Senior and New Scholars Awards for Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center

Dr. Lee Zou

Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center
2007 new Scholar Award in aging
Aging is a complex process that occurs at both organismal and cellular levels. As cells age, DNA damage and mutations accumulate in the genome. Certain defects in DNA repair and telomere maintenance, such as those associated with Werner syndrome and ataxia telangiectasia, lead to premature aging in humans and premature cellular aging in vitro...

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.