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Welcome to our new members and, to our longstanding members, welcome to the new-look Lifespan! This issue is substantially different in layout to those which have gone before. We have introduced three new article formats. Frontline articles will present the detailed work of an individual UK research group to society members. In contrast in My Favourite System a researcher will provide a basic overview of a model system of potential interest to other ageing researchers. Funding ageing research is a subject close to the heart (and pocket) of any gerontologist and so we will be presenting a series of articles entitled Backing which will explore the options available. Other topics which will be included are meeting reports and book/paper reviews. Lifespan will now be updated on a regular basis, so that in future the time-lag between submission of articles and publication will be kept to a minimum. This will allow articles to be much more up to date than was possible before. Previously, Lifespan contained information concerning meeting venues, abstract submission, elections and related society business. This type of information will now be found in the News section of the website. One last word, we view Lifespan as a vehicle written by the membership for the membership. If you are interested in writing for the journal please contact the editors (details on this page) to discuss your proposed submission (Frontline piece, meeting report, paper review, etc). Remembering how hard it was to publish our first papers when no one knew (or cared to know) about our work, we are particularly keen to hear from younger members of the society. |
EditorsDr Carole Proctor Editorial EnquiriesAll editorial enquiries should be addressed to:
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Author (s): Carole Proctor
Fight for Sight is pleased to announce the establishment of the Dr Hans and Mrs Gertrude Hirsch Awards Scheme. This scheme has been established through funding from the estate of the late Dr Hans Hirsch who had a particular interest in helping people with visual impairment.
Applications are now open for the first annual award of up to £15,000. The award is open to both clinical and non-clinical scientists for research in the field of ophthalmology. The award may be used to contribute to the costs of employment, equipment and/or consumables.
The closing date for applications is 31 July 2008.
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Author (s): Carole Proctor
2009 Busse Research Awards to be presented at the 19th IAGG World Congress of Gerontology and Geriatrics
Call for Nominations
Promoting international research in gerontology, two Busse Research Awards will be given at the XIX World Congress of Gerontology in Paris France, July 5-9, 2009.
Deadline for receipt of applications: September 4, 2008.
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Author (s): Iain RidgwayThe Ocean Quahog, Arctica islandica (Linnaeus 1767), is the oldest non-colonial animal known to science, attaining an age in excess of 400 years. Funded by Research into AgeingTM, Iain Ridgway and colleagues at Bangor University seek to establish A. islandica as a new model ageing species.
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Author (s): Francis Armit, Elizabeth Marsh
Francis Amrit and Elizabeth Marsh (University of Birmingham) use the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans as a whole-organism approach to study the links between gender, immunity and abiotic stress and the subsequent impact these factors have on animal lifespan.
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Author (s): Carole Proctor
The Medical Research Council has issued a call for proposals for the development and evaluation of biomarkers. For further details see: www.mrc.ac.uk. The deadline for receipt of applications is 4pm, Tuesday 17th June 2008.
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Author (s): Carole Proctor
The Parkinson's Disease Society invites applications for its project grant scheme which is designed to answer a single question or a small group of related questions about Parkinson's. Deadline for applications is 5 September 2008.
For further information see: http://www.parkinsons.org.uk/research.aspx
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Author (s): Carole ProctorThe New Dynamics of Ageing is a seven year multidisciplinary research programme concerned with improving the quality of life of older people. The programme aims to develop practical policy and implementation guidance and novel science and technological responses to help older people enjoy better quality lives.
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Author (s): Carole ProctorThe NCI and the NIEHS announce the availability of a Funding Opportunity to support Comparative Systems Genetics studies.
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Author (s): Carole Proctor
IAGG is launching the Collaborating Centres Program, which is presented in the attached document that also includes the application guidelines. The admission criterion to become an IAGG Collaborating Centre is the excellence of services provided and the quality of research and academic work developed. There is no limit to the number of centres affiliated.
Applications should be submitted by the end of April, as IAGG Executive Board will meet in May, to analyze them.
IAGG thanks you for your support, and is looking forward to receiving applications.
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Author (s): Phil Stephens
The Wound Biology Group at the School of Dentistry, Cardiff University (www.cardiff.ac.uk/dentl) was established in 1992 as a direct result of our involvement in the management of trauma. Over the years our research has developed and expanded through a collaboration between non-clinical academics and clinical staff and now focuses on differential wound repair at a number of anatomical sites. The School's laboratories have recently undergone a £2M re-fit, including establishment of state-of-the-art cell culture, cell storage and imaging facilities and is currently undergoing an expansion of laboratory space with the creation of an additional research floor with associated equipment (£1.4M) as part of a further £5.3M commitment from the Healing Foundation to wound healing research in Wales. Research within the Group has benefited from our role in the formation and success of the Cardiff Institute of Tissue Engineering and Repair (CITER; www.citer.org). CITER is a cross-school network with internationally recognised expertise in basic, translational and clinical research in the field of tissue engineering and repair. This is a consortium of established researchers with common interests and expertise in the field of tissue engineering and repair with the central aim of translating research from ‘bench to bedside'. Key to the ongoing and continued success of research within our Group has been our development of clinical researchers through support from the Royal College of Surgeons, the Medical Research Council and the Walport Academic Clinical Fellowship and Lectureship schemes.