity of MinnesotaProteome Analysis of Retinal Proteins
Raina T. GayTufts UniversityThe Effect of Vitamin E on SecondaryBacterial Infection Following InfluenzaInfection in Old Mice
William Y. GoUniversity of California, San DiegoElucidating the Function of NFAT5: PossibleCell Cycle Modulator in Response toOxidative Stress, UV/Ionizing Radiation andHypertonicity
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Mark F. HaussmannIowa State UniversityHow do Long-lived Organisms DelaySenescence - Development of AppropriateModels and Techniques
Jason HinmanBoston University School of MedicineThe Characterization of Nodal Abnormalitiesin the Aging Brain
Cheng HuangWashington University School of MedicineIdentification of Genes Involved inCaenorhabditis elegans Aging
Kara JohnsonLoyola University Medical CenterEffect of Age on ß-lymphopoiesis and theMaintenance of the Mature ß CellCompartment
Nathan K. LeBrasseurBoston UniversityNeuregulin/ErbB Signaling in SkeletalMuscle: Aging & Atrophy
Sandy LiUniversity of MichiganExpression Analysis of Type II IP3 Receptorin Aging Retina
Lina LiUniversity of Alabama at BirminghamAge-related Thymic Involution in IL-12BKnockout Mice
Paul R. LockmanTexas Tech University Health Science CenterTargeted Brain Delivery of NovelNanoparticles via the Blood-brain BarrierCholine Transporter
Carrie LyonsQueen’s UniversityThe Impact of Mitochondrial Ultrastructureon Cellular Physiology
Deanna MarchioniniRush-Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Medical CenterMelatonin Treatment for Optimal GraftSurvival in an Aged Rat Model ofParkinson’s Disease
C. David MintzMount Sinai School of MedicineInvestigating the Role of Presenilin-1 at theSynapse
Jacqueline E. PaytonUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignFunctional Analysis of theNeurodegenerative Disease-related Protein,Alpha-Synuclein
Mark RapoportNorthwestern University Medical SchoolDynamic State of Mind: Does a More PlasticCytoskeleton Prevent aß-InducedNeurogeneration in Hippocampal Neurons?
Catherine RehderVirginia Commonwealth UniversityThe Role of Chromosome Specific TelomereLength in Age-related Somatic CellAneuploidy
Rose M. ReynoldsUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignThe Contribution of PopulationHeterogeneity to Mortality Plateaus
Ritu SainiNew York University School of MedicineGene Regulation by Interleukin-8 in CulturedKeratinocytes
Scott SalsmanOklahoma Medical Research FoundationEffect of Active Site Oxidation on the PTENTumor Suppressor
Sarah SperanzaUniversity of New England College of MedicineDevelopment of Neurosteroids as CognitiveEnhancers
Raymond W. ThompsonUniversity of South CarolinaEffect of Aging On Inflammation DuringSkeletal Muscle Regeneration FollowingFunctional Overload Induced Injury
Maria L. UrsoUniversity of MassachusettsMuscle Function, Disuse and Antioxidants inOlder Adults
Laura Volpicelli-DaleyEmory UniversityThe Effects of Chronic CholinergicStimulation on Muscarinic AcetylcholineReceptor Intracellular Trafficking andExpression
Min ZhuUniversity of RochesterTranscription Modulation by the C-terminalFragment of Amyloid Precursor Protein inNeurodegeneration
Brian M. ZidCalifornia Institute of TechnologyInvestigating the Role of Fatty Acid AmideHydrolase in Aging Using Drosophilamelanogaster
2001 ScholarsYama AkbariUniversity of California, IrvinePrimary Mechanism Underlying PresenilinMutations: Calcium Dyshomesostasis orBeta-Amyloid Formation?
Daniela-Annenelie BotaUniversity of Southern CaliforniaRegulation of Lon Protease Activity withAging and Level of Oxidative Stress
David BadreMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyNeurobiology of Cognitive Aging: HumanPrefrontal Cortex and Memory in NormalAging
Kevin J. BittermanHarvard Medical SchoolA Genetic Screen for Factors That ExtendLifespan Through Caloric Restriction Pathway
Todd A. CannonUniversity of WashingtonInvolvement of WRN Protein inAtherosclerogenesis
Lynn ChienDuke UniversityTumor Necrosis Factor Receptor Subtype-specific Signaling in Vascular SmoothMuscle Cells
Krishnan M. DhandapaniMedical College of GeorgiaMechanisms of Neuroprotection byEstrogen and SERMs
Ibtissam EchchgaddaUniversity of Texas Health Science Center atSan AntonioAging and DHEA-sulfotransferase inCholesterol and Bile Acid Homeostasis
Mark R. GavinWashington UniversityUnderstanding the Mechanism of S PhaseArrest by the Retinoblastoma TumorSuppressor Protein
Kristen J. HomesWashington UniversityElucidation of Components of the B3Integrin that are Essential for BoneResorption: A Search for Anti-osteoporosisTherapeutic Targets
Andrew C. HsiehAlbert Einstein College of MedicineThe Role of a Novel Forkhead Target Gene inRegulating Cellular Senescence
Carianne JudgeUniversity of MarylandInvestigating the Role RNase-L Plays inSenescence
Eleanor A. KnoppYale UniversityThe Effect of Aging on the Skeletal Responseto Intermittent Treatment with PTH
Amy C. LeeMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyAge-associated Changes in theInflammatory and Proliferative Response toVascular Injury
Patrick McHughUniversity of LouisvilleNeutrophil (PMN) Senescence: Can PMNsBecome Too Old to Kill?
Timothy E. MeyerWashington UniversityThe Effects of 3-month DHEA Supplementationin Older Adults on Vascular Reactivity
Gail C. O’KaneMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyExploring the Relation Between Set Shiftingand Memory Retrieval
Thomas J. ScharshmidtNortheastern Ohio University College ofMedicineAnalysis of Type IIA and IIB Splice Variantsof Procollagen in Osteoarthritis UtilizingLaser Capture Microdissection
Rodney E. ShackelfordDes Moines University of OsteopathicMedicineAtaxia-telangiectasia, Gene Therapy, and theCellular Aging Process
Alex ShpilmanFinch University of the HealthSciences/Chicago Medical SchoolImpact of the SAPK-1 Pathway on the Age-related Impairment of Adipogenesis
Faisal SiddiquiState University of New York, SyracuseNumerical Densities of Myonuclei and SatelliteCells in Muscle Fiber Tin the Aging HumanLateral Cricoarytenoid Muscle: AnImmunohistochemical and Stereological Studyusing Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy
Bethany SlaterMount Sinai School of MedicineAlpha MSH and Aging
Christine C. SpencerUniversity of GeorgiaThe Role of Gene-gene Interactions in Aging
Michael SugarmanUniversity of California, IrvineCan Inclusion Body Myositis Be Treated witha Beta Amyloid Vaccine?
Junko TakeshitaWashington UniversityOxidative Damage of DNA: Mechanisms forCarcinogenesis
Doris M. ThamUniversity of California, DavisActions of Peroxisome Proliferator-activatedReceptor on Diabetic Vasculopathy
Isaiah TurnbullWashington UniversityEffect of Aging on the Heat Shock Responseand Subsequent Sepsis Survival
Christian Von HehnChristian-Albrechts-Universitaet, KielThe Role of Kv3.1 and its Regulation in Age-related Hearing Loss
Jill M. WeimerUniversity of RochesterA Transgenic Animal Model for the Disruptionof Lysosome/Endosome Function: ACommonality in Neurodegenerative Diseases
2000 ScholarsEric D. AgdeppaUniversity of California, Los AngelesBiological Probes for Beta-amyloid Plaquesin Alzheimer’s Disease: In Vitro Analysis ofBeta-amyloid-binding Characteristics ofDDNP Analogs
Rania Al-ShamiUniversity of DelawareRelative Levels of OPN-1 and OPN-2 ChangeDuring Aging
Xinlian ChenUniversity of Texas Health Science Center atSan AntonioThe Response of Mice that OverexpressCatalase and Cu/Zn-SOD to Oxidative Stress
Jay ChyungHarvard UniversityCharacterizing the Effects of a MucosalVaccine for Alzheimer’s Disease
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Richard D’AlonzoSaint Louis UniversityPhysical Interaction Between OsteoblasticTranscription Factors
Rajesh DashUniversity of CincinnatiPhospholamban Phosphorylation as aCompensatory Mechanism of theEndangered Myocardium
Allison W. DobsonUniversity of South AlabamaEnhancing mtDNA Repair in Down’s andCockayne’s Syndromes
Delia GariganUniversity of California, San FranciscoMapping and Characterization of NovelLifespan Mutations in C. elegans
David GordonUniversity of ChicagoInvestigation of the Structure of BetaAmyloid Fibrils
Elise GrenierNorthwestern UniversityRegional Differences of Astrocytes in theDevelopment or Acceleration of Alzheimer’sDisease
Andreana P. HaleyUniversity of VirginiaA Magnetic Resonance SpectroscopicExamination of Hippocampal Volume and N-acetyl-aspartate Levels in Healthy Aging
Jeffrey P. HendersonWashington UniversityHalogenation of DNA by the MyeloperoxidaseSystem of Activated Phagocytes: Implicationsfor Carcinogenesis at Sites of Inflammation
Vicki KuleUniversity of MichiganCharacteristics of Disulfide Intermediate inthe Aging of Phosphoglycerate Kinase
Justine LevinRockefeller UniversityEstrogen Effect in a Mouse Model ofAlzheimer Disease
Stephen S. LinWashington UniversitySnflp Kinase and Aging in S. Cerevisiae
J. Andy MengsholDartmouth University Medical SchoolIL-1 Regulation of Collagenase-3 inOsteoarthritis
Renee MillerUniversity of RochesterGene Expression Profiling in Parkinson’sDisease
Kevin MonahanUniversity of ColoradoDo Reductions in Carotid Arterial ComplianceModulate the Age-related Decline in ArterialBaroreflex Function in Sedentary andRegularly Exercising Humans?
