The co-authors of this study are Roderick Bronson of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging in Boston, Massachusetts; Gene Hubbard of the Department of Laboratory Animal Medicine at the Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research in San Antonio, Texas; Shuko Lee of the Research Service at Audie Murphy VA Hospital in San Antonio, Texas; and Andrzej Bartke of the Department of Physiology at the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Carbondale.
The award presentation will take place at GSA's 56th Annual Scientific Meeting, which will be held from November 21st-25th, 2003 in San Diego, California. The meeting is organized to foster interdisciplinary interactions among gerontological health care clinical, administrative, and research professionals.
Dr. Ikeno is renowned for his research on the pathology of aging and the role of oxidative stress in age-related pathology. He also serves on the Scientific Advisory Board of Science magazine's SAGE KE, an online resource for researchers in the field of aging.
Established in 1994, the Geron Corporation - Samuel Goldstein Distinguished Publication Award is awarded to the best paper published in the Society's Journal of Gerontology: Biological Sciences for the period of May of the previous year to March of the current year. The paper chosen is selected and determined solely by the editorial board of the Journal of Gerontology: Biological Sciences.
The Gerontological Society of America (GSA), founded in 1945, is the oldest and largest national multidisciplinary scientific organization devoted to the advancement of gerontological research. Its membership includes some 5,000+ researchers, educators, practitioners, and other professionals in the field of aging. The Society's principal missions are to promote research and education in aging and to encourage the dissemination of research results to other scientists, decision makers, and practitioners.
Information about the Gerontological Society of America, its awards, and its 56th Annual Scientific Meeting can be found online at http://www.geron.org.