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Hoh Selected as Ellison Medical Foundation New Scholar in Aging
Josephine Hoh, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, has been selected
as an Ellison Medical Foundation New Scholar in Aging. The four year,
$200,000 grant will further Dr. Hoh's earlier research, which
identified at least one important genetic variant in Caucasian age-related
macular degeneration (AMD) patients. AMD is the most common cause of
blindness among aging populations throughout the developed world.
Differential
disease prevalence and phenotypes have been reported between Asians and
Caucasians. The Ellison Medical Foundation grant will allow Dr. Hoh to
investigate whether the same or a different genetic variant or gene involves
Chinese AMD patients. Dr. Hoh's work is expected
to dissect the racial differences in AMD etiology, and is crucial to developing
prevention and effective treatment strategies for this devastating disease
that negatively impacts the quality of life of millions of elderly individuals.
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