Senior and New Scholars Awards for Gordon Research Conferences

Dr. Holly Van Remmen

Gordon Research Conferences
2010 senior Scholar Award in aging
This project will investigate a key paradox involving the potential role of mitochondria in aging. Historically, studies in mammals have shown that preservation of mitochondrial function and reduced generation of reactive oxygen species are correlated with increased lifespan and healthspan, i.e., an anti-aging effect. However, a number of recent...

Non-Scholar Awards for Gordon Research Conferences

2012 Conferences and Workshops Scholar Award in Aging
The Ellison Medical Foundation awarded $14,970 to support selected speakers and sessions at the 2012 Gordon Research Conference and Gordon Research Seminar on the Biology of Aging - "Genetic, epigenetic, inflammatory, and metabolic origins of aging" held 2/12/12 to 2/17/12 in Ventura, CA. For further information, see:...
2012 Conferences and Workshops Scholar Award in Aging

The Ellison Medical Foundation awarded $5,000 to support selected speakers and sessions at the 2012 Gordon Research Conference on "DNA Damage, Mutation and Cancer" held 3/25/12 to 3/30/12 in Ventura, CA. For further information, see: http://www.grc.org/programs.aspx?year...

2011 Conferences and Workshops Scholar Award in Aging
The Ellison Medical Foundation has awarded $5,070 to support selected speakers and sessions at the 2011 Gordon Research Conference on "Oxidative Stress in Aging and Age-Related Disease" held March 13-18, 2011 in Ventura, CA. For further information, see: >> MORE
2011 Conferences and Workshops Scholar Award in Aging

The Ellison Medical Foundation has awarded $10,000 to support selected speakers and sessions at the 2011 Gordon Research Conference on "Myogenesis" held 8/28/11 to 9/2/11 in Waterville Valley, NH. For further information, see: http://www.grc.org/programs.aspx?year=2011...

2011 Conferences and Workshops Scholar Award in Aging

The Ellison Medical Foundation has awarded $10,000 to support selected speakers and sessions the 2011 Gordon Research Conference on "Stress Proteins in Growth, Development and Disease" held 7/17/11 to 7/22/11 in Il Ciocco, Italy. For further information, see: http://www...

2011 Conferences and Workshops Scholar Award in Aging
The Ellison Medical Foundation has awarded $10,000 to support selected speakers and sessions at the 2011 Gordon Research Conference on "Chromosome Dynamics" held 7/10/11 to 7/15/11 in West Dover, VT. For further information, see: >> MORE
2011 Conferences and Workshops Scholar Award in Aging
The Ellison Medical Foundation has awarded $10,000 to support selected speakers and sessions at the 2011 Gordon Research Conference on "Mammalian DNA Repair" held 2/6/11 to 2/11/11 at the Four Points Sheraton/Holiday Inn, Ventura, CA. For further information, see: >> MORE
2010 Conferences and Workshops Scholar Award in Aging
The Ellison Medical Foundation has awarded $15,120 to support selected speakers and sessions at the 2010 Gordon Research Conference and Gordon Research Seminar on the Biology of Aging: "Determinants of Health-span: from cell to humans", held 8/21/10 to 8/27/10 in Les Diablerets, Switzerland. For further information, see:...
2010 Conferences and Workshops Scholar Award in Aging
The Ellison Medical Foundation has awarded $6,925 to support selected speakers and sessions at 2010 Gordon Research Conference on "The Biology of Post-Transcriptional Gene Regulation" held 7/18/10 to 7/23/10 in Salve Regina University, Newport, RI. For further information, see:...
2009 Conferences and Workshops Scholar Award in Aging
The Ellison Medical Foundation awarded $8000 to support selected speakers and sessions at the Gordon Research Conference - "Chromosome Dynamics" held 5/24/2009 to 5/29/2009 in Il Ciocco, Lucca, Italy. For further information, see: >> MORE
2009 Conferences and Workshops Scholar Award in Aging
The Ellison Medical Foundation awarded $10,000 to support selected speakers and sessions at the 2009 Biology of Aging Gordon Research Conference held 2/15/2009 to 2/19/2009 in Ventura, CA. For further information, see: >> MORE
2009 Conferences and Workshops Scholar Award in Aging
The Ellison Medical Foundation has awarded $5,875 to support selected speakers and the session on "Genome Integrity" at the 2009 Gordon Research Conference on "Nucleic Acids" held 5/31/09 to 6/5/09 at the University of New England, Biddeford, ME.

2008 Conferences and Workshops Scholar Award in Aging
The Ellison Medical Foundation awarded $6,000 to support Keynote Lecturer Elizabeth Blackburn (UCSF) and speakers for the session on ìGenome Maintenanceí at the 2008 Gordon Research Conference on Nucleic Acids held June 1st ñ 6th, 2008 at Salve Regina University in Newport , RI . For further information, see...
2008 Conferences and Workshops Scholar Award in Aging
The Ellison Medical Foundation awarded $10,000 to support the keynote speaker and the session on "Protein Oxidation and Degradation in Age Related Disease" at the Gordon Research Conference on Oxidative Stress and Disease to be held Mar 8-13, 2009 in Il Ciocco, Lucca, Italy. For further information, see...
2007 Conferences and Workshops Scholar Award in Aging
The Ellison Medical Foundation awarded $10,000 to support the keynote speaker and the session on Stress Resistance and Health Span at The Biology of Aging Gordon Research Conference held September 23-28, 2007 in Les Diablerets, Switzerland. For further information, see >> MORE
2005 Conferences and Workshops Scholar Award in Aging
The Ellison Medical Foundation awarded $5,000 to support the Aging and Oxidative Stress Session at the Oxidative Stress and Disease Gordon Research Conference held March 13-18, 2005 in Ventura, California. For further information, see http://www.grc.uri.edu/programs/2005/oxidat.htm.
2003 Conferences and Workshops Scholar Award in Aging
The Ellison Medical Foundation awarded $5,000 to help support the Gordon Research Conference on the Biology of Aging held in Ventura, California on March 9-14, 2003.

2002 Conferences and Workshops Scholar Award in Infectious Disease
The Ellison Medical Foundation awarded $10,000 to help support the Conference on Biology of Host-Parasite Interactions held June 16-21, 2002 in Newport, Rhode Island.

2001 Conferences and Workshops Scholar Award in Aging
The Ellison Medical Foundation awarded $10,000 to help support the Gordon Research Conference on Neurotrophic Factors was held June 10-15, 2001 in Newport, Rhode Island.

1998 Conferences and Workshops Scholar Award in Aging
The Ellison Medical Foundation award of $10,000 was provided to fund travel to Italy by graduate students and postdoctoral fellows from the United States. This funding permitted seven young scientists, who would not otherwise have been able to do so, to attend this conference.

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.