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Senior and New Scholars Awards for Harvard School of Public Health


Dr. Brendan Manning

Harvard School of Public Health

Determining the genetic and metabolic relationship between the major longevity pathways in mammals

2012 senior Scholar Award in aging

Aging research in model organisms has revealed three major biochemical pathways that influence longevity across species. These three pathways (insulin/IGF1, AMPK, and mTOR) have the shared features that they are controlled by the nutrient status of the organism, which can likewise impact the aging process, and that they regulate local and... more >>

Dr. Megan B. Murray

Harvard School of Public Health

Comparative Genomics and the Molecular Epidemiology of Tuberculosis

2004 senior Scholar Award in gid

Tuberculosis remains one of the leading causes of death in the world and is rivaled only by HIV as the single leading cause of death from an infectious agent. Although it had been in decline in Europe and the United States for much of the 20th century, TB has remained widely prevalent through much of the developing world, with a current... more >>

Dr. Laurie H. Glimcher

Harvard School of Public Health

Arming the Immune System against Pathogens with Selective Biologics: The Next Generation of Vaccines

2002 senior Scholar Award in gid
An effective immune response against infectious agents must be both of appropriate magnitude and type. Type 1 immunity relies on a type of T lymphocyte that induces both inflammatory and cytotoxic responses essential for destruction of intracellular pathogens such as tuberculosis. Generation of Type 2 immunity requires development of another type... more >>

Dr. James R. Mitchell

Harvard School of Public Health

Elucidating mechanisms of protection against acute stress and organ dysfunction by dietary restriction in mammals.

2008 new Scholar Award in aging
Best-known for lifespan extension, dietary restriction produces two equally tangible benefits: improved healthspan and increased resistance to acute stress. Dietary restriction comprises a variety of feeding regimes focused either on reducing total calorie intake (calorie restriction) or enforced periods of fasting between meals (intermittent... more >>

Marc Lipsitch

Harvard School of Public Health

Antibiotic Resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae: Transmission Dynamics and Consequences for Public Health

2002 new Scholar Award in gid

Streptococcus pneumoniae is a leading cause of otitis media (middle ear infections), bacteremia (blood infection), pneumonia, and meningitis in both developed and developing countries. Extensive use of antibiotics has led to worldwide increases in the proportion of strains of... more >>

Funded Institutions

The Ellison Medical Foundation fosters research by means of grants-in-aid on behalf of investigators to universities and laboratories within the United States. Institutions receiving awards must be tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organizations or U.S. colleges or universities.