NIA awards $1.5 million to expand Werner’s syndrome studies
Researchers will expand studies of a protein mutated in the rapid-aging disorder Werner’s syndrome, thanks to $1.5 million from the National Institute on Aging. Led by Robert Marciniak, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of medicine and a faculty member of the Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies, scientists will seek to determine whether the protein fails to protect the ends of chromosomes, also called telomeres, which help maintain genetic stability.
Economic Development Agency awards $1 million for MARC
The Economic Development Administration (EDA) of the U.S. Department of Commerce awarded $1 million to support construction of a state-of-the-art ambulatory surgery center at the Medical Arts and Research Center (MARC). "The Health Science Center has done remarkable work and is among the EDA’s most valued partners in the Southwestern Region," said Pedro Garza, regional director of the EDA’s Austin regional office.