Senior and New Scholars Awards for Vanderbilt University

Dr. Tina M. Iverson

Vanderbilt University
2006 new Scholar Award in aging
Why do we age? Although no one knows for certain, there are many theories that offer potential explanations. One such theory is called the mitochondrial theory of aging. Mitochondria are small sub-cellular organelles that harvest energy for our bodies by combining the electrons from our digested food with oxygen from the air. This...

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.