Bhagavathi RamamurthyPenn State UniversityThe Effect of Glycation of Myosin on the InVitro Motility of Actin with Respect to Aging
Jody L. ShortWestern University of Health SciencesEffects of Human Apolipoprotein E Isoformson Olfactory Nerve Plasticity in Mice
Jennifer E. StineUniversity of Texas Health Science Center atSan AntonioStructural Study of FALS-associated Cu-ZnSuperoxide Dismutase Mutants
David A. SunMedical College of Virginia/VirginiaCommonwealth UniversityMolecular Basis for Stroke Induced Epilepsy
Leslie P. TaoUniversity of California, Los AngelesA Progesterone-dependent Mechanism toDelay Reproductive Aging
Robert T. Turner IIIOklahoma UniversitySubstrate Specificity of ß-Secretase:Towards Design of Inhibitor Drugs
Baiping WangUniversity of WashingtonIn Vivo Analysis of the Role of FE65 inAlzheimer’s Disease
Fei-Shiuann Clarissa YangMcGill UniversityRole of Telomere-associated Senescence inWound Healing
1999 ScholarsErin K. BaehrNorthwestern UniversityLow-intensity Exercise at Night to Phase-delay Circadian Rhythms of Older Adults
Jennifer BerkeleyEmory UniversityMuscarinic Regulation of Amyloid PrecursorProtein Metabolism
Erik D. BernsteinAllegheny University of the Health SciencesRAGE, Aging and Peripheral NerveRegeneration
Wende R. BurasBoston University School of MedicineThe Role of Threonine Phosphorylation inEGFR Dysfunction with Aging
Manu ChakravartyUniversity of Texas Medical School at HoustonProliferative Capacity of Skeletal MuscleSatellite Cells with Aging
Judy Y. ChenMeharry Medical CollegeA Clinical and Molecular Genetic Analysis ofEarly-onset Parkinson’s Disease in an AsianAmerican Family
Frank A. DinennoUniversity of Colorado at BoulderFemoral Artery Intima-media Thickness:Effects of Aging and Habitual Physical Activity
Andrew DoanJohns Hopkins UniversityIdentification and Characterization ofInteracting Proteins That Modify the CellBiology and Neurodegenerative Propertiesof Presenilin 1, an Alzheimer’s Disease-linked Protein
Shawn P. GallagherUniversity of DelawareDetecting Early Glaucomatous Visual FieldLoss with Neural Networks
Joseph P. GautWashington UniversityA Myeloperoxidase-Dependent Pathway ofOxidative Damage in 1-Mehyl-4-Phenyl-1,2,3,6-Tetrahydropyridine-inducedParkinson’s Disease
Bradley S. HensonUniversity of MichiganImpact of Parotid-sparing Radiation onXerostomia and Quality of Life in Head andNeck Cancer Patients
Kailiang JiaUniversity of Missouri at ColumbiaGenetic Study of daf-9, A Modulator of LifeSpan in C. elegans
Elizabeth KensingerMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyUncovering the Relation Between Short-term Memory and Long-term Memory
Elaine KhatodWake Forest UniversityThe Effects of Age and Exogenous Estrogenon the Synaptic Density of Layer II PrefrontalCortex: Does Estrogen Replacement IncreaseSynaptic Density in this Cognition-associatedRegion of the Old OVX Female Brown NowayX Fischer 344 Rat?
David W. KillileaUniversity of South AlabamaPhysiological Oxidant Generators AlterGenomic Integrity
Daniel E. KolkerNorthwestern UniversityCircadian Gene Expression in Young andOld Hamsters
Joseph E. Labrie IIIUniversity of MassachusettsIs U(D)J Recombinase Activity Decreased inAged Mice?
James K. LeungBaylor College of MedicineCharacterizing the MORF4-Related Gene onChromosome X (MRGX)
Janet A. MartinUniversity of California, IrvineAstrocyte Degeneration and VascularChanges in Frontotemporal Dementia
Ryan A. McTaggartColumbia UniversityAmyloid-ß and ABAD: A Convergence ofAlzheimer’s Disease and Stroke
James F. MeleThe University of Texas Health Science Centerat San AntonioThe Development of a Transgenic Model toStudy the Role of Manganese SuperoxideDismutase in Oxidative Stress
David MerrillUniversity of California San DiegoNeurodegeneration of the HippocampalFormation with Aging and Treatment withNeurotrophic Factors
Daniel W. MudrickJohns Hopkins UniversityEffects of Age on NOS2 Induction andResponse to ß-Adrenergic Stimulation inLPS and y-INF Exposed Rat Hearts
Anavelys Ortiz-SuarezUniversity of MichiganCharacterization of Expanded T-cell Clonesin Old Mice
James P. PassinaultLoyola University Medical CenterAngiogenesis and Aging
Nicholas K. PriestUniversity of GeorgiaThe Maternal Effects of Stress Resistanceand Senescence
Eric S. RawsonUniversity of MassachusettsCreatine Loading in Elderly Men
Haifeng SongUniversity of Maryland, BaltimoreAltered Responses of Aged ß Cells to CD40Stimulation
Veena ViswanathUniversity of Southern CaliforniaRole of Apoptosis in Age-relatedNeurodegenerative Disorders: Caspases andTheir Inhibition as a Potential TherapeuticIntervention
Theodor A. ZainalUniversity of WisconsinHistologic Quantitation of Age-dependentOxidative Damage in Rhesus MonkeySkeletal Muscle: Effects of Caloric Restriction
1998 ScholarsStuart K. AmateauUniversity of Maryland BaltimoreEstrogen Modulation of GlutamateNeurotransmission in the Aging Brain
Peter J. BayleyUniversity of California, San DiegoSerial Position Effects In Rats’ Spatial Memory
Louis K. ChangWashington University School of MedicineIsoform-specific Effects of ApoE on Beta-amyloid Deposition and Inflammation In Vivo
Isaac S. ChengTufts UniversityIdentification and Characterization ofCaspase(s) Responsible for the AlternativeEndoproteolysis of Presenilins DuringNeuronal Apoptosis
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Christen M. CullenMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyHemodynamics in Aging and Alzheimer’sDisease: An fMRI Study
Limor DeutschBoston UniversityGene Transfer in the Aging Myocardial Cell
Christopher DeVryUniversity of California, Los AngelesProtein Repair in the Biology of Aging
Dena DubalUniversity of KentuckyNeuroprotective Effects of Estrogen in Aging
Melissa GillBrown UniversityEffect of D1 Receptor Modulation onMemory in Aged Mice
Gerald J. GraciaUniversity of FloridaHost Defense Against Influenza in Aged Mice
Allen HarrisonUniversity of MichiganAging and the Ubiquitination of the CD3-zetaChain
John M. HollanderUniversity of Wisconsin, MadisonAging and Antioxidant Enzyme GeneRegulation: Superoxide Dismutase Broughtto Focus
Elizabeth T. Hsiao-WeckslerUniversity of California, BerkeleyInfluence of Lower Extremity Joint Torqueson Balance Recovery by Stepping
Lyndon JosephUniversity of ArkansasWeight Loss, Exercise, and Age: Effects onInsulin Action
Vivek KaliramanUniversity of Medicine and Dentistry of NewJerseyRole of the SLX Proteins in rDNA Stabilityand Aging in Yeast
Richard KwunNew York Medical CollegeThe Use of Pulse Wave Velocity to MeasureAge-related Arterial Stiffening in the Mouse
Peter H.U. LeeBrown UniversityTissue-engineered BioArtificial MusclesTransduced with the IGF-1 Gene CanPromote Motoneuron Sprouting and MuscleFiber Innervation In Vitro
Malcolm A. LeissringUniversity of California, IrvineEffects of Presenilin-1 on Calcium Signaling
Oren LevyEmory UniversityEffects of FAD-Linked Presenilin-1 Mutationson Notch Signaling
Marisol E. LopezUniversity of Wisconsin, MadisonCharacterization of Age-associated ElectronTransport System Abnormalities andAssociated Fiber Atrophy in Rhesus MonkeySkeletal Muscle
Kevin M. OwenLoyola University Medical CenterThe Kinetics of ß-Lymphocyte Production inAged Animals
Marc D. ParadisMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyPresenilins 1 and 2: Effects ofPharmacologic Stimulation ofNeurotransmitter Receptors Coupled toPhospholipase C, Phospholipase A2, orAdenylyl Cyclase Activity on their Cleavage,Transcription and Translation
Echo V. RoweUniversity of WashingtonComplementation of 4NQO Sensitivity inSgs1 Mutant Strains of S. cerevisiae by theHuman Werner Syndrome Protein
Aileen WiglesworthUniversity of KentuckyQuantitative Assessment of Synaptic Densityin Superior Parietal Lobule in Alzheimer’sDisease
Tong ZhuCase Western Reserve UniversityAging-related Defects in Complex III ofCardiac Mitochondria
1997 ScholarsNael Al-AbdullaJohns Hopkins University School of MedicineNeocortical Brain Transplantation to ReverseNeuronal Apoptosis in the Adult LateralGeniculate Nucleus and Restore Connectivity
Kaveh AshrafiWashington University School of MedicineThe Role of Protein N-myristoylation inControlling Survival of Saccharomyces cere-visiae During Stationary Phase and CellularAging
Randall BatemanCase Western Reserve UniversityHuman Mesenchymal Stem Cell Interactionwith Endothelial Cells During In VitroAngiogenesis
Tammie BenzingerUniversity of ChicagoStabilization and Characterization of anIntermediate Conformation of the Beta-amy-loid Peptide of Alzheimer’s Disease
Mark BordenAllegheny University of the Health SciencesAge-related Effects of Fracture Non-unionTreatment Using a Novel Synthetic BoneReplacement
Connie ChenJohns Hopkins School of MedicineThe Individual Impact of Dietary Fats andAntioxidant Vitamin Supplements in the Riskof Alzheimer’s Disease
Jeff CoombesUniversity of FloridaThe Effects of Vitamin E and Lipoic AcidSupplementation on Myocardial Ischemia-reperfusion in Senescent Rats
Michael DobryanskyNew York University School of MedicineAngiogenesis and Prognosis of ColorectalCancer
Kimberley EkisUniversity of MichiganCorrelated Patterns of Epstein-Barr VirusReactivation in Elderly Humans
Sara EvansBaylor College of MedicineAnalysis of the Role of the Human Homologof an Est2 Interacting Protein in HumanTelomere Biology
Jonathan FisherWashington University School of MedicineEffects of Ovariectomy and EstrogenReplacement on Rat Skeletal Muscle
Ariel FriedmanColumbia UniversityEnhanced Interaction of Advanced GlycationEndproducts (AGEs) with Their CellularReceptor RAGE: Implications for thePathogenesis of Diabetic Neuropathy
Barry HoopengardnerUniversity of Connecticut Health CenterIdentification of a Temporally-responsiveRegion in the Genome of Drosophilamelanogaster
Scott JenkinsUniversity of Alabama at BirminghamMicrotubule-associated Protein ß as aSignal Transducer: Modulation by SignalsPresent in the Alzheimer’s Disease Brain
Terry JonesUniversity of KansasFunctional Consequences of AlteredExpression Levels and Conformation of theRyanodine Receptor Calcium ReleaseChannel in Aged Skeletal Muscle
James LeeStanford UniversityIn Vivo Target Specific Delivery ofLiposome-encapsulated Doxorubicin intoMouse Tumor Model Using MagneticResonance Guided Focused Ultrasound
Paul MackUniversity of GeorgiaTheories of Aging: A Test for the Existenceof Age-specific Mutations
Lemuel NewtonUniversity of Florida College of MedicineEnteric Immunization with RecombinantVaccinia Virus
Christopher NorrisUniversity of VirginiaThreshold for a Novel Form of SynapticPlasticity: A Link between Ca2+ Regulationand Impaired Memory During Aging
Moyosore OnifadeWashington University School of MedicineRole of Astrocytic apoE
Christopher PastoreTufts UniversityAge Effects on the Proportion and ProtectiveFunction of Circulating Endothelial CellProgenitors
Jocelyn PecceiUniversity of California, Los AngelesHeritability in the Age of Menopause
Mark SnowUniversity of Southern CaliforniaWhat is the Actual Relationship Betweendaf-12 and daf-2 in Caenorhabditis elegansAdult Longevity?
