Senior and New Scholars Awards for Center for Blood Research

Dr. Frederick W. Alt

Center for Blood Research, Boston
2003 senior Scholar Award in aging
Aging occurs in almost all organisms, yet the molecular basis of aging is poorly understood. In addition, many diseases, including cancers, occur much more frequently in aged populations. Therefore, an understanding of the molecular and cellular events that accompany aging would undoubtedly contribute immensely to human health. One way to unravel...

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.