Winners

Halting Inflammaging Through Skin Barrier Restoration

Catalyst Awardee

Katrina Abuabara, MD, MA, MSCE | University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), and University of California, Berkeley; Timothy Berger, MD | UCSF; Steven Cummings, MD | San Francisco …

Learn More

Filter winners by:

Filter by Competition Sponsor Academia Sinica Agencia Nacional de Investigacion y Desarollo de Chile Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences EIT Health Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development Ministry of Health and National Research Foundation of Singapore National Academy of Medicine Research Grants Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China The Chinese University of Hong Kong and The University of Hong Kong U.S. National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health United Kingdom Research and Innovation

Year 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020

Catalyst Awardee

Improving Health for the Aging through Daily Vital Signs Monitoring

David Borkholder, PhD, Adam Smith, MFA, Linwei Wang, PhD, and Caroline Easton, PhD | Rochester Institute of Technology
Competition Sponsor: National Academy of Medicine
Awardee Year: 2020 Vital signs are objective measures of physiological function that are used to monitor acute and chronic diseases, providing critical data on an individual’s…

Read More

Catalyst Awardee

Investigating the Mechanisms of Age Dependent Decline in the Immunosurveillance of Senescent Cells by Natural Killer Cells

Amit Sharma, Ph.D. | SENS Research Foundation; and Judith Campisi, Ph.D. | Buck Institute
Competition Sponsor: National Academy of Medicine
Awardee Year: 2020 Senescent cells are characterized by an irreversible arrest of the cell cycle and secrete a milieu of pro-inflammatory cytokines, chemokines, and growth factors collectively referred to…

Read More

Catalyst Awardee

Investigating the Role of Intestinal Alkaline Phosphatase in the Aging-Associated Changes in Gut Barrier and Microbiome Using a Novel Microfluidic Intestine-on-Chip Model

Vidisha Mohad, PhD, Richard Hodin, MD, and Nima Saedi, PhD | Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School
Competition Sponsor: U.S. National Academy of Medicine
Awardee Year: 2020 Aging increases the vulnerability to many gastrointestinal diseases and is associated with the chronic inflammation, referred to as inflammaging. Aging- associated alteration…

Read More

Catalyst Awardee

Nanocatalysis for the Improvement of Human Healthspan and Lifespan

Karen Ho, PhD | Clene Nanomedicine Inc.
Competition Sponsor: National Academy of Medicine
Awardee Year: 2020 The remarkable property of metal-based nanoparticles to efficiently catalyze chemical reactions has been recognized by the manufacturing industry, where there is growing interest in nanocatalysts as highly active, ‘green alternatives’ that enhance various chemical…

Read More

Catalyst Awardee

Paradigm Shift in the Molecular Transport to Brain Through the Direct Central Nerve-Innervation Based Retrograde Axonal Transport of Craniofacial Tissue Exosomes (RATCE)

Shigemi Ishikawa-Nagai, DMD, PhD, MSD | Harvard School of Dental Medicine; John da Silva, DMD, MPH, ScM | Harvard School of Dental Medicine; Albert Galaburda, MD | Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; and Masazumi Nagai, DMD, PhD | Harvard School of Dental Medicine…

Read More

Catalyst Awardee

Resilient Brains: New Insights for Healthy Brain Aging

Michael McConnell, PhD | Lieber Institute for Brain Development; Daniel R. Weinberger, MD |  Lieber Institute for Brain Development and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; and Thomas M. Hyde, MD, PhD | Lieber Institute for Brain Development and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Competition Sponsor:…

Read More

Catalyst Awardee

Retinal Imaging for Diagnosis of Aging-Related Brain Disorders

Alessandro Biffi, MD | Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard University Medical School | Elena Z. Biffi, OD, MSc | New England College of Optometry; and Michael G. Morley, MD, ScM | Ophthalmic Consultants of Boston, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School
Competition Sponsor: National Academy of Medicine
Awardee…

Read More

Catalyst Awardee

Virtually Young: Can Embodying an Avatar of Your Younger Self Extend Your Healthy Lifespan?

Alexandra Ivanovitch, PhD | Equity Lab Global
Competition Sponsor: U.S. National Academy of Medicine
Awardee Year: 2020 One in four older adults experiences some mental disorder such as depression, anxiety, and dementia. This number is expected to double to 15 million by 2030 (National Council on Aging). We will design,…

Read More

Catalyst Awardee

Characterizing the Role of Microglia-Mediated Cognitive Function in the Aging Brain

Thameem Dheen, Ph.D., and Jai S. Polepalli, M.A.S., Ph.D | National University of Singapore
Competition Sponsor: Ministry of Health and National Research Foundation of Singapore
Awardee Year: 2020 With a rapidly aging population, an increase in frequency of individuals with cognitive dysfunction and progressive deterioration of memory, represent an enormous…

Read More