Maria TresiniAllegheny University of the Health SciencesDefect in the ras/MEK/MAP Kinase SignalTransduction Pathway in Senescent HumanCells
Jonathan WanagatUniversity of Wisconsin-MadisonMitochondrial Abnormalities in theCardiomyopathy of the Aging Rat Heart
1996 ScholarsKristin BakerTufts UniversityNeural Adaptation to Strength Training in theElderly
Alex DranovskyStony Brook Medical School, State Universityof New YorkRole of APP in Microtubule Dynamics
Michael EisenbraunUniversity of MichiganAge-sensitive T-cell Subsets Marked by P-glycoprotein: Specific Responses to aClonally Restricted Protein Antigen (PigeonCytochrome C)
Astrid GutsmannUniversity of Texas Health Science CenterDoes Overexpression of HSFI in HumanDiploid Fibroblasts Correct for the Age-relat-ed Decline in the Induction of Heat ShockProtein 70 Expression?
Nathan HallUniversity of Cincinnati College of MedicineEdema Reduction and White MatterProtection Following Treatment with aPhenylnitrone Spine Trap in Experimental ICH
Edward HueyStanford UniversityThe Intracellular Effects of Stress Hormoneson Neurons
Peter KennedyUniversity of WashingtonMechanisms of Age-dependent Loss of DNARepair Capacity in Human Brain
Steven KleopoulosTrinity CollegeManipulation of Hypothalamic NeuropeptideY Gene Expression During Aging
Shi LiUniversity California, San DiegoGlutamate Transporters and SynapticPathology in Alzheimer’s Disease
David LiebermanUniversity of California, Los Angeles School ofMedicineSecond Messenger Actions of Beta-amyloidPeptides
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Srilakshmi MaguluriUniversity of Medicine and Dentistry of NewJerseyThe Effect of Aging on Rhythmicity
Marta MargetaUniversity of IllinoisG-proteins Involved in the Calcium CurentInhibition Induced by Substance P andNeurotensin
Ewan McNayUniversity of VirginiaDetermination of the Effects of Aging onExtracellular Brain Levels of Glucose
Brian MurphyWashington University School of MedicineRole of apoE and LRP in Neuronal Plasticity
Erik NaylorNorthwestern UniversityNovel Animal Model for Exploring the Delayof Sleep and Circadian Rhythms in the Elderly
Lemuel NewtonUniversity of Florida College of MedicineEnhancing Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness
Jason OgisteCornell University Medical CollegeRedox Regulation of Signal Transduction
Andrew RogoveState University of New York, Stony Brook+PA Mediates Microglial Activation via aNon-proteolytic Mechanism
Sheila ScovilleEastern Virginia Medical SchoolThe Impact of Menopause on PrimarySensory Neurons
Xiaoming SunUniversity of Connecticut Health CenterOptimal Stimulus Parameters for theMeasurement of Distortion ProductOtoacoustic Emissions in a Mouse Model ofPresbycosis
Gina VandenLangenbergUniversity of WisconsinRelationship Between AntioxidantSupplement Use and Risk of Age-relatedMaculopathy
Tessa WaltersThe Parkinson’s InstituteBiochemical and Immunocyochemical-stereological Analysis of Mouse NigrostriatalDegeneration after Exposure toDithiocarbamates and MPTP
Conrad WeihlUniversity of ChicagoNeuronal Gene Delivery via Adenoviruseswith Bicistronic Constructs in the Study ofSelective Motor Neuron Cell Degeneration
Amy WhitetreeUniversity of Oklahoma Health Sciences CenterThe Cell Body Response to Axotomy inAging Motor Neurons In Vitro
Wenjun ZhangUniversity of South FloridaKainate-induced Expression of MatrixMetalloproteinases in Brains from Old Rats
1995 ScholarsHarleen AhujaQueens CollegeA Genetic Approach to UnderstandingMolecular Mechanisms of Cell Death
Kaveh AshrafiWashington UniversityProtein N-Myristoylation and Cellular Aging
Jay BinderCase Western Reserve UniversityProbing of Glucose-mediated CrosslinkingSites in Y Crystallins Using Site DirectedMutagenesis
Kit Mui ChiuUniversity of Wisconsin-MadisonEffects of Age on Apoptosis of PigOsteoblast-progenitor Cell Culture
David DiLoreto, Jr.University of RochesterThe Effects of Retinal Transplantation on theAge-related Retinal Degeneration in theFischer 344 Rat
Oren FriedmanThomas Jefferson UniversityReplacement of SV40 Tantigen by IRS-1 andShe as Factors in Cellular Transformation
Joshua GarrenBrown UniversityA Model for Studying Activity-drivenSynaptic Plasticity
John HeymachStanford University Medical SchoolThe Targeting of Neurotraphins and TheirReceptors by Neurons
Alon KahanaUniversity of ChicagoA Genetic and Molecular Investigation ofTelomere Structure and Function
Christopher KirkUniversity of MichiganRole of 14-3-3 Proteins in T-cell Activation:Affects on Aging
Leslie PejicUniversity of Illinois at ChicagoMechanisms of Neuron Aging
Michael RogersKent State UniversityMyosin Heavy Chain Altercations DuringEight Weeks of Heavy Resistance Training inActive Elderly Females
Neha ShahUniversity of Florida College of MedicineAging and NPY Expression After AAV-Mediated Gene-delivery in Brain
Jordan ShinUniversity of Alabama at BirminghamFibroblast/Growth Factor ModulatesPeroxynitrite-induced Apoptosis
Michael TothUniversity of Maryland at BaltimoreEnergy Metabolism in Congestive HeartFailure Patients
1994 ScholarsRupinder BalCase Western ReserveBiological Effects of Protein Glycation
Deborah FerringtonUniversity of KansasThe Role of Protein Turnover in Aging of theSarcoplasmic Reticulum Ca-ATPase
Timothy HughesBaylor College of MedicineInitial Work Toward Characterization of theSDI-3 Gene
Van Khank HuynhTufts University School of MedicineEffect of Aging on the In Vitro Formation ofHaloperidol Pyridinium, a PotentiallyNeurotoxic Metabolite of Haloperidol
Mark KadrofskeMichigan State UniversityRegulation of Expression of a Lectin inSenescent Human Fibroblasts
Soo-hyun KimUniversity of Medicine and Dentistry of NewJersey Graduate School of Biomedical ScienceCharacterization of Growth Suppressor Geneon Human Chromosome 6
2002 FellowsJulie Bynum, M.D., M.P.H.Johns Hopkins UniversityAnalysis of Expenditures for AD Patients
Lisa Honkanen, M.D.Weill Medical College of Cornell UniversityExternal Hip Protectors
Grace Y. Jenq, M.D.Yale University School of MedicineDetermining Adherence to a Pain ManagementModel in the Nursing Home Setting
Jennifer M. Kapo, M.D.University of PennsylvaniaHow Can We Improve Services for theElderly at the End-of-Life?
Reena Karani, M.D.Mount Sinai School of MedicineAn Evidence-based Unfolding Case with aLinked Objective Structured ClinicalExamination (OSCE)
Kevin KingUniversity of MissouriGenetic Interactions of daf-2 with daf-3 &daf-5 with Respect to Life Span & LarvalDevelopment in C. elegans
Xiao SuUniversity of Alabama at BirminghamFAS Apoptosis and HEPH Function with Aging
Gina Uken TrebilcockUniversity of ArkansasRole of Transcription Factor Nuclear FactorKappa ß in Aging
Melissa WilliamsUniversity of Texas Health Science Center atSan AntonioConstruction of a Transgene to be Used inthe Production of Transgenic Mice ThatOverexpress Catalase
Xiaowei XuBowman Gray School of Medicine at WakeForest UniversityEffects of Age on IGF-signal Transduction
Richard YuNorthwestern University Medical SchoolMolecular Response to Inflammation andAging
AFAR/The John A. Hartford FoundationAcademic Fellowship Program in GeriatricMedicine and Geriatric Psychiatry
One- to two-year fellowship awards supported the development geriatricand geriatric psychiatry fellows who addressed complex basic, clinical, and health services research or educational projects. Sponsored by The John A. Hartford Foundation. This program was active from 1999 to 2002.
Victor J. Legner, M.D.University of Washington School of MedicineThe Importance of Medical Comorbidity andPreoperative Functional Status in PredictingFunctional Decline in Older AdultsUndergoing Nonemergent Surgery
Cari R. Levy, M.D.University of Colorado Health Sciences CenterHospital versus Nursing Home:Determinants of Site and Cost of DeathAmong Nursing Home Residents
Robert J. Pignolo, M.D., Ph.D.University of Pennsylvania School of MedicineThe GNAS1 Gene as a Regulator ofOsteoblast Differentiation and MolecularTarget for the Stimulation of Bone Formation
James L. Rudolph, M.D.Harvard Medical SchoolRelationship of Intraoperative Trans CranialDoppler (TCD) Output to Delirium in PatientsUndergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Graft(CABG) Surgery
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David Sengstock, M.D., M.S.University of MichiganPredictors of Orthostatic Hypotension: Non-invasive Arterial Stiffness Measurement
Crystal Simpson, M.D., M.H.S.Johns Hopkins UniversityFactors Influencing Outcomes for OlderAfrican-American Women with Asthma
Daniel E. Wollman, M.D., Ph.D.Mount Sinai School of MedicinePerfusion MRI of Parietotemporal Cortexand Hippocampus in Alzheimer’s Disease
Laurel B. Yates, M.D.Harvard Medical SchoolBeyond Bone Density: A Prospective Studyof Hip Geometry and Structural Differencesas Predictors of Hip Fracture Among ElderlyLong-term Care Residents
2001 FellowsHoward J. Aizenstein, M.D., Ph.D.University of Pittsburgh Medical CenterFunctional MRI Investigations of theFrontostriatal System in Late-life Depression
Robert C. Blackmon, M.D.Medical College of VirginiaDoes Reading Religious Literature ReduceCortisol Secretion in Elderly Patients?
Cynthia M. Boyd, M.D., M.P.H.Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineHospitalization and Disability in a Cohort ofModerately to Severely Disabled OlderWomen
Cynthia J. Brown, M.D.Yale University School of MedicineImmobility in the Hospitalized Elderly Patient:Prevalence and Impact on Functional Decline
Bruce Carruthers Bonnell, M.D.Harvard Medical SchoolMedications as Risk Factors for Falls Amongthe Hospitalized Elderly
Yohannes Endeshaw, M.D., M.P.H.,F.A.C.P.Emory University School of MedicineIs Obstructive Sleep Apnea More Prevalentin Older Adults with Nocturia Compared toOlder Adults without Nocturia?
