Peter D. Meldrum, of Myriad Genetics, Christoph Westphal, MD, PhD, of Sirtris, and John W. Rowe, MD, of Columbia University were among the honorees at the AFAR annual awards dinner that took place on October 6, 2008 at New York City’s Grand Hyatt. 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, Aging and Cancer: Two Sides of the Same Coin? held on October 6 and 7, 2008. Both events raised more than $250,000 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 Arlan Richardson, PhD, of the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and Ana Maria Cuervo, MD, PhD, of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine.

To read about our 2008 Research Grant recipients, click here.

Honorees John W. Rowe, MD, Columbia University; Ana Maria Cuervo, MD, PhD, Albert Einstein College of Medicine; Christoph Westphal, MD, PhD, Sirtris; and Peter D. Meldrum, Myriad Genetics.

John W. Rowe, MD accepts Honorary Leadership Award from AFAR President, Terrie Fox Wetle, PhD.

AFAR Board member Richard Besdine, MD, Board Chair, Diana Jacobs Kalman, Reverend Monsignor Charles Fahey, and Patrick Waide.