Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder that constitutes the major cause of neurological motor impairment in the elderly and as such places an extraordinary burden on the US health care system, at an estimated cost of $25 billion annually. The major risk factor for the disease is increased age and the prevalence of...
Senior and New Scholars Awards for Buck Institute for Age Research
Dr. Julie Andersen
Buck Institute for Research on Aging
2011 senior Scholar Award in aging
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Dr. Martin Brand
Buck Institute for Age Research
2009 senior Scholar Award in aging
Mitochondria are cellular organelles that use the oxygen we breathe to oxidize carbohydrates, fats and proteins. The oxygen is fully reduced to form water, and energy is released. The mitochondria capture this energy to phosphorylate ADP to ATP, a molecule that can be hydrolyzed by the cells to power their internal processes. In this way,... |
Dr. Simon Melov
Buck Institute for Age Research
2001 senior Scholar Award in aging
The theory known as the "free radical theory of aging" has achieved prominence as one of the most compelling explanation for many of the degenerative changes of aging. Ongoing researches in the study of free radical biochemistry and in the genetics of aging have been at the forefront of this work. First, transgenic approaches in invertebrate... |
Dr. Pankaj Kapahi
Buck Institute for Age Research
2005 new Scholar Award in aging
Dietary restriction (DR) is the most robust environmental method of lifespan extension in species as diverse as yeast, worms, fruit flies and rodents. DR is customarily applied by reducing the total amount of food intake, and the individual contribution of each food constituent to the longevity effect remains poorly understood. Our results... |
Dr. Gordon Lithgow
Buck Institute for Age Research
2002 senior Scholar Award in aging
Hypothesis: Small molecule pharmacological agents, including synthetic hormones, that enhance stress response will slow aging and age-related functional decline. Much of the remarkable progress in the biology of aging has emerged from the lifespan extension paradigm in simple animal models such as fruit flies and the microscopic nematode... |
Non-Scholar Awards for Buck Institute for Age Research
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2012 Conferences and Workshops Scholar Award in Aging
The Ellison Medical Foundation has awarded $5,000 to support selected speakers and sessions at the 2012 "Brain Diseases and Molecular Machines Conference held 5/8/12 to 5/11/12 in Tokyo, Japan. For further information, see: http://www.broca.inserm.fr/BDMM/. |
2009 Conferences and Workshops Scholar Award in Aging
The Ellison Medical Foundation has awarded $10,000 to support selected speakers and sessions at the Buck Institute Symposium on Aging: "Systems Biology of Aging" held 11/10/09 to 11/13/09 at the Buck Institute, Novato, CA. For further information, see: http://www.buckinstitute....
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2005 Conferences and Workshops Scholar Award in Aging
The Ellison Medical Foundation awarded $10,000 to support three sessions at the Buck Institute 2005 Symposium on Pharmacology of Lifespan held October 6-8, 2005 at the Buck Institute for Age Research, Novato, California. The supported sessions are Targets for Interventions in Aging I ñ Regulatory Pathways, Targets for Interventions in Aging II ñ...
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2005 Conferences and Workshops Scholar Award in Aging
The Ellison Medical Foundation awarded $10,000 to support three sessions at the Buck Institute 2005 Symposium on Pharmacology of Lifespan held October 6-8, 2005 at the Buck Institute for Age Research, Novato, California. The supported sessions are Targets for Interventions in Aging I ñ Regulatory Pathways, Targets for Interventions in Aging II ñ...
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2002 Conferences and Workshops Scholar Award in Aging
The Ellison Medical Foundation awarded $10,000 to help fund the Buck Institute 2002 Inaugural Symposia on Aging to be held at the Buck Institute, Novato, CA September 24-27, 2002. The Symposia will provide an exploration of basic animal models of aging with an emphasis on stress and the insulin-signaling pathway and relate these areas to human...
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2002 Conferences and Workshops Scholar Award in Aging
The Ellison Medical Foundation awarded $10,000 to help fund the Buck Institute 2002 Inaugural Symposia on Aging to be held at the Buck Institute, Novato, CA September 24-27, 2002. The Symposia will provide an exploration of basic animal models of aging with an emphasis on stress and the insulin-signaling pathway and relate these areas to human...
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2002 Conferences and Workshops Scholar Award in Aging
The Ellison Medical Foundation awarded $10,000 to help fund the Buck Institute 2002 Inaugural Symposia on Aging to be held at the Buck Institute, Novato, CA September 24-27, 2002. The Symposia will provide an exploration of basic animal models of aging with an emphasis on stress and the insulin-signaling pathway and relate these areas to human...
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2002 Conferences and Workshops Scholar Award in Aging
The Ellison Medical Foundation awarded $10,000 to help fund the Buck Institute 2002 Inaugural Symposia on Aging to be held at the Buck Institute, Novato, CA September 24-27, 2002. The Symposia will provide an exploration of basic animal models of aging with an emphasis on stress and the insulin-signaling pathway and relate these areas to human...
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Funded Institutions
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