Karen E. Glasser Scandrett, M.D.Harvard Medical SchoolMeasures of Religiosity in a Frail and AgedJewish Population: Validity and Application
Michele Y. Lee, M.D.University of New MexicoHospice/Palliative Care Training of FamilyPractice Residents
Felice LePar, M.D.University of Pennsylvania School of MedicineOlder Cancer Patients’ Attitudes TowardParticipation in Research
Stacie Levine, M.D.Mount Sinai School of MedicineRisk Factors and Outcomes in HospitalizedAdults over Age 85
Karol Mansilla, M.D.Medical College of VirginiaMechanisms of Relative Hypogonadism inAging Men
Stacy Meyer Fischer, M.D.University of Colorado Health Science CenterThe Effects of Palliative Care Education onResidents’ Knowledge, Attitudes, and Careof Patients
Jennifer D. Moore, M.D.Duke University Medical CenterA Study to Determine Specific Barriers to aGood Death at a Tertiary Care, AcademicMedical Center and to Initiate Change
Jennifer Rhodes-Kropf, M.D.Mount Sinai School of MedicineHow Interns Learn to Care For Dying Patients
Robert G. Riekse, M.D.University of Washington School of MedicineVascular Risk Factors in Alzheimer’s PatientsWith and Without Cerebral VascularInfarctions: A Clinico-neuropathologicalStudy
Xiangrong Shao, M.D.University of Maryland School of MedicineLongitudinal Assessment of FunctionalPerformance in Older Peripheral ArterialDisease
Lisa M. Walke, M.D.Yale University School of MedicineLongitudinal Study of the Burden ofSymptoms Among Community DwellingElders with Terminal Diseases
Chia-Ying Wang, M.D.University of Texas Southwestern MedicalCenterThe Effect of Potassium Citrate on CalciumBalance and Bone Metabolism in HealthyElderly Women\
Heidi R. Wierman, M.D.University of Rochester School of MedicineNovel Methods for Functional Assessment
2000 FellowsJulie Beales, M.D.Medical College of VirginiaDoes the Resident Assessment InstrumentImprove Identification and Treatment ofPressure Ulcer or Falls
Malaz Boustani, M.D.University of North CarolinaClinical Trial of the Effect of Donepezil onAggressive Behavior in InstitutionalizedPersons with Moderate/Advanced Dementiaand Severe Behavioral Problems
Donna M. Brady Raziano, M.D., M.B.A.University of PennsylvaniaDo ACE Units Work?
Jennifer B. Breznay, M.D.Mount Sinai School of MedicineCommunication Among Health Professionalsin the Home Care Setting
Cynthia M. Carlsson, M.D.University of Wisconsin Medical School atMadisonThe Effect of Folic Acid Supplements onEndothelial Function in Older Adults withHyperhomocystinemia
Cathleen Colon-Emeric, M.D., M.H.ScDuke University Medical CenterImproving Primary and Secondary FracturePrevention in Elderly
Geraldine Fabregas, M.D.University of Connecticut Health CenterThe Effects of Testosterone on CognitiveFunction in Men with Early Cognitive Decline
Helen M. Fernandez, M.D.Mount Sinai Medical CenterHouse Staff Awareness of their OlderInpatients’ Risks for Developing ’Hazards ofHospitalization’
Julie K. Gammack, M.D.University of WashingtonDevelopment of an Expanded GeriatricCurriculum for Internal Medicine Residentsand Medical Students at the University ofWashington Medical Center
Wendolyn S. Gozansky, M.D., M.P.H.University of Colorado Health Sciences CenterMechanisms of Visceral Fat Accumulation inOlder Women
Mitchell T. Heflin, M.D.Duke University Medical CenterScreening for Occult Malignancy in the Elderly
Cynthia Holzer, M.D.University of CincinnatiDo Beliefs and Attitudes about DementiaCreate Barriers to Appropriate PreventiveCare?
Peifeng Hu, M.D., Ph.D.University of California, Los Angeles School ofMedicinePathophysiologic Mechanisms for LowSerum Cholesterol and High MortalityAssociation in the Elderly Population
Lona Mody, M.D.University of MichiganClinical Outcomes of Community AcquiredPneumonia in the Elderly: Importance ofFunctional Status
Karen A. Morgan Blackstone, M.D.Harvard Medical SchoolThe Response of Elders with ImpairedBladder Emptying to PharmacologicTreatment for Urge Incontinence
Maj-Stina L. Rudolph, M.D.University of California, Los AngelesA Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-con-trolled Study of S-adenosylmethionine in theTreatment of Alzheimer’s Disease
Joseph Shega, M.D.University of ChicagoEnteral Nutrition - Who Should We PEGnext? Reasons for Percuteneous EndoscopyGastrostomy Tubes in Endstage DementiaPatients
Dellara F. Terry, M.D., M.P.H.Harvard Medical SchoolNew England Centenarian Offspring Study
Michi Yukawa, M.D.University of WashingtonInvoluntary Weight Loss in the Older Adults:The Influence of Cytokines and Leptin
1999 FellowsShiraz S. Ahmed, M.D.University of Washington School of MedicinePhysical Function and Aging: TherapeuticPotential of Estrogen and Testosterone
Ali Ahmed, M.D.University of Alabama at BirminghamAssociation of Hospital Care Quality withHeart Failure Mortality and Readmissions
Jacob Blumenthal, M.D.University of Maryland School of MedicineThe Neuropeptide Y1-Y5 Receptor and itsRelationship to Obesity and Diabetes Mellitus
Stephen Bonasera, M.D., Ph.D.University of California, San Francisco5 HT Receptor Subtypes: Molecular andBehavioral Approaches to Study theRegulation of Posture and Locomotion
Ursula Braun, M.D.Baylor College of MedicineA Brief Cognitive Behavioral Intervention toImprove Functioning in Elderly Patients withChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Jessica L. Israel, M.D.Mount Sinai School of MedicineBreaking Bad News to Older Adults
Laurie L. Lavery, M.D.University of PittsburghAre Long-term Care Needs Predicted byScreening for Executive Control Dysfunction?
Cathy Lee-Chopra, M.D.University of MichiganEffect of Raloxifene on Insulin Sensitivity inPostmenopausal Women
Erik J. Lindbloom, M.D.University of Missouri at ColumbiaThe Missouri Elder Mistreatment Fatality Study
James M. Martau, M.D.University of ColoradoEvaluation of Nursing Home Quality Sincethe Implementation of the ResidentAssessment Instrument
William G. Seavey, M.D. , M.P.H.University of California, DavisEvaluation of a Community-based TelephoneIntervention to Increase Physical ActivityAmong Seniors
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2005 ScholarsAlan BengtzenEmory University
Ariel BuluaMount Sinai School of Medicine
Olatubosun ChinwokwuSaint Louis University
Neela DasguptaJohns Hopkins School of Medicine
Ohm DeshpandeCornell University
Sharon EngelEmory University
David FishUniversity of New England College of Medicine
Andrew FisherUniversity of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Michael FordCornell University
Daniel FreedbergHarvard Medical School
Molly FuentesUniversity of Michigan Medical School
Gina FujikamiJohn A. Burns School of Medicine at theUniversity of Hawaii at Manoa
Shanti GaneshDuke University School of Medicine
Matthew GarrettCase Western Reserve University
Benjamin GoldsmithMount Sinai School of Medicine
Elizabeth GoodmanWashington University School of Medicine
Jacqueline GreenEmory University
Joy Guerrieri-BangUniversity of New England College of Medicine
Nitin GuptaUniversity of Michigan
Elizabeth HarlowEmory University
Ben HarrisMount Sinai School of Medicine
John HopkinsUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
David HorowitzJohns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Brian HoustonEmory University
Kathleen KhongNorthwestern Feinberg School of Medicine
Sandy LiangMount Sinai School of Medicine
Kyauna MillerCase Western Reserve University
Margaret MoscatoEmory University
Anjali NigalayeUniversity of Chicago
Shantanu NundyJohns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Theodore PasqualiUniversity of California, Los Angeles
Laura Raducha-GraceUniversity of Pittsburgh
Simha RavvenTulane University School of Medicine
Brandon RobertsCase Western Reserve University
Shawn RosenUniversity of Rochester School of Medicine
Alexandra ShawMount Sinai School of Medicine
Megan SkibitskyUniversity of California, Los Angeles
Lon SteinbergAlbert Einstein College of Medicine
Malini SurMount Sinai School of Medicine
Ryan TakenagaJohns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Ezra TeitelbaumMount Sinai School of Medicine
Christie TungCase Western Reserve University
Brant UlleryCornell University
Ryan UngaroMount Sinai School of Medicine
Deborah WeenerUniversity of Michigan
Daniel WeiCase Western Reserve University
Victor WuEmory University
Priscilla YeeJohn A. Burns School of Medicine at theUniversity of Hawaii at Manoa
Jacqueline YuenUniversity of Michigan Medical School
Andrea ZapedaUniversity of Michigan
David ZinnBrown University
2004 ScholarsYachna AhujaCase Western Reserve University
Hannah H. AlphsJohns Hopkins University
Kathryn A. ArtisMount Sinai School of Medicine
Donald M. BanikUniversity of New England College of Medicine
Aisha BaqaiCornell University
Russell BergerMount Sinai School of Medicine
Gwen BernackiState University of New York, Buffalo
Laurel E. BlackmanUniversity of North Texas Health ScienceCenter- Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
Brittany N. BohincNortheastern Ohio Universities College ofMedicine
Yasmin BootwalaBaylor College of Medicine
Catherine BuellDrew University/University of California, LosAngeles
Julie BurkeSaint Louis University School of Medicine
Joel EscobedoUniversity of Michigan
Anne E. FinefrockUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Maximilian Gomez-TrochezMount Sinai School of Medicine
Matthew HansenCase Western Reserve University
Maryam HaqueDrexel University College of Medicine
Lianne HiranoYale University
Joey Y. KohatsuUniversity of Hawaii
Melissa H. KujawskiMount Sinai School of Medicine
Margaret W. LeungUniversity of California, San Diego
Cathy LiuEmory University
Jeffrey LohCornell University
Aleicia R. MackOklahoma State University
Kristin K. MartinOklahoma State University
Loren L. MartinezOhio State University College of Medicine andPublic Health
Matthew MeiCase Western Reserve University
Meredith J. MonteroUniversity of Michigan
Leah Y.K. NakamuraUniversity of Hawaii
Claude NguyenMedical College of Wisconsin
Barbara C. OverendEmory University
Medical Student Summer Research Trainingin Aging Program
(formerly known as the Medical Student Geriatrics Scholars Program)
Eight- to twelve-week awards encourage medical students — particularlybudding researchers — to undertake research projects and consider a careerin geriatrics. AFAR collaborates with the NIA and several foundations to continue and strengthen the original Hartford/AFAR Medical StudentGeriatric Scholars Program. Current sponsors include: National Institute onAging, The John A. Hartford Foundation, The William Randolph HearstFoundation, The Cleveland Foundation, Cardinal Health Foundation, LillianR. Gleitsman Foundation, Community Health Foundation of Western &Central New York, The New York Community Trust and an anonymous donor.The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation was a sponsor from 2000-2003.
