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Patricia Opresko - Grants

Current

Years
Title
Position
October 18-22, 2008 Awarded to support the symposia on “DNA Damage in Neurodegeneration, Aging and Cancer” and “Consequences of Genotoxic Damage to Mitochondrial DNA” and the plenary lecture by Dr. Jerry Shay on “Aging and Cancer: Are Telomeres and Telomerase the Connection?” at the 39th Annual Meeting of the Environmental Mutagen Society held October 18-22, 2008 in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico. Principal Investigator
2006-2010 Molecular Mechanisms of Telomeric DNA Instability Associated with the Human Progeroid Werner Syndrome Principal Investigator
2008-2010 Relationship of Age-Related Cataracts and Telomere Length in HumanCollaboration with Dr. Ann Newman at the University of Pittsburgh. Principal Investigator
2006-2011 Mechanisms of Telomeric DNA Loss and Repair Principal Investigator

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