AUSTRALIA
Ashley I. Bush, M.D., Ph.D. The Mental Health Research Institute of Victoria Parkville, Australia Modulation of Toxic Beta-Amyloid Species by Novel Therapeutics Investigator-Initiated Research Grant—$235,188 over three years
Gerard J. Byrne, M.B.B.S., Ph.D. University of Queensland Herston, Australia Synaptic Dysfunction in Alzheimer's Disease Investigator-Initiated Research Grant—$238,013 over three years
CANADA
Karl Fernandes, Ph.D. Université de Montréal Montréal, Québec Canada Stimulation of neural precursors in transgenic mouse models of Alzheimer's New Investigator Research Grant--$100,000 over two years
Isabelle Aubert, Ph.D. Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre Toronto, Ontario Canada Novel Approaches to Generate Cholinergic Neurons from Progenitor Cells Investigator-Initiated Research Grant—$240,000 over three years
Shernaz X. Bamji, Ph.D. University of British Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia Canada Beta-Catenin Stabilization in the Synaptic Pathology of Alzheimer's Disease New Investigator Research Grant—$99,252 over two years
Heather Carnahan, Ph.D. Toronto Rehabilitation Institute Toronto, Ontario Canada The Application of a Tactile Way-Finding Belt to Facilitate Navigation Everyday Technology for Alzheimer's Care—$155,408 over two years
Margaret Fahnestock, Ph.D. McMaster University Hamilton, Ontario Canada Mechanism of Decreased BDNF in Alzheimer's Disease Brain Investigator-Initiated Research Grant—$240,000 over three years
John G. Sled, Ph.D. The Hospital for Sick Children Toronto, Ontario Canada Relating Vascular Pathology to Memory Deficits in APP Overexpressing Mice Investigator-Initiated Research Grant—$198,390 over two years
ITALY
Daniela Puzzo, M.D., Ph.D. University of Catania Catania, Italy Functional Role of Beta-Amyloid in Synaptic Plasticity and Memory New Investigator Research Grant—$99,880 over two years
THE NETHERLANDS
Bart Van Berckel, M.D. VU University Medical Centre Amsterdam, Netherlands Assessment of Blood-Brain Barrier Integrity in Alzheimer's Disease New Investigator Research Grant—$100,000 over two years
SINGAPORE
Philip Yap, M.R.C.P. Alexandra Hospital Singapore, Singapore Continence Management for Dementia Patients Through Wetness Alert Diaper Everyday Technology for Alzheimer's Care—$106,500 over three years
UNITED KINGDOM
Jesse Hoey, Ph.D. University of Dundee Dundee, United Kingdom Development of an Automated System to Facilitate Creative Expression Everyday Technology for Alzheimer's Care—$199,650 over three years
UNITED STATES
Arizona
Rena Li, M.D., Ph.D. Sun Health Research Institute Sun City, Arizona Studies on Estrogen and DNA Repair in a APP Transgenic Mouse Model Investigator-Initiated Research Grant—$239,966 over three years
Yong Shen, M.D., Ph.D. Sun Health Research Institute Sun City, Arizona Elevated BACE1 as a Risk Factor for Progression from Mild Cognitive Impairment to Alzheimer's Disease Zenith Fellows Award—$250,000 over three year
California
Michel Baudry, Ph.D. University of Southern California Los Angeles, California SOD/Catalase Mimetics for the Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease Investigator-Initiated Research Grant—$240,000 over three years
Gal Bitan, Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles, California Investigation of Beta-Amyloid Protein Oligomerization and Neurotoxicity Investigator-Initiated Research Grant—$240,000 over three years
Anahit Ghochikyan, Ph.D. The Institute for Molecular Medicine Huntington Beach, California Testing of Alzheimer's Disease DNA Vaccine: Protective Vaccination Versus Therapeutic Investigator-Initiated Research Grant—$239,220 over three years
Amy Jak, Ph.D. Veterans Medical Research Foundation San Diego, California Activity Levels, Cognition, and Temporal Lobe Integrity in At-Risk Adults New Investigator Research Grant—$100,000 over two years
