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Awards Dinner Brings Together Corporate Leaders and Philanthropic Visionaries, Science and Art
AFAR recognized several distinguished contributors to the field and funding of aging research at the 2009 Annual Awards Dinner that took place on October 5 at New York City's Union Club. Honorees included Robert N. Butler, MD, of the International Longevity Center, John C. Erickson, of Erickson Retirement Communities, Fredric B. Garonzik, AFAR Emeritus Director (posthumous recognition), Husseini Manji, MD, of Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research and Development, and John C. Whitehead, WW II hero, former partner at Goldman Sachs & Co., and former United States Deputy Secretary of State. The event, which attracted some 180 people from the corporate, scientific and foundation communities, as well as individual AFAR supporters, was held in conjunction with AFAR’s scientific conference, The Aging Heart: A Roadmap to Cardiac Independence, held on October 6, 2009. The Awards Dinner also featured artwork by AFAR grantees and friends in an art auction. These events raised more than that will support AFAR's flagship Research Grant Program, which funds early-career scientists studying the biology of aging and age-related diseases and disorders. Other honorees included Woodring E. Wright, MD, PhD, of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and Brian K. Kennedy, PhD, of the University of Washington, who received the Irving S. Wright Award and the Vincent Cristofalo Rising Star in Aging Research Award, respectively. To read about our 2009 Research Grant recipients click here.
 (l-r) Anne Garonzik; AFAR Scientific Director, George Martin, MD; Board Chair, Diana Jacobs Kalman; Honoree Robert N. Butler, MD; AFAR Executive Director, Stephanie Lederman; AFAR President, Terrie Fox Wetle, PhD; Honorees Husseini Manji, MD, Brian K. Kennedy, PhD, Woodring E. Wright, MD, PhD. (seated l-r) Honorary Board Chair, George E. Doty and Honoree John C. Whitehead.
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