Hope For the Future: The Reversal of Aging.

[Comrade Tortoise]

Props to Gro. Her work is top notch and I have ever confidence that her work, if anyone's will allow us to reverse some aspects of aging. (Our labs share grad students...)

http://www.asu.edu/news/20070619_amdampew.htm

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ASU bee researcher wins Pew Scholar award for biomedical sciences

For some, it may be hard to imagine that the bees buzzing between strands of orange flowers of the desert mallow could potentially usher in a medical breakthrough.

However, in the right hands, the insects best known for their banded coloration, social life and skills with pollination could someday be the key to advancements in biomedical neuroscience of aging – if Gro Amdam has her way, with support from the Pew Charitable Trusts.

Amdam, an assistant professor in ASU’s School of Life Sciences who heads social insect studies in laboratories at ASU and the Norwegian University of Life Sciences’ Department of Animal and Aquacultural Sciences, is one of 20 researchers chosen this year to enter the trusts’ exclusive rolls as a Pew Scholar in the biomedical sciences.

About 150 eligible colleges across the nation were invited to submit a candidate for the award this year. It was the first year that ASU was invited to participate, and Amdam was the sole candidate put forward by ASU President Michael Crow.

“The focus of this award – biomedical sciences – is an evolving area of emphasis for ASU,â€