Epigenetic alteration in gene expression is one of the postulated mechanisms underlying aging, as well as oxidative lesions by reactive oxygen species, genomic instability by accumulated DNA damages, telomere shortening in proliferating cells, and accumulation of glycation end products of proteins. Histone deacetylases are essential regulators...
Senior and New Scholars Awards for Washington University School of Medicine
Dr. Shin-ichiro Imai
Washington University School of Medicine
2003 new Scholar Award in aging
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Dr. Shin-ichiro Imai
Washington University School of Medicine
2008 senior Scholar Award in aging
The proposed translational study aims to understand the importance of a new systemic regulatory network named ìNAD Worldî in the regulation of metabolism and aging and the pathophysiology of age-associated complications, such as type 2 diabetes, in mice and humans. Conceptually, the NAD World is comprised of two critical components: nicotinamide...
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Dr. S. Kerry Kornfeld
Washington University School of Medicine
2005 senior Scholar Award in aging
We are interested in identifying drugs that can delay human aging and extend human lifespan. Such drugs might have beneficial uses, and the analysis of how such drugs work could provide important insights into the regulation of aging. As a first step, we tested whether drugs that are approved for human use can delay aging and extend the... |
Dr. Jeffrey I Gordon
Washington University School of Medicine
2003 senior Scholar Award in gid
Mutually beneficial (symbiotic) relationships between bacteria and animals are a dominant feature of life on Earth. We are no exception. Our bodies are home to a vast nation of friendly bacteria: the total number exceeds the total number of our own human cells. Our largest collection of microbes resides in the intestine (~100 trillion organisms... |
Dr. Michael S. Diamond
Washington University School of Medicine
2002 new Scholar Award in gid
The research in our laboratory focuses on the interface between viral infection and the host immune response. Two globally important mosquito-borne human pathogens are studied, the West Nile encephalitis and dengue hemorrhagic fever viruses.
Studies with West Nile virus virus (WNV) focus on understanding the pathogenesis of infection, the... |
Non-Scholar Awards for Washington University School of Medicine
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2003 Conferences and Workshops Scholar Award in Infectious Disease
The Ellison Medical Foundation awarded $9,996 to help support two inter-related meetings, the Filariasis Research Summit on December 7-8, 2003 and the Forum on Research Needed to Support the Global Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis on December 7-10, 2003 held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Funded Institutions
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