Maintenance of the genome is critical for the survival and health of an organism. Genomic mutations and alterations promote cancer, and the incidence of cancer increases exponentially with age. My lab is investigating the mechanisms of genomic instability associated with aging and diseases related to aging. Telomeres are a region of the genome...
Senior and New Scholars Awards for University of Pittsburgh
Dr. Patricia L. Opresko
University of Pittsburgh
2006 new Scholar Award in aging
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Dr. Laura J. Niedernhofer
University of Pittsburgh
2005 new Scholar Award in aging
The DNA making up the genetic code in our cells is continuously damaged and repaired. The consequences of not repairing DNA damage are revealed by inherited genetic disorders in which DNA repair pathways are disrupted. In these disorders, there can be either a profound increase in cancer risk or dramatic premature aging, even in the absence of...
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Dr. JoAnne L. Flynn
University of Pittsburgh
2004 senior Scholar Award in gid
Persons infected with Myobacterium tuberculosis can develop primary disease or latent infection. Host factors responsible for the outcome of M. tuberculosis infection remain, in large part, unknown. In addition, the immune microenvironment of the granuloma is also a mystery. We propose to take advantage of our unique non-human...
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Non-Scholar Awards for University of Pittsburgh
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2010 Conferences and Workshops Scholar Award in Aging
The Ellison Medical Foundation has awarded $10,000 to support selected speakers and sessions at the 2010 Workshop on "Xeroderma Pigmentosum and Other Diseases of Human Premature Aging and DNA Repair: Molecules to Patients", held 9/21/10 to 9/24/10 in Lansdowne, VA.
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Funded Institutions
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