Dr. Ngan Huang and Team Win 2024 NAM Healthy Longevity Catalyst Award for Space-Based Sarcopenia Research
by Mary Sheridan Bilbao, PA-C, MPAS
October 1, 2024
Ngan Huang, PhD, Associate Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Stanford University, and her colleagues have been honored with a 2024 Healthy Longevity Catalyst Award from the National Academy of Medicine (NAM). This prestigious award is part of NAM's global competition, which fosters innovative research to improve health as people age. The Catalyst Awards, which received 1,100 submissions worldwide, recognize groundbreaking ideas from diverse fields, including science, medicine, and technology.
Drs. Phil Tsao, Ngan Huang, and Thomas Rando
Dr. Huang and her team were selected for their project, "Microgravity as a Model for Studying Sarcopenia and Drug Screening." This innovative research leverages an upcoming 2025 flight to the International Space Station National Laboratory (ISSNL) to conduct drug screening in microgravity, providing new insights into muscle loss (sarcopenia) and potential treatments. The team will receive $50,000 in seed funding to advance this work.
This achievement highlights Dr. Huang’s contributions and Stanford’s leadership in pioneering solutions for healthy aging.
Dr. Ngan Huang