Grants


Congratulations to Dr. Jia Nie, she is a 2019 AFAR Grantee

January 17, 2020

Congratulations to Jia Nie, PhD on winning The Irene Diamond Fund/AFAR Postdoctoral Transition Award in Aging. https://www.afar.org/grantees/years/2019-recipients/#Diamond/AFAR%20Fellows




Congratulations to Dr. Mengwei Zang for receiving NIH R01 and R21 Research Grants

June 7, 2019

Mengwei Zang, MD, PhD, has received R01 and R21 research grants from the NIH.




Congratulations to Bess Frost, PhD for her award from the Owens Foundation

May 6, 2019

Dr. Bess Frost was awarded a grant from the William and Ella Owens Medical Research Foundation, which was funded for $100,000. Congratulations to Dr. Frost.




Congratulations to Veronica Galvan, PhD for her award from the Owens Foundation

May 6, 2019

Dr. Veronica Galvan was awarded a grant from the William and Ella Owens Medical Research Foundation, which was funded for $78,017.  Congratulations to Dr. Galvan.



Funding of the Biology of Aging Training Program

April 12, 2019

The NIA-funded T32 Training Program on Biology of Aging (PI: Nicolas Musi) has been successfully renewed for 5 more years. The focus of the program is on Basic and Translational Geroscience. The Program funds 4 predoctoral and 4 postdoctoral positions. For more information on the program and the application process please email Debra Siller at […]



Congratulations to Dr. Wenyan Sun on receiving a BrightFocus postdoctoral fellowship

April 3, 2019

Wenyan Sun, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow in the Bess Frost, PhD lab, has received a BrightFocus postdoctoral fellowship award. Postdoctoral fellowship awards from the BrightFocus Foundation are intended for young researchers in their final stages of mentored training. These awards fund projects in an established laboratory that will serve as the basis for the applicant’s […]




Congratulations to Dr. Randy Strong on his VA Merit Review Award

February 15, 2019

Dr. Strong received a VA Merit Review Award, title: Detoxification of Biogenic Aldehydes in Parkinson’s Disease – $650,000.