Madepalli K. Lakshmana, Ph.D. University of California, San Diego La Jolla, California Role of Novel LRP-Binding Proteins on the Amyloidogenic Processing of APP New Investigator Research Grant—$100,000 over two years
Po-Haong Lu, Psy.D. University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles, California Mapping Prospective Changes in Brain and Cognition in Aging and Disease New Investigator Research Grant—$100,000 over two years
Qiulan Ma, M.D., Ph.D. Sepulveda Research Corporation North Hills, California Mechanisms of PTEN-Signaling Defects in Alzheimer's Disease New Investigator Research Grant—$99,980 over two years
Stephen A. O'Barr, Ph.D. Western University of Health Sciences Pomona, California CHP+Zn and T4 Treatment Decreases Beta-Amyloid Levels and Improves Cognition In Vivo New Investigator Research Grant—$100,000 over two years
Gil D. Rabinovici, M.D. University of California, San Francisco San Francisco, California Amyloid PET Imaging in the Differential Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease and Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration New Investigator Research Grant—$100,000 over two years
Steven S. Schreiber, M.D. University of California, Irvine Orange, California Efficacy of Nicotinamide for the Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease Investigator-Initiated Research Grant—$239,947 over three years
Karl H. Weisgraber, Ph.D. The J. David Gladstone Institutes San Francisco, California Association of ApoE4 with Alzheimer's Disease: A New Paradigm Zenith Fellows Award—$250,000 over two years
Huaxi Xu, Ph.D. Burnham Institute for Medical Research La Jolla, California Characterizing a Novel Gene that Inhibits GSK3 Activity and Beta-Amyloid Generation Zenith Fellows Award—$250,000 over two years
Colorado
Christopher D. Link, Ph.D. University of Colorado Boulder, Colorado Structure/Function Analysis of In Vivo Beta-Amyloid Peptide Toxicity Zenith Fellows Award—$249,968 over two years
Connecticut
Christopher H. Van Dyck, M.D. Yale University New Haven, Connecticut Amyloid Binding in Subjects at Risk for Alzheimer's Disease Investigator-Initiated Research Grant—$239,967 over three years
Florida
Marcia Gordon, Ph.D. University of South Florida Tampa, Florida Cell-Based Therapies Using Transgenic Mice Investigator-Initiated Research Grant—$240,000 over three years
Malcolm A. Leissring, Ph.D. The Scripps Research Institute Jupiter, Florida Genetic Modulation of Beta-Amyloid Catabolism Investigator-Initiated Research Grant—$240,000 over three years
Leonard Petrucelli, Ph.D. Mayo Clinic Jacksonville Jacksonville, Florida CHIP, Molecular Chaperones and Tau Biology Investigator-Initiated Research Grant—$240,000 over three years
Georgia
Melanie C. Greenaway, Ph.D. Emory University Atlanta, Georgia A Memory Compensation Intervention in Mild Cognitive Impairment New Investigator Research Grant—$99,544 over two years
Illinois
Lisa L. Barnes, Ph.D. Rush University Medical Center Chicago, Illinois Stress, Inflammatory Markers, and Cognitive Decline in Older Adults Investigator-Initiated Research Grant—$239,992 over three years
Ken-ichiro Fukuchi, M.D., Ph.D. University of Illinois – Chicago Peoria, Illinois Vectored Vaccines for Alzheimer's Disease Investigator-Initiated Research Grant—$240,000 over three years
Changiz Geula, Ph.D. Northwestern University Chicago, Illinois Calbindin, Aging and Vulnerability of Cholinergic Neurons to Degeneration Zenith Fellows Award—$249,998 over two years
Orly Lazarov, Ph.D. University of Illinois – Chicago Chicago, Illinois The Effect of Environmental Enrichment on Familial Alzheimer's Disease-Linked Pathology New Investigator Research Grant—$100,000 over two years
Kalipada Pahan, Ph.D. Rush University Medical Center Chicago, Illinois Neutral Sphingomyelinase in Beta-Amyloid-Induced Neuronal Death Investigator-Initiated Research Grant—$239,662 over three years
Indiana
Gregory W. Arling, Ph.D. Indiana University Indianapolis, Indiana Developing Comprehensive Dementia-Specific Nursing Home Quality Indicators Investigator-Initiated Research Grant—$238,464 over three years
