Name

Department

Title of Research

Amount Awarded

Elisabet Borsheim Ph.D.

Surgery

Transcapillary insulin transport in aging

$52,781

Henry Epstein, M.D.

Neuroscience and Cell Biology

Chaperone modulation of motor activity in aging

$52,155

Melinda Sheffield-Moore, Ph.D.

Internal Medicine

Cyclic testosterone and bone turnover in older men

$36,240

Bartosz Szczesny, Ph.D.

Sealy Center for Molecular Science

Age-dependent change in activity of DNA base excision repair proteins and its impact on the functions of mitochondria in skeletal muscle

$36,240

Name

Department

Title of Research

Amount Awarded

Fujita, Satoshi, Ph.D.

Internal Medicine

Muscle mTOR signaling and the regulation of translation initiation in sarcopenia

$45,300

Maret, Wolfgang, Ph.D.

PMCH

Zinc and muscle wasting (sarcopenia)

$45,300

Protas, Elizabeth, Ph.D.

Physical Therapy

Activity and outcomes in hospitalized elders

$45,300

Saito, Hiroshi, Ph.D.

Surgery

IL-15 and adipocytokines in sarcopenia

$45,300

Name

Department

Title of Research

Amount Awarded

Dreyer, Hans Ph.D.

Internal Medicine

Muscle mTOR signaling and the regulation of translation initiation in sarcopenia

$30,000

Saito, Hiroshi, Ph.D.

Surgery

IL-15 and adipocytokines in sarcopenia

$30,000

Internal Med-Endocrinology

Suppression of Atrophy Signaling in Skeletal Muscle Following Testosterone Therapy

$22,500

Paddon-Jones, Douglas Ph.D.

Physical Therapy

Restoration of cell signaling and muscle protein synthesis in the Elderly

$28,570

Ostir, Glenn PhD

Internal Med-Geriatrics

Ongoing Functional Status in Hospitalized Older Adults

$30,000

Name

Department

Title of Research

Amount Awarded

José Manuel Barral, MD, PhD

Neuroscience & Cell Biology

Chaperone Function in Age-Related Sarcopenia

$50,000

Micah Drummond, Ph.D.

Physical Therapy

Muscle microRNA expression in aging: Effects of exercise and essential amino acids

$50,000

Occupational Therapy

Electrical Stimulation and Nutritional Support in Hospitalized Elders

$49,913

>Alan Brasier, MD

Internal Med

Serum biomarkers in inactivity-induced sarcopenia

$50,000

Hans Dreyer, PhD

Physical Therapy

Muscle Metabolism & Function during Rehabilitation and Amino Acid Supplementation

$49,554

Janna McGaugh, PhD

Physical Therapy

Effects of nutrition and intensive rehabilitation on recovery after hip fracture

$49,800