Senior and New Scholars Awards for Ohio State University

Dr. Jiyan Ma

Ohio State University
2003 new Scholar Award in aging
Prion diseases belong to a large group of neurodegenerative disorders occurring in the elderly, such as Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease. Like other neurodegenerative disorders, prion disease can be manifested as a sporadic or inherited disease. However, prion diseases can also be infectious. This characteristic distinguishes the prion...

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.