Walters receives NSF grant to support research into the mechanisms and evolution of aging differences between males and females

Associate Professor James Walters, co-PI on the collaborative grant awarded by the National Science Foundation, will help discover how multiple biological processes contribute to differences in aging between females and males and uncover their evolutionary history.
In many animals, either females or males age faster or have a longer lifespan. This aging difference has significant implications for biodiversity, conservation, agriculture, and human health. 
The grant is for approximately $12.5 million over 5 years with nearly $1 million coming to KU to support Walters’ research. 
This grant also helps establish KU as part of a large, collaborative Biology Integration Institute (BII) to focus on this area of research.
Lead institute is the University of Alabama, Birmingham.