Caloric restriction (CR) is the most effective intervention known to extend life span in a variety of species including mammals. CR has also been shown to delay the onset or reduce the incidence of many age-related diseases. For example CR suppresses the carcinogenic effect of several classes of chemicals and radiation-induced cancers in rodents....
Senior and New Scholars Awards for University of California - Davis
Dr. Su-Ju Lin
University of California - Davis
2004 new Scholar Award in aging
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Dr. Phyllis M. Wise
University of California - Davis
2001 senior Scholar Award in aging
Estrogen appears to protect the aging brain against cognitive dysfunction, neurodegenerative diseases, and brain injury such as stroke. The menopause is accompanied by a dramatic and permanent decrease in estrogen levels. During the past century, the longevity of women has increased from 50 to over 80 years. But, the age of the menopause has... |
Non-Scholar Awards for University of California - Davis
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2005 Infrastructure Scholar Award in Aging
The Ellison Medical Foundation awarded $57,200 to support the development of a large scale fly resource to screen aging interventions. Survival studies will be conducted to assess the effect of dietary supplement of selected chemicals and nature plant extracts on age-specific and sex-specific aging and longevity. Using more than 100,000 fruit...
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2006 Conferences and Workshops Scholar Award in Aging
The Ellison Medical Foundation awarded $5,000 to the Gordon Research Conferences to support the session on Genome Structure and Maintenance at the Conference on Nucleic Acids June 4-9, 2006 in Newport, Rhode Island.
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2005 Conferences and Workshops Scholar Award in Aging
The Ellison Medical Foundation awarded $10,000 to support the session on Helicases in Cancer and Aging at the EMBO Conference on Helicases and NTP-Driven Nucleic Acid Machines held July 5-10, 2005 in Arolla, Switzerland.
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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.
The Ellison Medical Foundation