Telomere length appears to be critically involved in cellular senescence and in cellular immortality. Telomerase shortening results in cellular senescence, while stabilization of telomere length results in cellular immortality and cancer. Regulation of telomere length is usually, but not always, maintained by levels of the enzyme telomerase. Dr....
Senior and New Scholars Awards for University of Texas Southwest Medical Center
Dr. Jerry W Shay
University of Texas Southwest Medical Center
1998 senior Scholar Award in aging
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Dr. Iwona Stroynowski
University of Texas Southwest Medical Center
2001 senior Scholar Award in gid
Present-day research in immunology is overwhelmingly preoccupied with systemic immune responses and immune mechanisms that operate in infected hosts after the pathogens have already spread from their initial site of entry into the circulation. Paradoxically, the total number of immune cells dedicated to fighting systemic infections is lower...
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Dr. Michael Gale Jr.
University of Texas Southwest Medical Center
2001 new Scholar Award in gid
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a global public health threat, and now infects approximately 2-4% of the world population. Of those people infected with HCV, most will develop a chronic life-long disease that is characterized by persistent virus replication and progressive liver dysfunction leading to ultimate liver failure. The molecular mechanisms by...
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Non-Scholar Awards for University of Texas Southwest Medical Center
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2006 Conferences and Workshops Scholar Award in Aging
The Ellison Medical Foundation awarded $7,000 to support travel and meeting expenses for invited speakers in aging research at the conference on Telomeres and Genome Stability to be held August 30-September 3, 2006 in Villars-sur-Ollon, Switzerland. For further information, see: www.molbio.unige...
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2004 Conferences and Workshops Scholar Award in Aging
The Ellison Medical Foundation awarded $10,000 to fund a named speaker and travel for speakers for a special AARC conference on The Role of Telomeres and Telomerase in Aging and Cancer held October 26-31, 2004 in San Francisco.
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Funded Institutions
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