Norbert Perrimon, the James Stillman Professor of Developmental Biology in the Blavatnik Institute at HMS, was named to receive one of two 2019 Breakthroughs in Gerontology (BIG) Awards by the Glenn Foundation for Medical Research.
Norbert Perrimon, the James Stillman Professor of Developmental Biology in the Blavatnik Institute at HMS, was named to receive one of two 2019 Breakthroughs in Gerontology (BIG) Awards by the Glenn Foundation for Medical Research.
Perrimon will study regulation of aging processes by molecules and pathways involved in organ communication. His laboratory is interested in dissecting the inter-organ communication network, identifying new hormonal systems and determining their physiological roles and regulation. Perrimon will use a systematic approach with a model organism, the fly Drosophila melanogaster, to identify molecules involved in organ communication that influence aging.
Administered by the American Federation for Aging Research, the two-year BIG award provides funding for research projects aimed at discoveries that address human aging and health span.