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Hasra K. PhillipState University of New York, Upstate MedicalUniversity
Lhasa RayAlbert Einstein College of Medicine
Donna J. RoybalUniversity of California, Los Angeles
Sima ShahCase Western Reserve University
Marc P. SimpaoUniversity of Texas Health Science Center atSan Antonio
Anthony N. SireciJohns Hopkins University
Risa SmallMount Sinai School of Medicine
Amir SoumekhMount Sinai School of Medicine
Hana TakusagawaMount Sinai School of Medicine
Joseph TangMount Sinai School of Medicine
Sarah K. TigheJohns Hopkins University
Elizabeth H. TsaiUniversity of Medicine and Dentistry of NewJersey School of Osteopathic Medicine
Veronica VasquezCornell University
Giorgio VenezianoCase Western Reserve University
Pauline WuUniversity of Medicine and Dentistry of NewJersey School of Osteopathic Medicine
Cong-Zhi Cecile ZhaoMedical College of Wisconsin
2003 ScholarsCrystal L. AdamsUniversity of Texas Health Science Center atSan Antonio
April AlfordBaylor College of Medicine
Jonathan AustrianCornell University
Lisa M. BoweOhio State University
Daniel J. BurdickJohns Hopkins University
Michelle M. CabreraUniversity of Maryland School of Medicine
Shannon M. CampbellOhio University College of OsteopathicMedicine
Connie ChangCornell University
Joseph C. ChiangMount Sinai School of Medicine
Anne K. ChungUniversity of Arizona
Jarrod CollingsUniversity of North Texas Health ScienceCenter
Luis G. CruzUniversity of Hawaii
Kirsten DacalUniversity of Pittsburgh
Dilsher S. DhootChicago Medical School
Kerry A. DoneganMount Sinai School of Medicine
Margaret DonlonUniversity of Rochester
Steven D’SaUniversity of Michigan
Rachel FogelJohns Hopkins University
Michael C. ForneyCase Western Reserve University
Katherine FreemanNortheastern Ohio Universities College ofMedicine
Ewina FungUniversity of California, Los Angeles
Matthew R. GarrettCase Western Reserve University
Anne D. HalliUniversity of Alabama, Birmingham
Mary J. HessertUniversity of New England College ofOsteopathic Medicine
Christopher A. JonesJefferson Medical College
Beth H. JusticeEmory University
Christin KnowltonState University of New York, Stony Brook
Thomas A. LeesonUniversity of New England College ofOsteopathic Medicine
Serena LoUniversity of Hawaii
Monica G. MajmundarEmory University
Danielle A. McClellanSaint Louis University
Daniel F. MotterPhiladelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
C. Ariel NasonBoston University
Anoma NelloreUniversity of Pennsylvania
Michael NystromUniversity of California, Los Angeles
Monica I. OshitaUniversity of Hawaii
Joon Hong ParkUniversity of Virginia School of Medicine
Schonze F. Peck-Del PozoJohns Hopkins University
Angela S. PengUniversity of Texas Health Science Center atSan Antonio
Christopher H. PerkinsBaylor College of Medicine
Tracy PrachthauserMedical College of Wisconsin
Carl T. Ratliff, Jr.Ohio University College of OsteopathicMedicine
Elizabete M. SantosUniversity of New England College ofOsteopathic Medicine
Sarah SchellhornCornell University
Shauna SchwartzState University of New York, Stony Brook
Sona S. ShahEmory University
Janet E-H ShuBrown University
Jennifer N. StojanUniversity of Michigan
Kathleen A. WalkerMedical College of Ohio
Melanie C. WuerstleUniversity of California, Los Angeles
Anthony YinSaint Louis University
Beata ZubrowskiPhiladelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
2002 ScholarsStephanie J. AndersonSaint Louis University
Srilatha AtluriIndiana University School of Medicine
Isabel BalderasHarvard University
Amy BaxiSaint Louis University
Julia B. BeckerUniversity of Michigan
Pablo E. BedoyaEmory University
Michael A. BlairUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore
Jessica K. BlandUniversity of Texas Health Science Center atSan Antonio
Jonathan BlauState University of New York, Stony Brook
Catherine A. BluteauUniversity of Michigan
Brooke N. BosleyUniversity of Pittsburgh
Kathryn E. CallahanMount Sinai School of Medicine
Amy CarrollEmory University
Richard B. Carter, Jr.Baylor College of Medicine
Yamileth R. Cazorla-LancasterUniversity of North Texas Health ScienceCenter
Kenneth V. ChongNew York Medical College
Jessica ColburnUniversity of Pittsburgh
Alan CoonSaint Louis University
Rahul DesikanBoston University
Kimiko Domoto-ReillyNew York Medical College
Lanelle DulloogUniversity of Hawaii
Paul EdwardsUniversity of Arkansas
Michael EhrlichJefferson Medical College
Rebecca EpsteinIndiana University
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Tina FanMount Sinai School of Medicine
Laura FanningCornell University
Alla FeldbargCity University of New York Medical School
Scott J. GenshaftCase Western Reserve University
Lisa GiuliCornell University
Sheena GleasonSaint Louis University
Andrew GodbeySaint Louis University
Karim GokalEmory University
Mark L. GrippMount Sinai School of Medicine
Divya GuptaNorthwestern University Medical School
Nancy HanOhio State University
Salma HaqueLouisiana State University
Lindsey HartmannUniversity of Nebraska
Peyton L. HaysCornell University
Hebah M.S. HefzyNortheastern Ohio Universities College ofMedicine
Jeffrey S. HighfillUniversity of Pittsburgh
Susan A. HodesUniversity of California, Irvine
Julia HsuBoston University
Tracy N. HuynhBoston University
Kelly J IshizukaOhio State University
D. Krysten JamesUniversity of Texas Health Science Center atSan Antonio
Beverly K. JohnsonBrown Medical School
Elizabeth A. JohnsonMedical College of Wisconsin
Rebecca JonesUniversity of Alabama, Birmingham
Abha KhandelwalOhio State University
Rose KhavariUniversity of Texas Medical Branch
Heidi A. KoernerUniversity of South Dakota
Izabela KoprowskaState University of New York, Downstate
Meenal G. KulkarniNortheastern Ohio Universities College ofMedicine
Lawrence D. LazarUniversity of California, Los Angeles
Andrew B. LeeWashington University
Wei Wei LiSophie Davis School of Biomedical Educationat the City University of New York
Elaina E. LinJohns Hopkins University
Nicole LonganeckerVanderbilt University
Aisha MacedoMount Sinai School of Medicine
Anne ManiJohns Hopkins University
Kara B. MarkhamUniversity of Michigan
Veronica Mendoza-JenkinsUniversity of Washington
Aaron K. MoryThomas Jefferson University
Megan B. MuilenburgUniversity of North Dakota
Jae H. ParkJohns Hopkins University
Atisha PatelBaylor College of Medicine
Avni PatelUniversity of Pittsburgh
Oscar E. PenateUniversity of Washington
Carmel PersonUniversity of Louisville
Joshua D. PhillipsUniversity of Nebraska College of Medicine
Christine PinedaUniversity of Washington
Angela PoppeDuke University
Rajeev RaghavanOhio State University
Kristen N. RiceUniversity of Colorado
Jeanne B. RobinsonBaylor College of Medicine
Carmela RocchettiRobert Wood Johnson Medical School at theUniversity of Medicine and Dentistry of NewJersey
Bunja RungruangUniversity of Alabama, Birmingham
Amy RybakOhio University College of OsteopathicMedicine
Marja Samenfeld-SpechtMount Sinai School of Medicine
Christopher SciortinoCase Western Reserve University
Karen ShaharBaylor College of Medicine
Jeremy SheltonCornell University
Sara M. ShunkwilerUniversity of Iowa
Stephanie A. SiegOhio University College of OsteopathicMedicine
Gabriel K. SilvermanUniversity of Pittsburgh
Marc P. SimpaoUniversity of Texas Health Science Center atSan Antonio
Toby SmithWestern University
Lauren SnowMount Sinai School of Medicine
Tien-I Karleen SuUniversity of California, Los Angeles
Demian SzyldMount Sinai School of Medicine
Tomoko TagawaFinch University/Chicago Medical School
Connie K. TangOhio State University
Monica L. TegelerSaint Louis University
Katheryn ThomasEmory University
Justin ToState University of New York, Stony Brook
Carmen A. TraywickEmory University
W. Jeff TriffoBaylor College of Medicine
Jadwiga J. TrutyUniversity of California, Los Angeles
Christopher VernonWestern University of Health Sciences
Naveed WagleChicago Medical School
Dexter WongBoston University
Irene WuUniversity of Medicine and Dentistry of NewJersey
Brett YamaneUniversity of Hawaii
Sallis YipUniversity of Hawaii
Chung Chi YuAlbert Einstein College of Medicine
2001 ScholarsJennifer N. AlzosWeill Medical College of Cornell University
Suzanne V. ArnoldOhio State University
Karen AuUniversity of Pittsburgh
Sunyata AustinOhio University
Sarah BabineauBrown University
James F. BartscherWeill Medical College of Cornell University
Michon BechampsEastern Virginia Medical School
Paula BeckerSaint Louis University
Robert BercovitchBrown University
Christina BertaoUniversity of Hawaii
Lindsay-Rose BoyntonUniversity of Michigan
Lynsey E. BrandtUniversity of Pittsburgh
Shu-Hong Holly ChangJohns Hopkins University
Elaine ChengWeill Medical College of Cornell University
Sze Mei ChungUniversity of Hawaii
Calandra DiamondWestern University
Marcie DreisbachOhio State University
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Justin O. EndoUniversity of Nebraska
Joshua T. EvansSaint Louis University
Martin EversMount Sinai School of Medicine
Jessica A. EvertOhio State University
Elizabeth FabreSaint Louis University
Cory R. FraserUniversity of Hawaii
Marissa E. GarzaUniversity of North Texas Health ScienceCenter- Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
David GeistYale University
Katherine E. GrecoEmory University
David HalpernWeill Medical College of Cornell University
Daena HellerState University of New York, Downstate
Amanda M. HoughUniversity of Michigan
Rania IbrahimWestern University
Christine JensenUniversity of Washington
Leslie JuddUniversity of California, Los Angeles
Sammy S.W. KangUniversity of Maryland
David KesslerMount Sinai School of Medicine
Melissa D. KoehlerUniversity of North Texas Health ScienceCenter-Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
Kimberly A. KregoskiWayne State University
Jennifer M. Krejci-ManwaringUniversity of Texas, Houston
Aileen LangstonBaylor College of Medicine
Emily E. LazarouUniversity of Texas Health Science Center atSan Antonio
Bryan S. LeeWashington University
Cheri LengUniversity of Washington
Diane M. LewisState University of New York, Stony Brook
Lesley L. LiuUniversity of Kansas
Jennifer G. MagalongMidwestern University
Sterling L. MalishUniversity of Hawaii
Lara MarcuseAlbert Einstein College of Medicine
Susan E. MerelUniversity of Chicago
Terrace R. MuchaOhio State University
Sara K. PasqualiDuke University
Vasum Sri Sampath PeirisUniversity of Vermont
Kenan PenaskovicUniversity of Alabama, Birmingham
Mariah A. QuinnWeill Medical College of Cornell University
Seth ResnickMount Sinai School of Medicine
Frederick C. RoedigerWeill Medical College of Cornell University
Tara SanftMedical College of Wisconsin
Jennifer SardoneOhio State University
Lewis SatterwhiteEmory University
Jennifer N. SchwartzhoffEmory University
Louisa ShairState University of New York, Downstate
Melissa J. ShermanUniversity of Pittsburgh
Rebecca StarrState University of New York, Downstate
Joshua R. SteinermanState University of New York, Downstate
Heather C. TauschekWeill Medical College of Cornell University
Gregory L. TaylorHoward University
Bob ThongUniversity of Washington
Emily TrianaBaylor College of Medicine
George C. TsaoWestern University