Greg A. Sachs, M.D. Indiana University Indianapolis, Indiana Alzheimer's Disease and Access to Palliative Care Investigator-Initiated Research Grant—$193,027 over two years
Joseph Thomas, Ph.D. Purdue University West Lafayette, Indiana Medication Use and Functioning in Patients with Dementia Investigator-Initiated Research Grant—$237,054 over three years
Kansas
Sang-Pil Lee, Ph.D. University of Kansas Medical Center Research Institute, Inc. Kansas City, Kansas Quantitative In Vivo Measure of an Alzheimer's Disease Drug Treatment in Transgenic Mice New Investigator Research Grant—$100,000 over two years
Patricia Pohl, Ph.D. University of Kansas Medical Center Research Institute, Inc. Kansas City, Kansas Effects of Delivery Mode of Cognitive Intervention in Early Alzheimer's Disease Investigator-Initiated Research Grant—$240,000 over three years
Kentucky
Gregory A. Jicha, Ph.D. University of Kentucky Research Foundation Lexington, Kentucky Telemedicine Assessment of Cognition in Rural Kentucky: The TACK Study New Investigator Research Grant—$99,675 over two years
Maryland
Katherine Conant, M.D. Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, Maryland MMPs and Synaptic Injury in Alzheimer's Disease Investigator-Initiated Research Grant—$240,000 over three years
Michael K. Lee, Ph.D. Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, Maryland Beta-Amyloid and Monoaminergic Neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's Disease Transgenic Mice Investigator-Initiated Research Grant—$240,000 over three years
Veronika A. Szalai, Ph.D. University of Maryland Baltimore County Baltimore, Maryland Neurotoxicity and Structure of Copper-Containing Beta-Amyloid Investigator-Initiated Research Grant—$239,988 over three years
Massachusetts
Deborah Blacker, M.D., Sc.D. Massachusetts General Hospital Charlestown, Massachusetts Cross Sectional and Longitudinal Analysis of Alzheimer's Disease Quantitative Phenotypes Investigator-Initiated Research Grant—$237,893 over three years
Vivian Budnik, Ph.D. University of Massachusetts Worcester, Massachusetts Genetic Strategies to Elucidate APP Function During Synapse Formation Investigator-Initiated Research Grant—$240,000 over three years
Bradford Dickerson, M.D. Massachusetts General Hospital Charlestown, Massachusetts Ultrahigh-Resolution MRI of Medial Temporal Lobe in Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Pilot Study New Investigator Research Grant—$100,000 over two years
Xudong Huang, Ph.D. Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc. Boston, Massachusetts A Novel Metal-Complexing Antioxidant Targeting Alzheimer Amyloid Investigator-Initiated Research Grant—$240,000 over three years
June Kinoshita, B.A. Alzheimer's Research Forum Foundation Boston, Massachusetts SWAN: A Community Knowledge Base for Alzheimer's Disease Research Investigator-Initiated Research Grant—$239,568 over three years
Henry W. Querfurth, M.D., Ph.D. Caritas St. Elizabeth's Medical Center Boston, Massachusetts Intraneuronal Beta-Amyloid and Synaptic Plasticity in the Prefrontal Cortex Investigator-Initiated Research Grant—$236,000 over three years
Jie Shen, Ph.D. Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc. Boston, Massachusetts Mechanisms of Neurodegeneration Caused by Loss of Presenilin Function Investigator-Initiated Research Grant—$240,000 over three years
Benjamin Wolozin, M.D., Ph.D. Boston University Boston, Massachusetts LRRK2 Interactions with Pathways Linked to Protein Folding and Degradation Investigator-Initiated Research Grant—$239,999 over three years
Zhongcong Xie, M.D., Ph.D. Massachusetts General Hospital Charlestown, Massachusetts Inhalation Anesthetic Isoflurane and Alzheimer's Disease Neuropathogenesis Investigator-Initiated Research Grant—$240,000 over three years
Michigan
Elaine K. Hebda-Bauer, Ph.D. University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan How Overexpression of a Stress Gene Modifies Alzheimer's Disease Pathology Investigator-Initiated Research Grant—$239,957 over three years
