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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
August 20 - 25, 2009	Awarded to support the symposia on “DNA Damage Repair and Aging” at the 10th International Conference on Environmental Mutagens held in Florence, Italy	Principal Investigator
2009 - 2011	Mechanisms of Telomeric DNA Loss and Repair, Supplement	Principal Investigator
2010 - 2013	Processing of Alternative Structures in Telomeric DNA". Award to student Gerald Nora	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
2006-2013	Mechanisms of Telomeric DNA Loss and Repair	Principal Investigator
2011 - 2014	The Center for Nucleic Acids Science and Technology: An Interdisciplinary Research Center	Co-Principal Investigator
2010 - 2012	Impact of UV-induced DNA damage on telomere integrity	Principal Investigator
2010 - 2013	Kirschstein-NRSA Individual Fellowship, 1F30AG032861-01A1 "Processing of Alternative Structures in Telomeric DNA" Award to student Gerald Nora	Co-Principal Investigator

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