Kathleen T. UnroeOhio State University
Sandra D. ValeUniversity of Texas Health Science Center atSan Antonio
Sarah J. Van EppUniversity of Nevada, Reno
Nicholas J. Van WagonerUniversity of Alabama, Birmingham
Margaret S. VandewaterEmory University
Karen H. WangBaylor College of Medicine
Michelle D. WaughUniversity of Texas Health Science Center atSan Antonio
Andrew WongWeill Medical College of Cornell University
Jennifer YatesSaint Louis University
2000 ScholarsDavid AaronsonMount Sinai School of Medicine
Daniel E. AbbottUniversity of Washington
John AbbottEmory University
Craig AlguireUniversity of Michigan
Tresa Almy-AlbertUniversity of Rochester
Stefen M. AmmonUniversity of Colorado Health Sciences Center
Suzanne V. ArnoldOhio State University Health Sciences Center
Morad AskariUniversity of Pittsburgh
Amsalu BizunehEmory University
Barbara M. BlumerUniversity of Kansas
Holly N. BurfordUniversity of Alabama, Birmingham
Carol Y. ChangWestern University of Health Sciences
Janet J. ChiehRobert Wood Johnson Medical School at theUniversity of Medicine and Dentistry of NewJersey
Ji-Eun Susana ChoiAlbert Einstein College of Medicine
Neil M. ColemanUniversity of Kansas
Kathleen M. CoyleJefferson Medical College
Maria E. DudaWeill Medical College of Cornell University
Michael EinsteinMount Sinai School of Medicine
Martin EversMount Sinai School of Medicine
Michael FangNorthwestern University
Parisa FarhiUniversity of Pittsburgh
Kelly Ann GallinaNortheastern Ohio Universities
Katherine S. GarmanDuke University
Margaret H. GenovesiMount Sinai School of Medicine
M. Mehdi GhajarniaUniversity of Pittsburgh
David GidsegWeill Medical College of Cornell University
Sukara GregoryOhio State University
Rhea A. HartleyUniversity of Kansas
Jacquelyn HartzlerEmory University
Douglas E. HoltUniversity of Pittsburgh
Andrea HsiaUniversity of Miami School of Medicine
Laura HurstOhio State University
Tamara IsakovaSophie Davis School of Biomedical Educationat the City University of New York
Catherine E. JohnsonWeill Medical College of Cornell University
Eric N. KagarukiOhio University College of OsteopathicMedicine
Reiko KayashimaUniversity of Hawaii
Benjamin KimNorthwestern University
Eleanore T. KimWeill Medical College of Cornell University
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Kristen M. KiserUniversity of Washington
Deborah A. KoehnMedical College of Virginia
Anna KovalszkiUniversity of Michigan
Katherine M. KrajewskiWayne State University
Jennifer M. Krejci-ManwaringUniversity of Texas, Houston
Anjuli KumarCornell University
Kindra LarsonUniversity of Washington
Emily E. LazarouUniversity of Texas Health Science Center atSan Antonio
Aaron LearOhio State University
Paula M. Lee-ValkovBaylor College of Medicine
Shelley G. LenamondUniversity of North Texas Health ScienceCenter
Robin LevensonIndiana University
Cecily LingUniversity of Hawaii
Jeffrey LiuWeill Medical College of Cornell University
Esther LuMount Sinai School of Medicine
Amanda F. LuceroMount Sinai School of Medicine
Edna MaUniversity of Colorado
Thomas J. MayUniversity of North Texas Health ScienceCenter
John P. MurrayDuke University
Lyssa N. OchoaBaylor College of Medicine
Heather C. O’DonnellWashington University
Clifton L. PageOhio State University
John J. PalmieriMount Sinai School of Medicine
Amy M. ParishUniversity of Kansas
Camille PedigoEmory University
Pam R. RajendranBoston University
Timothea RyanUniversity of Pittsburgh
Roland I. SaavedraFinch University Medical School/The ChicagoMedical School
Amit A. ShahBaylor College of Medicine
Chelsea SheppardSaint Louis University
Kelly A. ShimabukuroMount Sinai School of Medicine
Amy SimonMCP Hahnemann University
Kimberly SiuUniversity of Hawaii
Danielle SkirchakUniversity of Kansas
Adam H. SkolnickBrown University
Michael SmithSaint Louis University
Jalal Soltanian-ZadehOhio University College of Medicine
Sophie D. SteinRobert Wood Johnson Medical School at theUniversity of Medicine and Dentistry of NewJersey
Ik Hyun SungMCP Hahnemann School of Medicine
Henry TangWestern University of Health Sciences
Phu Binh ThaiEmory University
Leila C. ThanasoulisLouisiana State University
Katheryn J. ThomasEmory University
David E. TraulMedical College of Ohio
Alexander C. TsaiCase Western Reserve University
Sing TsaiUniversity of Pittsburgh
Scott TurnerSaint Louis University
Asit A. VoraUniversity of South Carolina
Brent R. WeedUniversity of Nevada
James B. WhiteUniversity of Alabama, Birmingham
Michael WhiteUniversity of North Texas Health ScienceCenter
Shawn WilkerCase Western Reserve University
Deborah C. YehHarvard University
Jeanette YuNorthwestern University
Lawrence ZeidmanNorthwestern University
1999 ScholarsAndrew BohmartMount Sinai School of Medicine
Kari L. CaseUniversity of Washington
Joy T. CatolicoOhio State University
Monique ChangMount Sinai School of Medicine
Anna I. ChehUniversity of California, Los Angeles
Edwin S. ChenMedical College of Ohio
David CognettiUniversity of Pittsburgh
Rebecca N. CohenMount Sinai School of Medicine
Nathaniel A. DavenportUniversity of Washington
Lucy M. DouglassUniversity of Washington
Laura N. FrainHarvard University
Benjamin J. FriedmanFinch University Medical School/ChicagoMedical School
Mark GamberUniversity of North Texas Health ScienceCenter
Jennifer GoerbigUniversity of Michigan
Amy GrossAllegheny University of the Health Sciences
Jeffrey A. GusenoffJohns Hopkins University
Sandra P. GutierrezOhio University College of OsteopathicMedicine
Catherine D. HoangChicago Medical School
Craig J. JohnstonUniversity of Washington
Hannah T. JordanMount Sinai School of Medicine
Padmini KaushalUniversity of Vermont
Michelle KeithBaylor College of Medicine
Emmalee KennedyNorthwestern University
Dorothy P. KhongUniversity of California, Riverside
Gene KimIndiana University School of Medicine
Raymond KlugFinch University Medical School/ChicagoMedical School
Aileen LangstonBaylor College of Medicine
Gary J. Lelli, Jr.Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Jamesetta H. LewisOhio University College of OsteopathicMedicine
Betty LimUniversity of Buffalo
Sung E. LoGerfoUniversity of Washington
Jennifer MainUniversity of Rochester
Michele MakYale University
Todd McCallUniversity of Washington
Robert N. McLayTulane University
Anastasia L. MisakianUniversity of California, San Diego
Steven H. MitchellUniversity of Washington
Jeffrey B. MuehlingUniversity of Washington
Delma J. NievesUniversity of Washington
Tanya L. PageMount Sinai School of Medicine
Sunil M. PatelUniversity of Pittsburgh
Monica T. PetersonSaint Louis University
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Laura PhangUniversity of California, San Francisco
Ashutosh A. PradhanDuke University
Cynthia I. ResendezUniversity of California, San Francisco
Todd E. SchmidtIndiana University
Lauren K. SchwartzCornell University
Jeffrey R. ScottUniversity of Washington
Joanna B. SheinfeldYale University
Elliott SohnUniversity of Washington
Angela Y. SongUniversity of Pittsburgh
Rui SongCase Western Reserve University
Ellen E. SquireKansas University Medical Center
Craig StewartIndiana University
Calvin G. SyUniversity of Pittsburgh
Melba M. TaylorUniversity of Washington
Jo-Anne TeohSaint Louis University
Nghi K. TranUniversity of Michigan
Stephanie N. TurnageOhio State University
Jay UffordMount Sinai School of Medicine
Wendy D. WasdenUniversity of Alabama, Birmingham
Jonathan D. WeaverUniversity of California, Los Angeles
Melissa F. WellonsDuke University School of Medicine
Haoling Holly WengDuke University
Barton L. WiseBoston University
Terri L. WoodardUniversity of Pittsburgh
Jason YehUniversity of California, Los Angeles
1998 ScholarsYeran BaoUniversity of California, Los Angeles
Jeremy R. BariolaUniversity of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Michael R. BibighausJohns Hopkins University
Doug BorgUniversity of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Heather E. BrooksUniversity of Pittsburgh
Jeremy D. BuffordUniversity of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Ian S. CaccamUniversity of Miami School of Medicine
Kerri L. CavanaughYale University
Roger S. ChanUniversity of California, San Diego
Peter J. ChaseSaint Louis University
Johnson Y. ChiuSaint Louis University
Sarah J. CraneSaint Louis University
Jessica CritchfieldUniversity of Washington
Joy E. CuezzeUniversity of Kansas Medical Center
Carrie A. CzarneckiSaint Louis University
Anne B. DavisUniversity of Alabama, Birmingham
Dustin L. DierksUniversity of South Dakota School of Medicine
Mark T. DillonUniversity of Michigan
Lisa M. FilionUniversity of Washington
LaTosha Y. FlowersUniversity of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Tanya E. FroehlichYale University
Jennifer R. GarreauUniversity of California, Los Angeles
Jonathan B. GillUniversity of California, Los Angeles
Philip F. GogelSaint Louis University
John A. GuerrieroOhio University College of OsteopathicMedicine
Verna C. GuoNorthwestern University
Heidi J. HaapalaUniversity of Michigan
Randall K. HaradaUniversity of Pittsburgh
James C. HardyUniversity of Washington
Kevin M. HenderzahsIndiana University
Hilary M. HochbergCornell University Medical College
Emily E. HooiOhio State University
Evaleen F. HsiehUniversity of Miami School of Medicine
Chandra M. IveyCornell University Medical College
Randall E. JackUniversity of Nevada, Reno
Sherry L. JohnsonOhio University College of OsteopathicMedicine
Cornelia M. KacirOhio University College of OsteopathicMedicine
Jonathan KantorUniversity of Pennsylvania
Youjeong KimUniversity of Texas, Houston Medical School
Karen M. KnopsUniversity of California, Los Angeles
Negar G. KnowlesUniversity of Washington
E. Scott KopetzJohns Hopkins University
Elizabeth M. KwongUniversity of California, San Diego
Melinda J. LandchildUniversity of Washington
Anthereca E. LaneOhio State University
Janie M. LeonhardtNortheastern Ohio Universities College ofMedicine
Jimmy M. LiaoUniversity of Michigan
Tina M. LusignoloOhio State University
Lisa M. ManimalaUniversity of Rochester
Thomas A. ManningUniversity of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Rotonya L. McCantsCornell University Medical College
Gina M. MerrittOhio University College of OsteopathicMedicine
Kathleen M. MitchellSaint Louis University
Smita NayakHackensack University Medical Center
Huy V. NguyenUniversity of Washington
Michael H. NguyenUniversity of California, Los Angeles
Cynthia Y. OhataUniversity of Washington
Mihwa C. PakChicago Medical School
Jonathon D. PalmerUniversity of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Tahira A. PalmerUniversity of Alabama
Amie L. PetersonMedical College of Georgia
Anthony T. PhamUniversity of North Texas Health ScienceCenter
Basil PittengerUniversity of Washington
Catherine J. ReesWake Forest University
Brent RidgeUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Matthew J. RobonOhio State University
Jennifer L. RupertUniversity of Washington
Sepehr B. SaniMedical College of Ohio
Elizabeth A. SchneiderUniversity of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Melinda P. ShawEmory University
Grace L. ShihYale University
Jill Z. SimonCornell University Medical College
