WashU Medicine’s Dr. Farners Amargant i Riera has been named a recipient of a 2026 Glenn Foundation for Medical Research Grant for Junior Faculty from the American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR).
The award will support her project, “Identifying ovarian secreted proteins that drive systemic aging in females.” The research aims to deepen understanding of the connections between reproductive health and aging.
AFAR’s grants recognize outstanding early-career investigators whose work has the potential to make significant contributions to the biology of aging.
Congratulations to Dr. Farners Amargant i Riera on this well-deserved achievement.