The American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR) has announced sixteen recipients of the 2024 Glenn Foundation for Medical Research Postdoctoral Fellowships in Aging Research and the Glenn Foundation for Medical Research Grants for Junior Faculty.
The Glenn Foundation for Medical Research Postdoctoral Fellowships in Aging Research support postdoctoral fellows who direct their research towards basic research mechanisms of ageing and/or translational findings that have potential to directly benefit human health.
Selected through a rigorous review process, twelve one-year , $75,000 fellowships have been awarded in 2024.
The Glenn Foundation for Medical Research Grants for Junior Faculty also provide up to $150,000 for a one- to two-year award to early career investigators (MDs and PhDs) to conduct research that serves as the basis for longer term research efforts on the biology of ageing.
The major goal of this programme is to assist in the development of the careers of early career investigators committed to pursuing careers in ageing research.
Selected through a rigorous review process, this year’s four recipients are exploring a range of topics including microenvironmental regulation of metabolism in hematopoietic stem cell ageing, the molecular and cellular mechanisms of extreme longevity and global tissue rejuvenation, spatiotemporally scalable recording of single-cell gene expression histories across the ageing brain, and the comparative analysis of TREM2high macrophage niches in ageing.
AFAR Executive Director Stephanie Lederman, commented: “The American Federation for Aging Research and the Glenn Foundation for Medical Research have a decades-long partnership that has funded research by the brightest talent through these grant programmes.
“With the support of these grants, emerging investigators acquire the knowledge, skills, and experience needed to obtain larger grants as they build a body of research.”
“The Glenn Foundation for Medical Research is pleased to work with AFAR to work to nurture a sustainable and robust scientific workforce equipped to address the greatest opportunities and challenges in aging research,” said Mark R. Collins, President, Glenn Foundation for Medical Research.
“The Grants for Junior Faculty and Postdoctoral Fellowships programs have been a catalyst for important discoveries, bringing us closer to the development of therapies that will extend our years of health as we age.”