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Sarah M. SnelgroveCornell University Medical College
Natalie P. SteeleUniversity of Washington
Michael E. SternCornell University Medical College
Michael M. TakamuraUniversity of California, San Diego
Sonja L. TalviUniversity of Chicago
William H. ThomSaint Louis University
Keith ThompsonUniversity of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Nyree K ThorneState University of New York, Syracuse HealthScience Center
Mark C. TsaiUniversity of Pittsburgh
Lauren G. VarneyTufts University School of Medicine
Gina R. VaughnUniversity of Washington
Ariana J. VoraMount Sinai Medical Center
Vicki K. WallUniversity of Nevada, Reno
Thomas H. WatsonEmory University
Alyssa N. WengerUniversity of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Beverly E. WhiteBaylor College of Medicine
Susan M. WomeldorfOregon Health Sciences University
Andrea WongUniversity of Medicine and Dentistry of NewJersey
Christine A. WuUniversity of California, Los Angeles
Zimu N. ZhengUniversity of California, San Diego
1997 ScholarsTanya BarauskasUniversity of California, Los Angeles
Julie BartikOhio University College of OsteopathicMedicine
Naveena BobbaUniversity of Pittsburgh
Deborah BoyleUniversity of Massachusetts
Karl BuekersOhio State University
Ian CaccamUniversity of Miami
Milan ChhedaAlbert Einstein College of Medicine
Kara CumminsSaint Louis University
Tracy DeAmicisJohns Hopkins University
David DeGuzmanUniversity of Michigan
Nancy DunbarUniversity of Connecticut Health Center
Arom EvansUniversity of Washington
Darlene GabeauYale University
David GanzHarvard Medical School
Colin GillespieFinch University of Health Sciences
Shannon GrosdidierUniversity of South Dakota
Colin HamblinUniversity of Rochester
James HekmanUniversity of Chicago
Aram HezelState University of New York, Buffalo
Rhadjena HilliardMount Sinai School of Medicine
Cheryl HoUniversity of California, San Diego
Kristin HumphreysThe Pennsylvania State University College ofMedicine
Joachim IxUniversity of Chicago Pritzker School ofMedicine
Jennifer JacksonUniversity of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Jason KahnUniversity of Rochester
Kevin KerberUniversity of South Carolina School ofMedicine
Aaleya KoreishiUniversity of Michigan
Jacqueline KramerIndiana University
Sandhya KrishnanUniversity of Michigan
Alayne KulvickiUniversity of North Texas Health ScienceCenter
James LaiBowman Gray School of Medicine at WakeForest University
Dawn LazarusMount Sinai School of Medicine
David LiebermanStanford University
Ronnie LuBoston University
Kimberly MarkUniversity of South Dakota
Silbey MuiAlbert Einstein College of Medicine
Mark MuscoChicago Medical School
Shyam ParekhUniversity of Michigan
Andreea PartalCase Western Reserve University
Stephanie Peppler-SwopeSaint Louis University
Supriya RajpalUniversity of Michigan
Louis RamosUniversity of Rochester
Alvie C. RichardsonUniversity of Nevada, Reno, School of Medicine
John RogowskiUniversity of California, Los Angeles
Andrew RossMount Sinai School of Medicine
James RudolphLoyola University Chicago Stritch School ofMedicine
Tanya RuffOhio State University
Neha SangwanUniversity of Buffalo
Donna SassamanUniversity of Medicine and Dentistry of NewJersey
Mary SehlBrown University
Victoria SokoloveUniversity of Pennsylvania
Timothy TaMedical College of Wisconsin
William TewUniversity of Rochester
Blake WeathersbyUniversity of Alabama School of Medicine
Heather WhitsonCornell University
Cecilia WieslanderUniversity of California, Los Angeles
Jennifer WintersOhio University College of OsteopathicMedicine
David WuUniversity of Michigan
Carrie ZimmerUniversity of Michigan
1996 ScholarsMatthew AndersonUniversity of South Dakota
Alex AuseonOhio University College of Medicine
Todd BaileySaint Louis University
Gavin BaumgardnerOhio University College of Medicine
Christine BittnerOhio University College of Medicine
David BroumandiEmory University
Kathleen BurgessUniversity of Washington
Craig CalhounSaint Louis University
Scott CarlosUniversity of Michigan
Michael ChenUniversity of Michigan
Lillian ChiangUniversity of California, Los Angeles
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Yu-Chi ChungUniversity of Texas Health Science Center atSan Antonio
Paul CunninghamUniversity of Washington
Dolon DasBaylor College of Medicine
Mohak DaveUniversity of South Carolina
Linda V. DeCherrieUniversity of Chicago
Michael FeloneySaint Louis University
Debbie FishkindMount Sinai School of Medicine
Suet-Ying FungCornell University
Poonam JhaUniversity of Michigan
Kenneth JungSaint Louis University
Meryem KokerUniversity of Michigan
Naveendra KoriviUniversity of North Texas
Susan KriegUniversity of Pittsburgh
Vidya KrishnanUniversity of Michigan
Dave LeeSaint Louis University
William LewUniversity of Michigan
Kristina LiaugaudasSaint Louis University
Moe LimHarvard Medical School
Kenneth LinCase Western Reserve University
Heather LiszkaUniversity of Pittsburgh
Karen LudlowNew York Medical College
David MandelMedical College of Ohio
Kimberly MarkUniversity of South Dakota
Jill MhyreUniversity of Michigan
Babak MokariOhio University College of OsteopathicMedicine
Laurie MullerSaint Louis University
Ryan O’ConnellNew York University
Ghadir OloumiMount Sinai School of Medicine
Vipul ParikhUniversity of Michigan
Luon PengOhio University College of OsteopathicMedicine
Hoang PhamUniversity of Pennsylvania
Louis RamosUniversity of Rochester
Alvie C. RichardsonUniversity of Nevada, Reno
Neha SangwanState University of New York, Buffalo
Christopher SkidmoreSaint Louis University School of Medicine
Hans StohrerUniversity of Rochester
Andrew SwordUniversity of Michigan
Manoj ThakkerMount Sinai School of Medicine
Jessica UlbrichUniversity of Michigan
Jason Van IttersumUniversity of Michigan
Seamus WalshOhio University College of Medicine
Crispin WebbUniversity of South Dakota
Carlos WeissUniversity of Michigan
Michael WidlanskyUniversity of Michigan
Timothy WillinghamMayo Clinic
Flora YaoLoma Linda University
1995 ScholarsJulie AbrahamsonJohns Hopkins University
Eugene AhnNew York University Medical Center
Angela AllenSaint Louis University
Rendell AshtonJohns Hopkins University
Neeraj BadjatiaEmory University
James BoydSaint Louis University
D. Allen BrantleyWake Forest University
Jan BrinkUniversity of California, Los Angeles
William BuxtonEmory University
Julie BynumJohns Hopkins University
Kimberly CarterBaylor College of Medicine
Annie ChenCornell University School of Medicine
Francis CoyleUniversity of Connecticut
Cynthia DechenesUniversity of Rochester
Sophie DengUniversity of Rochester
Cynthia DennisonSaint Louis University School of Medicine
Roni DevlinUniversity of Colorado
Elaine DiCostanzoMount Sinai School of Medicine
Vamil DivanState University of New York, Buffalo
Jesse EislerMount Sinai School of Medicine
Frederick FaustCase Western Reserve
Sara FischerUniversity of South Dakota
Tamara FongOhio State University College of Medicine
Anne GalbraithUniversity of Utah
Ruth GrauperaJohns Hopkins University
Jennifer GrotSaint Louis University
Lucy GuerraMount Sinai School of Medicine
Susan HallLoma Linda University
Sara HoweNew York Medical College
Jordan KarpUniversity of Pittsburgh
Pamela KirschnerHarvard University
Alayne Kulvicki MarklandUniversity of North Texas
George KunzUniversity of Michigan
Siavash KurdistaniHarvard University
Timothy KuwadaUniversity of Connecticut
Alpa LaheriJohns Hopkins University
Timothy LewisWayne State University
Hallie LightdaleMount Sinai Medical Center
Jerry LinHarvard Medical School
Elizabeth LindenbergerStanford University
Shaden MarzoukSaint Louis University
Maritess MauricioStanford University
Lisa McAllisterOhio University College of Medicine
R. Steven MeadowsWake Forest University School of Medicine
Ellen Marie MonganColumbia University
Anna MoniasMount Sinai School of Medicine
Brian MulhallSaint Louis University
Christopher NgUniversity of California, Los Angeles
Philip NivatpuminUniversity of California, Los Angeles
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Ghadir OloumiMount Sinai School of Medicine
Elizabeth RashleyUniversity of South Carolina
Katherine ShiueWashington University
Crystal SimpsonUniversity of Texas Health Science Center atSan Antonio
Nitin SooryaSaint Louis University
Jeanne ThompsonUniversity of Pittsburgh
Raymond ThorntonUniversity of Pittsburgh
Thao TruongHarvard University
Frances ValdesJohns Hopkins University
Brinda VoraJefferson Medical College
Neal WaechterUniversity of Michigan
Herschel WallenUniversity of Michigan
Kathleen WalshUniversity of Des Moines College ofOsteopathic Medicine
Katie WardSaint Louis University
Paul WiseJohns Hopkins University
Danielle WoodallState University of New York, Buffalo
Edward YianUniversity of Michigan
Marcia ZuckermanHarvard University
1994 ScholarsPreetinder BrarHarvard University
Julie BynumJohns Hopkins University
Kimberly CingleCase Western Reserve University
Judith CymermanUniversity of Southern California
Laura B. DunnUniversity of California, San Francisco
Thomas MurrayUniversity of Connecticut
Jeff OdietHarvard Medical School
Medda RauhutBaylor College of Medicine
Samantha SegalUniversity of Connecticut
Lydia ShajenkoUniversity of Connecticut
Jeffrey SuchniakBowman Gray School of Medicine at WakeForest University
Joyce TangStanford University
Susan ThomasTexas A&M University
Chris TsuneishiChicago Medical School
Cordelia UddohUniversity of Pennsylvania
Kimberly VescoUniversity of California, San Diego
Richard WongNew York University Medical Center
Rhonda YantissHarvard Medical School
2005 ScholarsJeremy BroadnaxCase Western Reserve University
Mita DeorasNortheastern Ohio Universities College ofMedicine
Paul GunnCase Western Reserve University
Maxwell HillUniversity of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Jessica HolmesCase Western Reserve University
Evan HoweCase Western Reserve University
Jesse EislerMount Sinai School of Medicine
William GarnerNew York Medical College
Ceri HaddaMount Sinai School of Medicine
Argye HillisJohns Hopkins University
Mwango KashokiJohns Hopkins University
Hai KenneyOhio University College of Medicine
Sally LeeUniversity of North Texas
Moshe LewisMount Sinai School of Medicine
Mehran MandegarUniversity of Rochester
R. Steven MeadowsWake Forest University
Marc MendesGeorge Washington University
Lisa MoranSaint Louis University
Christine MurphyUniversity of Minnesota
Christine HungCase Western Reserve University
Alexander LarsonOhio State University College of Medicine
Ovidiu MarinaCase Western Reserve University
Eric McLoneyOhio State University College of Medicine &Public Health
Leland MethenyCase Western Reserve University
Jeanie WangNortheastern Ohio Universities
Aimee WingCase Western Reserve University
AFAR-Ohio Affiliate Medical Students
AFAR/Hartford Gero-Physician-ScientistTraining Program
This fellowship program aimed to develop a cadre of physician-scientistsqualified to teach and do research in their fields of specialization as theyrelate to the treatment of the elderly, and to establish a knowledge baseto enhance medical student, resident and fellowship training in thesedisciplines. This program was active from 1992 to 1993.