Scott Roberts, Ph.D. University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan Communicating Diagnostic and Risk Information to People with Mild Cognitive Impairment Investigator-Initiated Research Grant—$239,985 over three years
Carey W. Sherman, Ph.D. University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan Alzheimer Caregiving in the Context of Late-life Remarriage New Investigator Research Grant—$99,826 over two years
Raymond S. Turner, M.D., Ph.D. University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan Drug-Protein Complexes as Inhibitors of Beta-Amyloid Aggregation Investigator-Initiated Research Grant—$240,000 over three years
Minnesota
Rosalie A. Kane, Ph.D. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Minneapolis, Minnesota Small-House Nursing Homes and Alzheimer's Disease Investigator-Initiated Research Grant—$239,992 over three years
Missouri
Alison M. Goate, D.Phil. Washington University in St. Louis St. Louis, Missouri Molecular Mechanisms of Neurodegeneration in Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration Investigator-Initiated Research Grant—$239,143 over three years
Margaret A. Perkinson, Ph.D. Saint Louis University St. Louis, Missouri Family-Assisted Exercise Programs in a Dementia Care Facility Investigator-Initiated Research Grant—$199,949 over two years
Harry W. Tyrer, Ph.D. University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, Missouri A Smart Carpet: Technology for Persons with Alzheimer's Disease Everyday Technology for Alzheimer's Care—$200,000 over three years
Weixiong Zhang, Ph.D. Washington University in St. Louis St. Louis, Missouri Initial Steps Toward Elucidating Gene Expression Regulation of Late-Onset Alzheimer's Disease New Investigator Research Grant—$100,000 over two years
New York
Ottavio Arancio, M.D. Columbia University New York, New York CBP Involvement in Alzheimer's Disease and its Potential Therapeutic Value Zenith Fellows Award—$250,000 over two years
Miguel A. Gama Sosa, Ph.D. Mount Sinai School of Medicine Bronx, New York Presenilin-1 and Signaling Through the HIF Pathway Investigator-Initiated Research Grant—$240,000 over three years
Anastasios Georgakopoulos, Ph.D. Mount Sinai School of Medicine New York, New York Role of Presenilin-1/Gamma-Secretase in EphB-Induced Angiogenesis Investigator-Initiated Research Grant—$240,000 over three years
Jorge A. Ghiso, Ph.D. New York University New York, New York Signature Markers of Beta-Amyloid Degradation Investigator-Initiated Research Grant—$240,000 over three years
Stephen D. Ginsberg, Ph.D. The Nathan S. Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research Orangeburg, New York Profiling Vulnerable Hippocampal Populations in Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer's Disease Investigator-Initiated Research Grant—$240,000 over three years
Gunnar K. Gouras, M.D. Joan & Sanford I. Weill Medical College of Cornell University New York, New York Mechanism of Beta-Amyloid-Induced Synaptic Dysfunction Zenith Fellows Award—$250,000 over two years
Edmund C. Jenkins, Ph.D. Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc. at NYS Institute for Basic Research Staten Island, New York Telomere Shortening in Older Individuals with Down Syndrome and Dementia Investigator-Initiated Research Grant—$239,939 over three years
Gail V. W. Johnson, Ph.D. University of Rochester Rochester, New York Tau Oligomerization and Aggregation Analysis: A Novel Approach Investigator-Initiated Research Grant—$239,991 over three years
Voyko Kavcic, Ph.D. University of Rochester Rochester, New York Multimodal Approach for Early Detection of Alzheimer's Disease The Senator Mark Hatfield Award for Clinical Research—$240,000 over three years
Efrat Levy, Ph.D. The Nathan S. Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research Orangeburg, New York Cystatin C-Derived Peptides as Inhibitors of Beta-Amyloid Aggregation Investigator-Initiated Research Grant—$240,000 over three years
