Senior and New Scholars Awards for University of Connecticut Health Center

Dr. William A. Mohler

University of Connecticut Health Center
2001 new Scholar Award in aging
Sarcopenia, progressive loss of muscle mass and quality, is the principle component of the profound changes in body composition that occur with aging, and it is a large factor in loss of strength, deficits in gait, and reduced metabolic rate in the elderly. We will apply two novel methods to characterize the cellular changes underlying the problem...

Non-Scholar Awards for University of Connecticut Health Center

2003 Training Scholar Award in Infectious Disease
The Ellison Medical Foundation awarded $32,000 to initiate a training program by funding the first Clinical Research...
2002 Conferences and Workshops Scholar Award in Infectious Disease
The Ellison Medical Foundation awarded $14,000 to help support the Workshop on Modern Concepts and Understanding of Parasitic Diseases held in Bhubaneswar, India in February 2002.

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.