This joint effort by the Glenn Foundation for Medical Research and American Federation of Aging Research (AFAR) funds pilot programs that can transform understanding of the fundamental biology of aging. Two two-year awards worth $200,000 will be granted in 2013. Highest priority projects will focus on one or more of these three areas:
- The genetic controls of aging and longevity
- Delaying aging through diet or drugs
- How changes in hormones, anti-oxidant defenses or repair processes promote longevity
Proposals that study a specific disease or assessment will receive lower priority unless they can show a clear and direct connection to the fundamental biology of aging. The application due date is December 17, 2012. For more information, see the link below: