WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- The Alliance for Aging Research, a non-for-profit agency dedicated to advancing aging research, has announced today that internationally renowned scientist, Dr. Woo-Suk Hwang, will be the recipient of its “Indispensable Person in Health” award for 2005. Dr. Hwang will be recognized for his indispensable contributions in the field of stem cell research at Seoul National University. The award will be presented at the Alliance for Aging Research’s 12th Annual Awards Dinner on September 13, 2005.
The Indispensable Person in Health Award goes each year to a leader or researcher who shares the Alliance’s vision for improving the health and lives of the elderly by investing in medical research. Dr. Hwang’s breakthrough research with embryonic stem cells has advanced the field of regenerative medicine, furthering the importance of this research and the value it has for suffering patients in the U.S. and internationally. The potential of Dr. Hwang’s research to alleviate suffering for millions of individuals has made him a hero in South Korea and around the world. The Alliance for Aging Research looks forward to taking the opportunity at its annual dinner to recognize Dr. Hwang’s truly magnificent achievements with the Indispensable Person in Health award. Dr. Hwang’s continued efforts promise great advances for the future, and his spirit of humanitarian service and humility ensure that his breakthroughs will ultimately benefit all of humankind.
The Alliance for Aging Research’s Indispensable Person in Health Award will be formally presented to Dr. Hwang at Alliance for Aging Research’s 12th Annual Bipartisan Congressional Awards Dinner at 7:30 pm, on Tuesday, September 13, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Washington, DC. Additionally, Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) will be recognized with the Claude Pepper Award for Advancing Healthy Aging through Research, thanks to the support of the Claude Pepper Foundation, and Senator Gordon Smith (R-OR) will be recognized with the Connie Mack Award for Advancing Healthy Aging. Interested journalists are invited to register for the Awards Dinner; to do so, and to find out more information, please consult the Awards Dinner website at http://www.agingresearch.org/annual_dinner.aspx.
Founded in 1986, the Alliance for Aging Research is a nonprofit, independent organization dedicated to supporting and accelerating the pace of medical discoveries to vastly improve the universal human experience of aging. The Alliance combines the interests of top scientists, public officials, business executives and foundation and academic leaders to promote a greater national investment in research and new technologies that will prepare our nation for the coming senior boom, and improve the quality of life for older Americans.
Alliance for Aging Research
CONTACT: Brendan Murphy of the Alliance for Aging Research,+1-202-293-2856 x129, bmurphy@agingresearch.org
Web site: http://www.agingresearch.org/
