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AFAR Hosts Awards Dinner Celebration More than 200 people joined AFAR for an evening of Great Expectations on Monday, November 15 to honor leaders in the corporate and scientific community for their commitment to the field of aging research. The dinner, held at New York City's Essex House, raised nearly $300,000 which will be used to fund the nation's junior scienists who are conducting research into aging and aging-related diseases. Honorees included: Larry Ellison, CEO, Oracle CorporationJoe Feczko, M.D., president, worldwide development, Pfizer Inc John Trojanowski, M.D., Ph.D., co-director of the Center of Neurodegenerative Disease Research, director of the Institute on Aging, and a professor of geriatric medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Roy Walford, M.D. (posthumously), a renowned scientist and maverick in the area of aging research, particularly caloric restriction and its affect on the aging process For more information about the dinner please contact AFAR at (212) 703-9977.
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American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR) | 55 West 39th Street, 16th Floor | New York, NY 10018 Phone: (212) 703-9977 | Toll-free: (888) 582-2327 | Fax: (212) 997-0330 E-mail: grants@afar.org or info@afar.org |
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