Zaibo Li, M.D., Ph.D. University of Rochester Rochester, New York Beta-Amyloid Elicits its Neurotoxicity by Activating Fyn/c-Cbl Pathway New Investigator Research Grant—$99,738 over two years
Paul M. Mathews, Ph.D. New York University Orangeburg, New York Neuroprotection Following Modulation of Endogenous Beta-Amyloid in Mice Investigator-Initiated Research Grant—$240,000 over three years
Giulio M. Pasinetti, M.D., Ph.D. Mount Sinai School of Medicine New York, New York Anti-Hypertensive Drugs that Prevent AD Beta-Amyloid Pathology Investigator-Initiated Research Grant—$240,000 over three years
Jeremy M. Silverman, Ph.D. Mount Sinai School of Medicine New York, New York A Longitudinal Study of Successful Cognitive Aging Phenotypes in Costa Rica Investigator-Initiated Research Grant—$240,000 over three years
Yi Wen, Ph.D. Columbia University New York, New York Regulation of APP Processing by Src Family Tyrosine Protein Kinase New Investigator Research Grant—$99,993 over two years
North Carolina
David P. Cistola, M.D., Ph.D. East Carolina University Greenville, N.C. Structural Studies of the APP Transmembrane Domain Investigator-Initiated Research Grant—$240,000 over three years
Carol A. Colton, Ph.D. Duke University Medical Center Durham, North Carolina The Role of Nitric Oxide in the Pathology of Alzheimer's Disease Investigator-Initiated Research Grant—$240,000 over three years
Michelle M. Nicolle, Ph.D. Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, North Carolina Muscarinic Receptor Signaling and Cognitive Impairment in Alzheimer's Disease Investigator-Initiated Research Grant—$239,952 over three years
Michael Vitek, Ph.D. Duke University Medical Center Durham, North Carolina Novel Therapeutic Reduces Beta-Amyloid Deposition and Alzheimer Pathology Investigator-Initiated Research Grant—$240,000 over three years
Ohio
Gemma Casadesus Smith, Ph.D. Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, Ohio Aging-Accelerated Mice to Study Mild Cognitive Impairment/Early Alzheimer's Disease Event Chronology and Therapy New Investigator Research Grant—$100,000 over two years
Christopher P. Jaroniec, Ph.D. Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio High Resolution NMR Studies of Beta-Amyloid-Congo Red Interaction New Investigator Research Grant—$100,000 over two years
Chia-Yi Kuan, M.D., Ph.D. Cincinnati Children's Hospital Cincinnati, Ohio Vascular Effects of Amyloid-β Peptide via Rac GTPase in Ischemia-Hypoxia New Investigator Research Grant—$99,990 over two years
Hyoung-Gon Lee, Ph.D. Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, Ohio A Novel Transgenic Model for Alzheimer's Disease New Investigator Research Grant—$100,000 over two years
Chien-Liang G. Lin, Ph.D. Ohio State University Research Foundation Columbus, Ohio Glial Glutamate Transporter EAAT2 as a Potential Therapeutic Target Investigator-Initiated Research Grant—$240,000 over three years
George Perry, Ph.D. Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, Ohio Mitochondrial Abnormalities in Alzheimer's Disease Zenith Fellows Award—$250,000 over two years
Xiongwei Zhu, Ph.D. Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, Ohio Role of DLP1 in Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Alzheimer's Disease Investigator-Initiated Research Grant—$240,000 over three years
Oklahoma
Lazelle E. Benefield, Ph.D. University of Oklahoma, Health Sciences Center Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Distance Family-Care Coordination of Home-Dwelling Persons with Dementia Investigator-Initiated Research Grant—$193,864 over two years
Kristen H. Sorocco, Ph.D. University of Oklahoma, Health Sciences Center Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Evaluation of an Internet-Based Caregiver Support System in Rural Settings New Investigator Research Grant—$96,004 over two years
Pennsylvania
