SA member Leanne Groban, M.D., Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, has been named a 2005-08 Paul B. Beeson Career Development Award in Aging Research Scholar. Dr. Groban will receive $600,000 to $800,000 for her research over a three- to five-year period. The ultimate goal of the Beeson program is to enhance the health and quality of life of older adults.

Dr. Groban hopes to shed light on the mechanism of diastolic dysfunction and ultimately discover new ways to treat cardiovascular disease.

“We are extremely pleased to recognize the cutting-edge research Dr. Groban is conducting on heart disease and are hopeful that her research will lead to a better understanding of cardiovascular disease and hopefully a more effective treatment and better outcomes for older patients with the disease,” said Beeson program committee chair and Yale University School of Medicine Professor Mary Tinetti, M.D.

The Beeson Award is sponsored by the American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR), the Atlantic Philanthropies, the John A. Hartford Foundation, the National Institute on Aging (NIA) and the federal government.

To find out more about the Paul B. Beeson Career Development Award in Aging Research, visit <www.afar.org> or <www.infoaging.org>.