Gabriel Fernandes, Ph.D., professor of medicine in the division of clinical immunology, has been invited to serve on the Aging Systems and Geriatrics Study Section of the National Institutes of Health/Center for Scientific Review. His term runs through June 2008.
Dr. Fernandes was nominated because of his demonstrated competence and achievement in his scientific discipline as evidenced by the quality of his research accomplishments, publications in scientific journals and other significant scientific activities, achievements and honors.
Dr. Fernandes, a native of India and naturalized U.S. citizen, has made important discoveries about Omega-3 fatty acids and immune function related to autoimmune diseases such as lupus and renal disease. “My ongoing work is also calorie restriction and aging, and I am a member of the Sam and Ann Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies,” he said.
Dr. Fernandes has served on two previous NIH Study Sections. He was an invited member of the Gerontology and Geriatrics Review Committee of the National Institute on Aging, 1985-89. His second appointment was to the Nutrition Study Section, NIH/Center for Scientific Review, 1996-2000.
Dr. Fernandes came to the Health Science Center faculty in 1981 from the Sloan-Kettering Memorial Cancer Center, where he was an assistant professor. He has held NIH grant funding continuously since 1980 and currently holds two RO1 grants from NIH.