Laura N. Gitlin, Ph.D. Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Health-Related Quality of Life in Individuals with Dementia Living at Home Investigator-Initiated Research Grant—$240,000 over three years
Jennifer H. Lingler, Ph.D. University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Making Sense of Mild Cognitive Impairment: An Investigation of Patient and Family Perspectives New Investigator Research Grant—$100,000 over two years
Domenico Pratico, M.D. Temple University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania The Functional Role of Lipoxygenase in Normal Aging and Alzheimer's Disease Zenith Fellows Award—$250,000 over two years
Richard Schulz, Ph.D. University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Measuring Suffering in Persons with Alzheimer's Disease Investigator-Initiated Research Grant–$239,749 over three years
Keith Vosseller, Ph.D. Drexel University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Post-Translational Synaptic Proteomics and Function in Alzheimer's Disease New Investigator Research Grant—$100,000 over two years
Rhode Island
Elena F. Martino, Ph.D. Brown University Providence, Rhode Island Efficacy of qEEG Neurocognitive Training in Early-Stage Alzheimer's Disease Investigator-Initiated Research Grant—$239,362 over three years
South Carolina
Melissa A. Moss, Ph.D. University of South Carolina Research Foundation Columbia, South Carolina Characterization of Membrane Compositions that Promote Beta-Amyloid Assembly New Investigator Research Grant—$100,000 over two years
Tennessee
Craig Lindsley, Ph.D. Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, Tennessee Novel Approaches for the Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease Investigator-Initiated Research Grant—$239,933 over three years
Charles R. Sanders, Ph.D. Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, Tennessee Modulation of Beta-Amyloid Production by CD147 Investigator-Initiated Research Grant—$240,000 over three years
Texas
Kelly Dineley, Ph.D. University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston Galveston, Texas Alpha7 nAChR Protects Against Beta-Amyloid Toxicity In Vivo Investigator-Initiated Research Grant—$239,581 over three years
Pedro Fernandez-Funez, Ph.D University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston Galveston, Texas New Genetic Suppressors of Beta-Amyloid Neurotoxicity New Investigator Research Grant—$100,000 over two years
Robia G. Pautler, Ph.D. Baylor College of Medicine Houston, Texas Neuroimaging Assessment of the Role of GM2 in Alzheimer's Disease New Investigator Research Grant—$99,400 over two years
Meharvan Singh, Ph.D. University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth Fort Worth, Texas Progestin-Regulated Neurotrophin Synthesis and Release in Neuroprotection Investigator-Initiated Research Grant—$240,000 over three years
Utah
Gang Liu, Ph.D. University of Utah Salt Lake City, Utah Developing Nanoparticulated Iron Chelators to Deplete Brain Excess Metals Investigator-Initiated Research Grant—$240,000 over three years
Virginia
George S. Bloom, Ph.D. University of Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia Signaling from Beta-Amyloid Through Tau in Alzheimer's Disease Investigator-Initiated Research Grant—$240,000 over three years
Karen A. Roberto, Ph.D. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, Virginia Understanding Mild Cognitive Impairment: Family Dynamics and Diversity Investigator-Initiated Research Grant—$240,000 over three years
Washington
Jesse Wiley, Ph.D. University of Washington Seattle, Washington APP Binding-Partner Modulation of Gamma-Secretase-Mediated Proteolysis New Investigator Research Grant—$100,000 over two years
Wisconsin
Rhonda J. V. Montgomery, Ph.D. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, Wisconsin Assessing a Protocol to Strategically Support Family Caregivers Investigator-Initiated Research Grant—$239,999 over three years
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