Senior and New Scholars Awards for Hudson-Alpha Institute for Biotechnology

Dr. Devin Absher

Hudson-Alpha Institute for Biotechnology
2008 senior Scholar Award in aging

Identical, also called monozygotic (MZ) twins represent one of natureís extraordinary phenomena. MZ twins are unique with respect to genetic identity: two persons that are derived from a single cell, who can also be treated as a single subject present in two copies. Therefore, they are a powerful model for analysis of so called somatic...

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.