Dr. Russell Hepple Awarded $2.8M R01 to Study if Elevated Kynurenine Levels Accelerate Muscle Aging in Mice
BREATHE member, Dr. Russ Hepple, was recently awarded a $2.8M R01 grant from the National Institute on Aging to study “Linking kynurenine accumulation and the AHR pathway to exacerbated aging.” Physical frailty can lead to a loss of independence and increased risk of mortality in the elderly. Interestingly,…