Senior and New Scholars Awards for University of Arizona

Dr. Michael Riehle

University of Arizona
2006 new Scholar Award in aging
My lab is interested in the link that exists between aging and reproduction. It has been observed that increased reproduction often leads to a decrease in lifespan and vice versa. One possible mechanism for this balance is the insulin/IGF-1 signaling cascade (ISC). It has been convincingly demonstrated that the ISC regulates both senescence and...

Dr. Keith A. Joiner

University of Arizona
2001 senior Scholar Award in gid

The rapid spreading of Plasmodium falciparum strains that are resistant to current antimalarial therapy has focused the attention of the research community on the urgent need to identify new therapeutic targets, leading to novel therapies. Our laboratories have a long-standing commitment to study nutrient acquisition in Toxoplasma...

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.