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Renowned research in the biology of ageing Prof Cynthia Kenyon has been awarded the prestigious 2024 Lord Cohen of Birkenhead Medal by the British Society for Research on Ageing BSRA as a testament to her pioneering research uncovering genetic mechanisms of ageing In the 1990s Prof Kenyon was one of the first people to show

One of the highlights of the BSRA Scientific Meetings is the Korenchevsky Prize awarded to a society member who has made an original contribution to ageing research The winners are chosen among the oral presentations at the meeting The prize is to travel to the U S to attend the Annual Meeting of the American Aging Association AAA I

We re excited to confirm nbsp the official partnership between The British Society for Research on Ageing BSRA and The American Aging Association americanagingassociation org The American Aging Association AGE was launched nbsp in 1970 and organized by a group of distinguished medical doctors and nbsp scientists who wanted a specific organization dedicated to aging research and like the BSRA fosters the scientific

Since the start of 2023 the BSRA are delighted to confirm that we have supported members with a total of 5 vacation studentships up to a total value of £2 000 each 6 travel grants up to a total value of £500 each and 6 small research grants up to a total value of £2 000 each

nbsp nbsp A true giant in the field of biology of ageing Leonard Hayflick passed away on the 1st of August 2024 at the age of 96 A previous winner of the British Society for Research for Ageing BSRA Lord Cohen medal the BSRA wishes to mark the contribution that Hayflick made to both understanding

In 2023 I was awarded the Korenchevsky Prize at the BSRA Annual Scientific Meeting held in the University of Westminster London I was thrilled to learn that the award would support me to attend and speak at the AGE 52nd Annual Meeting Integrative Approaches to Geroscience 2024 to be held in Madison Wisconsin nbsp The