Grantee in the News: Simon Johnson’s research wins Science & Sci Lab Prize for Young Scientists
In February 2015, 2014 Glenn/AFAR Postdoctoral Fellow Simon Johnson was named the winner of the Translational Medicine category of the Science and SciLife Lab Prize for Young Scientists. As part of the award, Dr. Johnson will receive a $3000 cash prize and have his research published in the online edition of Science.
Dr. Johnson, whose research is focused around the biology of aging, was recognized for his work using the drug rapamycin to mimic the effects of calorie restriction for individuals suffering from mitochondrial related disease.
Simon Johnson, Ph.D., is a postdoctoral researcher in genetics at Albert Einstein Medical College.
Learn more about mitochondria and its relation to the aging process here.