We are interested in understanding how cells maintain their chromosomes, the structures that transmit genetic information. Specifically, we are interested in the ends of chromosomes, known as telomeres. Telomeres are specialized structures that are essential for the chromosomes maintenance. When chromosomes are not properly maintained, diseases...
Senior and New Scholars Awards for Johns Hopkins University
Dr. Carol W. Greider
Johns Hopkins University
1998 senior Scholar Award in aging
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Dr. Tong Li
Johns Hopkins University
2006 new Scholar Award in aging
γ-Secretase has long been regarded as an attractive anti-amyloid therapeutic target for Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, our studies demonstrated that mice with reduced levels of γ-secretase activity (Nct+/- mice and Nct+/-;PS1+/- mice) increased risk of age-dependent skin... |
Dr. Pere Puigserver
Johns Hopkins University
2004 new Scholar Award in aging
Glucose homeostasis is highly dysregulated in metabolic diseases such as obesity and diabetes as well as in dietary manipulations such as caloric restriction. Caloric restriction is a dietary regimen low in calories that extends life span, but the mechanisms by which dietary caloric restriction extends life span remain largely unknown. It is... |
Dr. Philip A. Cole
Johns Hopkins University
1998 new Scholar Award in aging
Dr. Cole's research is devoted to evaluating the effects of melatonin on mammalian physiology. Melatonin is a hormone thought to be important in the regulation of circadian rhythm. It is taken as a medication by some travelers to prevent jet lag. Melatonin has even been speculated to be useful in preventing aging. A particular enzyme called...
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Dr. Michela Gallagher
Johns Hopkins University
2008 senior Scholar Award in aging
Dr Gallagher's prior research in rodent models of aging established that cognitive decline occurs in the absence neuron loss, representing instead changes in the functional properties of existing circuits in the brain. She also developed and refined cognitive assessments to detect widely different outcomes in aging that exhibit robust and... |
Dr. George Dimopoulos
Johns Hopkins University
2004 new Scholar Award in gid
Malaria is one of the most serious diseases of mankind with a worldwide prevalence of 300-500 million clinical cases and over 2 million deaths each year. It has a complex transmission cycle, involving three interacting organisms: the human vertebrate host, the Plasmodium parasite pathogen and the Anopheles mosquito vector. The... |
Non-Scholar Awards for Johns Hopkins University
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2005 Conferences and Workshops Scholar Award in Infectious Disease
The Ellison Medical Foundation awarded $7,500 to help support the Malaria Immunology Workshop on ìImmunology of Malaria Infections: Implications for the Design and Development of Malaria Vaccinesî held in February 2005 in Baltimore, Maryland.
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2002 Conferences and Workshops Scholar Award in Infectious Disease
The Ellison Medical Foundation awarded $25,000 to help support the Conference on Malaria: Progress, Problems and Plans in the Genomic Era held January 27-29, 2002 at the Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute.
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2002 Conferences and Workshops Scholar Award in Infectious Disease
The Ellison Medical Foundation awarded $25,000 to help support the Conference on Malaria: Progress, Problems and Plans in the Genomic Era held January 27-29, 2002 at the Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute.
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Funded Institutions
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