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The Mary and Joseph A. Pignolo, Sr. Award and Lectureship in Aging Research

The Mary and Joseph A. Pignolo, Sr. Award and Lectureship in Aging Research is awarded as part of the Institute on Aging (IOA) Visiting Scholar series to annually recognize an outstanding contribution to the field of biogerontology. Created by geriatrician and gerontologist Robert J. Pignolo, M.D., Ph.D. in honor of his mother and father, award recipients are invited to present a lecture highlighting their work in basic aging research and receive a prize to recognize their exceptional contributions.

Nominations

Nominations for the award should be made to:

  • The Mary and Joseph A. Pignolo, Sr. Award and Lectureship Nominations Committee
    c/o Institute on Aging
    3615 Chestnut Street, Room 210
    Philadelphia, PA 19104-2676
    215-898-7801
    aging@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

The nominee shall be the first or last author of a paper or papers, published within the last 2 years, describing an outstanding contribution to basic aging research. Two letters of nomination (or one letter of self-nomination plus an additional letter) describing the contribution and its relevance to basic aging principles, curriculum vitae, and copies of the paper or papers for which the award is being sought are required.

Nominations Committee

  • Anne R. Cappola, MD, ScM
  • Joshua Dunaief, MD, PhD
  • F. Brad Johnson, MD, PhD
  • Robert J. Pignolo, MD, PhD, Chair

How to support the Mary and Joseph A. Pignolo, Sr. Lectureship award:

Please direct inquiries to:
Paige O'Malley
Penn Medicine Development
3535 Market Street, Suite 750
Philadelphia, PA 19104-3309
pomalley@upenn.edu
215-746-4432

2019 Mary and Joseph A. Pignolo, Sr. Award and Lectureship in Aging Research
"Tau-cofactor complexes as building blocks of tau fibrils"
Songi Han, PhD
January 13, 2020
Event Recap.

2018 Joseph A. Pignolo Award in Aging Research
"Aging and neurodegeneration are associated with increased mutations in single human neurons"
Christopher Walsh, MD, PhD
December 13, 2018
Event Recap

2017 Joseph A. Pignolo Award in Aging Research
"Mitochondrial-targeted catalase is good for the old mouse proteome, but not for the young: ‘reverse’ antagonistic pleiotropy?"
Nathan Basisty, PhD
November 29, 2017
Event Recap

2016 Joseph A. Pignolo Award in Aging Research
"The Mechanisms of Age-related Loss of Muscle Biomechanical Quality"
Luigi Ferrucci, MD, PhD
October 27, 2016
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2015 Joseph A. Pignolo Award in Aging Research
"REST and Stress Resistance in Aging and Alzheimer's Research"
Bruce A. Yankner, MD, PhD
March 1, 2016
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2014 Joseph A. Pignolo Award in Aging Research
"Hypothalamic Micro-inflammation: a common cause of aging and metabolic syndrome"
Dongsheng Cai, MD, PhD
November 24, 2014
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2013 Joseph A. Pignolo Award in Aging Research
"Promise and Pitfalls of Targeting mTOR Signaling"
Joseph A. Baur, PhD
November 20, 2013
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2012 Joseph A. Pignolo Award in Aging Research
Darren J. Baker, PhD

2010 Joseph A. Pignolo Award in Aging Research
Richard A. Miller, MD, PhD
September 21, 2010