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Brain stimulation targeting shared networks to improve physical and cognitive functions in older adults

On-Yee Amy Lo, PhD; Brad Manor, PhD | Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife, and Harvard Medical School; Michael Esterman, PhD | VA Boston Healthcare System; Giulio Ruffini, PhD | Neuroelectrics
Competition Sponsor: US National Academy of Medicine
Awardee Year: 2023 Promotion of physical and cognitive function is…

Catalyst Awardee

Digital Solutions to Reduce Maternal Morbidity and Mortality in Refugee Women

Gunisha Kaur, MD, MA | Weill Cornell Medicine; Stephen Yale-Loehr, JD | Cornell University; Richard Boyer, MD PhD | Weill Cornell Medicine
Competition Sponsor: US National Academy of Medicine
Awardee Year: 2023 Pregnant refugee women have an elevated risk for uncontrolled hypertension, which increases gestational complications including…

Catalyst Awardee

Using Methioninase as a methionine restriction mimetic to delay aging and age-dependent diseases

Andrey Parkhitko, PhD | Aging Institute of UPMC and the University of Pittsburgh
Competition Sponsor: US National Academy of Medicine
Awardee Year: 2023 Aging is a major risk factor for various human pathologies. The incidence of many chronic diseases including cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular disorders, and neurodegenerative diseases increases…

Catalyst Awardee

Sound Asleep

Maggie Li, MSE; Nafisa Mostofa, BS; Mihir Patil, BS; Shrey Patel, BS | Carle Illinois College of Medicine
Competition Sponsor: US National Academy of Medicine
Awardee Year: 2023 Insufficient sleep is associated with obesity, hypertension, metabolic syndrome, immune suppression and impaired cognitive functioning. Despite this, approximately one-third of adults report…

Catalyst Awardee

Eliminating mutated mitochondrial DNA with modified nucleic acids

Joseph Baur, PhD| University of Pennsylvania
Competition Sponsor: US National Academy of Medicine
Awardee Year: 2022 Mitochondria, the “powerhouses of the cell” contain their own genomes that are present in hundreds of copies per cell and are prone to mutation. Over the course of aging, some cells end up with…

Catalyst Awardee

Granulocyte Colony Stimulating Factor: A Novel Agent for Reproductive Longevity and Equality

Leslie Coker Appiah, MD| The University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus; Benjamin Bitler, PhD

Competition Sponsor: US National Academy of Medicine
Awardee Year: 2022

Advancements in cancer therapies have resulted in a sharp reduction in cancer mortality rates. However, lifesaving cancer treatments can jeopardize a woman’s reproductive longevity and impair

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Catalyst Awardee

Rebuilding the Health Workforce in Africa to Care for an Aging Population

Dr. Vanessa Kerry, MD, MSc. | Seed Global Health

Competition Sponsor: US National Academy of Medicine
Awardee Year: 2022

Africa’s elderly population is expected to grow faster than in any other region in the world, with a projected threefold increase by 2050. An aging population is accompanied by a shift

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Catalyst Awardee

Bridging the Gap between Postpartum and Primary Care: Novel Approaches to Care Continuity for Women at High Risk for Chronic Disease

Jessica Cohen, PhD | Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health; Mark Clapp, MD, MPH | Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School

Competition Sponsor: US National Academy of Medicine
Awardee Year: 2022

Primary care providers (PCPs) are essential for prevention and management of chronic diseases across the lifespan.

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Catalyst Awardee

Development of a next-generation pharmaceutical to target oxidized cholesterol and reverse cardiovascular disease

Matthew S. O’Connor, PhD | Cyclarity Therapeutics

Competition Sponsor: US National Academy of Medicine
Awardee Year: 2022

Toxic oxysterols have been tied to numerous age-related diseases. Our team of scientists has engineered a custom cyclodextrin (a cyclic polysaccharide), which is designed to extract these toxic biomolecules from the body. We

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Catalyst Awardee

Exercise and Brain Health: Pre-clinical Study of the Energy Transfer Hypothesis of Aging using PET/MRI imaging

Lauren Gerard Koch, PhD | The University of Toledo; Xin Yu, Sc.D. | Case Western Reserve University; Steven L. Britton, Ph.D. | University of Michigan
Competition Sponsor: US National Academy of Medicine
Awardee Year: 2022 There is a strong link between high aerobic energy capacity and the increase in…

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