University of Wisconsin–Madison

Award Recipients


Award Cycle 1

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Zachary Fennel, PhD

Age-related alterations in immunometabolism in skeletal muscle health and recovery

Weindruch Scholar Award

University of Utah

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Mariana Pehar, PhD

Linking lipid signaling and metabolism in astrocytes to neuroinflammation during aging

Pilot Award, Shared (ADRC/Gerontology)

University of Wisconsin–Madison

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Elebeoba May, PhD

Intersecting Effects of Aging and Vitamin D3 on Immune Response to Mycobacterium Infection

Idea Award

University of Wisconsin–Madison

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Devin Schweppe, PhD

Mapping lipidomics changes of anti-inflammatory adaptation to aging in the spleen

Pilot Award

University of Washington

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Andrea Galmozzi, PhD

Dissecting the Role of Adipose Heme Biosynthesis in Age-Related Metabolic Dysfunction

Pilot Award

University of Wisconsin–Madison

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Akihiro Ikeda, PhD

Lipid dysregulation–driven microglial activation as a mechanism of accelerated retinal aging in Tmem135 mutant mice

Pilot Award

University of Wisconsin–Madison

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Anna Huttenlocher, MD David Beebe, PhD & Igor Slukvin, MD, PhD

Immunometabolism of neutrophils across the lifespan

Pilot Award

University of Wisconsin–Madison

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Xuan Pan, VMD, PhD, DACVIM

YY1‑Directed 3D Genome Architecture as a Driver of Metabolic and Lineage Homeostasis in Aging HSCs

Idea Award

University of Wisconsin–Madison

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Eric Yen, PhD & Romeo Blanc, PhD

Aged Stem Cells at Both Ends of the Gut–Muscle Axis: Metabolic Remodeling by Aerobic Exercise

Idea Award

University of Wisconsin–Madison

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Wei Xu, PhD & Jing Zhang, PhD

Investigating the functions of CARM1 in aging-related breast cancer bone metastasis

Pilot Award, Shared (UWCCC)

University of Wisconsin–Madison

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Cassandra McGill, PhD & Carol Everson, PhD

Impact of chronic sleep deficiency on brain aging

Idea Award

University of Wisconsin–Madison & Medical College of Wisconsin

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Timothy Rhoads, PhD

Acetylation of the RNA helicase DDX39B as a metabolic switch during caloric restriction

Weindruch Scholar

University of Wisconsin–Madison


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Jaspreet Kaur Osan, PhD

Plasma Aging Signatures Shaped by a Low-Fat, Methionine-Restricted Diet: A Liquid Biopsy Approach

Pilot Award

University of North Dakota


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