Three UAB students have been awarded the 2010-2011 Center of Aging Research in Aging Scholorships. The Scholarship program is sponsored by the Gerontology Education Program to encourage research in an aspect of the aging process or a major biological, clinical, behavioral, social science, or health policy problem which jeopardizes the health and well being of a significant segment of the elderly population.
Amy completed her MPH at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and is currently pursuing a PhD in Nutritional Sciences. Dr. Barbara Gower is her mentor for this research project, "Amino Acid Supplements to Improve Endothelial Function in Senior Adults."