The Glenn Foundation for Medical Research and the American Federation for Aging Research announced Edward Chouchani, PhD, of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute as one of the recipients of the 2022 Breakthroughs in Gerontology (BIG) Awards. The three-year BIG award provides $300,000 for research projects aimed at discoveries that address human aging and healthspan. With the support of the award, Dr. Chouchani seeks to systematically define the functional targets of reactive oxygen species that contribute to longevity and age.

“The BIG awards were created to engage researchers in bolder research pursuits that offer the potential to yield transformative discoveries to benefit human aging and healthspan,” notes Mark R. Collins, President of The Glenn Foundation for Medical Research.

Since the inception of the award in 2005, the Breakthroughs in Gerontology (BIG) Awards have provided $8.8 million to 40 investigators nationwide. Awardees are selected by a committee of distinguished scientists working in the field of aging research.

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