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Fall 2025 Pilot Awardees
| Awardee | Institution | Project Title |
|---|---|---|
| Shah R. Ali, MD | Irving Medical Center, Columbia University | Cardiomyocyte polyploidy in the mammalian heart buffers against DNA damage and premature aging |
| Meghan Hirsch, PhD | University of Alabama | Elucidating the Role of Nontuberculous Mycobacterium on Epigenetic Alterations in the Cystic Fibrosis Neutrophil |
| Caitlyn Holmes, PhD | University of Minnesota | Defining the effects of aging on bacterial tissue-specific fitness during bloodstream infection |
| Bryan Martinez, PhD | University of Minnesota | Investigation of RNA methylation in aged C. elegans populations |
| Maria Shvedova, MD, PhD | Boston University School of Medicine | Multi-Tissue Epigenetic Aging and Transcriptomic Signatures After Multi-Target Intervention in Aged Mice |
| Matt Yousefzedah, PhD | Columbia University | Investigation of DNA adducts in aging and their relationship to biological aging |
| Lei Zhang, PhD | University of Minnesota | DNA Damage and Methylation Changes in Primate Senescence Across Lifespans |