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2001 RecipientsBeth Tyler-McMahon, Ph.D.Mayo Clinic, JacksonvillePeptide Nucleic Acids Targeted to theAmyloid Precursor Protein
Yanming Wang, Ph.D.University of Pittsburgh Medical CenterAmyloid Probes in Aging and Alzheimer’sDisease: Dual Agents for Both PET andSPECT
AFAR/ISOA Program for Drug Discoveryin Cognitive Decline and Alzheimer’s Disease
One-to two-year awards provided support for innovative drug discoveryprojects by junior faculty (M.D.’s and Ph.D.’s) interested in a career in drug discovery in Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. Sponsoredby the Institute for the Study of Aging. This program was active from 2000 to 2001.
2000 RecipientJack T. Rogers, Ph.D.Harvard Medical SchoolA New Translation Regulatory Target in theAlzheimer’s APP Transcript
2001 RecipientsDeborah A. Ferrington, Ph.D.University of MinnesotaProteomics of Modified Retinal Proteinswith Aging
Vassiliki Poulaki, M.D.Massachusetts Eye and Ear InfirmaryMechanisms of Neovascularizationin Age-Related Macular Degeneration
AFAR/The Foundation for Fighting BlindnessJoint Program for Career DevelopmentAwards in Support of Research on Age-Related Macular Degeneration
One-to two-year awards created for junior investigators to facilitateadvances in laboratory and clinical research, enhance the understanding ofthe etiology and pathogenesis of age-related macular degeneration, anddevelop innovative strategies to prevent, treat or cure this blinding disease.
1993 Fellows inGeriatric GynecologyLauren Nathan, M.D.University of California, Los Angeles
Carmen Sultana, M.D.University MacDonald Womens Hospital/Case Western Reserve University
M. Chrystie Timmons, M.D.Duke University Medical Center
1992 Fellows inAnesthesiologyG. Alec Rooke, M.D., Ph.D.University of Washington School of Medicine
Randall M. Schell, M.D.Duke University Medical Center
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AFAR Milestones
1981
n Irving S. Wright, M.D., gathers agingresearch leaders at the annual meeting ofthe American College of Physicians inNew Orleans and founds AFAR.
1982
n The first AFAR Research Grants are awarded.
n First Irving S. Wright Award given toNathan W. Shock, Ph.D.
1984
n First AFAR state affiliate formed inOhio.
1986
n Charles A. Dana AFAR TravelingScholars Program established to encour-age interest in geriatric medicine amongfuture physicians.
1987
n George E. Doty is elected Chair of theBoard of Directors.
n The Merck Company Foundation spon-sors new fellowships in geriatric clinical pharmacology.
1988
n AFAR holds first grantee conference,bringing scientists together to shareinformation, discuss research and createopportunities for future cooperation.
1991
n The John A. Hartford Foundation fundsnew Gero-Physician-Scientist TrainingProgram to provide physicians in variousspecialties an opportunity to pursue train-ing and research in geriatric medicine.
1993
n Hadley Ford is elected Chair of theBoard of Directors.
1994
n AFAR receives $14 million grant fromThe John A. Hartford Foundation, TheAtlantic Philanthropies and TheCommonwealth Fund to administer thePaul Beeson Physician Faculty Scholars inAging Research Program, the nation’slargest non-governmental award programin academic geriatrics and agingresearch.
n AFAR and The John A. HartfordFoundation collaborate to start theHartford/AFAR Medical Student GeriatricScholars Program.
n The Glenn Foundation for MedicalResearch funds new Glenn/AFAR StudentScholarship Program for Research in theBiology of Aging.
n Annual AFAR Research Grants top $1 million.
1996
n AFAR launches four-part media brief-ing series on older women’s health withsupport from the Bristol-Myers SquibbFoundation.
n AFAR develops a website,www.afar.org.
1997
n AFAR launches Dorothy Dillon EwesonLecture Series to educate medical specialists on advances in aging researchwithin their own fields.
n Diane Nixon names grant in memoryof her mother, Nan Allen Nixon.
n The John A. Hartford Foundation fundsAFAR to establish a Coordinating Centerfor the Hartford Foundation’s Centers ofExcellence Initiative.
n AFAR launches Lifelong, a newsletterfor older patients published in Geriatricsmagazine.
n The Merck Company Foundation andAFAR create the Merck/AFAR ResearchScholarships in Geriatric Pharmacology.
n First “Friends of AFAR” dinner is heldin New York City.
n AFAR goes global with the firstInternational Conference on BiomedicalAspects of Aging Research held in Venice,Italy.
n Sponsors of the Paul BeesonPhysician Faculty Scholars in AgingProgram commit additional $14 million tofund 31 new Scholars.
1998
n The John A. Hartford Foundation andAFAR create the Academic FellowshipProgram in Geriatric Medicine andGeriatric Psychiatry.
1999
n Pfizer Inc joins with AFAR to create thePfizer/AFAR Research Grant Program.
2000
n AFAR and the Institute for the Study ofAging create the AFAR/ISOA Program forDrug Discovery in Cognitive Decline andAlzheimer’s Disease.
n The Fan Fox and Leslie R. SamuelsFoundation adds support for local med-ical students through the AFAR/SamuelsFoundation Medical Student GeriatricScholars Program.
n AFAR launches Infoaging.org, a con-sumer information website.
n The Starr Foundation joins the team ofBeeson Program sponsors.
2001
n AFAR and the Glenn Foundation forMedical Research create awards programfor post-doctoral fellows.
n Foundation for Fighting Blindness andAFAR establish a joint program for careerdevelopment awards in support ofresearch on age-related macular degen-eration.
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2002
n AFAR receives funding from the MerckCompany Foundation with a matchinggrant from the Glenn Foundation forMedical Research to co-fund a segmentof the Science of Aging KnowledgeEnvironment (SAGE-KE) project.
n The William Randolph HearstFoundation contributes to the AFARResearch Grant Program.
2003
n AFAR launches upstate affiliate pro-gram in Rochester, NY, funded by theStarr Foundation.
n The Ellison Medical Foundation andAFAR team up to support senior post-doc-toral fellows.
n AFAR and the Merck Institute on Agingand Health create HealthCompass.org.
2004
n Diana Jacobs Kalman elected Chair ofthe Board of Directors.
n AFAR launches southeast affiliate atEmory University in Atlanta, GA.
n AFAR celebrates the 10th anniversaryof the Beeson Program with the addedsupport of the National Institute on Agingand the new name of the Paul B. BeesonCareer Development Awards in AgingResearch.
n The Pfizer/AFAR Innovations in AgingResearch Award is created.
n The William Randolph HearstFoundation adds support to the MedicalStudent Geriatric Scholars Program.
n Terrapin Society created.
2005
n The Glenn Foundation and AFARcollaborate to create the Glenn/AFARBreakthroughs in Gerontology (BIG)Award.
n AFAR, The John A. Hartford Foundationand other foundations partner with theNIA on the Medical Student GeriatricProgram, renamed the Medical StudentSummer Research Training in AgingProgram. Foundations include TheWilliam Randolph Hearst Foundation, TheCleveland Foundation, Cardinal HealthFoundation, Lillian R. GleitsmanFoundation, Community HealthFoundation of Western & Central NewYork, The New York Community Trust andan anonymous donor.
n The Novartis Foundation joins withAFAR to establish the Aging WellInitiative.
2006
n The Julie Martin Mid-Career Award inAging Research is created by the EllisonMedical Foundation.
n The Fannie E. Rippel Foundation establishes the Fannie E. RippelFoundation/AFAR New InvestigatorAwards on Gender Differences inCardiovascular Disease in Older Adults.
The American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR) is a nonprofit organizationwhose mission is to support biomedical research on aging. We fulfill thismission by:
ä Supporting biomedical research that furthers our understanding of theaging process and its associated diseases and disorders;
ä Offering opportunities for scientists and physicians to exchange new ideasand knowledge about aging;
ä Building a cadre of early career scientists in aging research and in the practice of geriatric medicine; and
ä Promoting awareness among the general public about the importance ofaging research.
Since 1981, AFAR has awarded nearly $87 million to more than 2,100 early tomid-career investigators and students, with the goal of encouraging more ofthe nation’s scientists and physicians to enter and stay in the fields ofgerontology and geriatric medicine. These scientists are conducting cutting-edge research on aging and age-related diseases, such as Alzheimer’s, cancer,osteoporosis, diabetes and heart disease. Support for AFAR grants comes fromthe generous contributions of corporations, foundations and individuals. For more information about AFAR, please visit our organizational website,www.afar.org. For more information about aging research and staying healthyas you age, please visit our consumer websites, www.Infoaging.org andwww.HealthCompass.org.
Celebrating A Quarter Century
of Research
Letter from the Executive Director ............................1
2005 Selection Committees ....................................2
AFAR Research Grant ..............................................6
AFAR Affiliate Research Grant ................................16
AFAR/Glenn Breakthroughs in Gerontology (BIG) Award ....16
AFAR/Pfizer Innovations in Aging Research Award ............16
AFAR/Pfizer Research Grant ..............................................17
Paul Beeson Career Development Award in Aging Research ............................................................17
AFAR/Merck Junior Investigator Award in Geriatric Clinical Pharmacology........................................20
AFAR/Ellison Medical FoundationSenior Postdoctoral Fellows ............................................20
AFAR/Glenn Research Grant for Postdoctoral Fellows ........21
AFAR/Merck Research Scholarship in GeriatricPharmacology for Medical and Pharmacy Students ..........21
AFAR/Glenn Scholarship for Research in the Biology of Aging ....................................................22
AFAR/The John A. Hartford Foundation Academic FellowshipProgram in Geriatric Medicine and Geriatric Psychiatry ....27
Medical Student Summer Research Training in Aging Program ..............................................29
AFAR-Ohio Medical Student Summer Research Training inAging Program ................................................................37
AFAR/ISOA Program for Drug Discovery in Cognitive Declineand Alzheimer’s Disease ................................................38
AFAR/The Foundation for Fighting Blindness Joint Program for Career Development Awards in Support of Research onAge-Related Macular Degeneration ..................................38
AFAR/Hartford Gero-Physician-ScientistTraining Program ............................................................38
AFAR Milestones..............................................................39
Major Supporters of the 2005 Grant Programs
The AFAR Board of Directors
Anonymous Donor
The Atlantic Philanthropies
The Bedminster Fund
Cardinal Health Foundation
The Clarence and Anne Dillon Dunwalke Trust
The Cleveland Foundation
Community Health Foundation of Western & Central New York
Eisai Inc
The Ellison Medical Foundation
Lillian R. Gleitsman Foundation
The Glenn Foundation for Medical Research
The Partners of Goldman Sachs & Company
The John A. Hartford Foundation
William Randolph Hearst Foundation
Diana J. and C. A. Kalman
F. M. Kirby Foundation, Inc.
Merck Company Foundation
National Institute on Aging
The New York Community Trust
Diane Nixon
Pfizer Inc
The Richard and Hinda Rosenthal Foundation
Joseph L. K. Snyder Trust
The Starr Foundation
The Irving S. Wright Endowment
AFAR Grant Recipients — 1981-2005
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