Encyclopedia: American Federation For Aging Research
The American Federation for Aging Research is a private, charitable, 501, organization whose mission is to provide funding for biomedical research on aging. AFAR supports its own privately-funded AFAR Research Grant program, and administers seven foundation and corporate-sponsored scholarship and fellowship programs. Together, these programs serve as a springboard for promising medical students, postdoctoral fellows and junior faculty to begin their careers in aging research. AFAR also supports mid-career scientists...