BELGIUM
Christine Van Broeckhoven, Ph.D. University of Antwerp Antwerp, Belgium Frontotemporal Dementia
With Ubiquitin-Positive Neuronal Inclusions (FTD-U) Zenith Fellows Award—$247,350
over two years Supported through the generosity of the Zenith
Fellows
CANADA
Gabrielle L. Boulianne, Ph.D. The Hospital for Sick Children Toronto, Ontario,
Canada Presenilins,
Calcium Homeostasis and Alzheimer's Disease Investigator-Initiated Research
Grant—$240,000 over three years
Richard E. Brown, Ph.D. Dalhousie University Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Neurobehavioral Analysis of a Double
Transgenic Mouse Model of Alzheimer's Disease Investigator-Initiated Research
Grant—$237,600 over three years
Dusica Maysinger, Ph.D.
McGill University Montreal, Québec, Canada Mechanisms of Nonsteroidal
Therapies to Reduce the Risk of Alzheimer's Disease in
Menopause Investigator-Initiated Research Grant—$237,000 over three years
FRANCE
Jean-Pierre Changeux, Ph.D. Institut Pasteur Paris, France Autoantibodies to Nicotinic
Receptors in Alzheimer's Disease Investigator-Initiated Research Grant—$178,420 over
three years Supported through the generosity of Rally for
Research
GERMANY
Michael E. Calhoun, Ph.D. Hertie-Institute for Clinical Brain Research Tuebingen,
Germany Relational Memory
and Learning-Related Gene Induction in Alzheimer Mouse Models Investigator-Initiated
Research Grant—$237,282 over three years
ITALY
Fabrizio Gardoni, Ph.D. University of Milano Milano, Italy Molecular Interactors for
Alpha-Secretase: Physio-Pathological Role New Investigator Research Grant—$100,000
over two years
NETHERLANDS
Corneila M. Van Duijn, Ph.D. Erasmus MC Rotterdam, Netherlands In Search of Genes for
Alzheimer's Disease in a Genetically Isolated Population Investigator-Initiated
Research Grant—$239,850 over three years Supported through the
generosity of Rally for Research
SWEDEN
Hans Basun, M.D., Ph.D. Uppsala University Uppsala, Sweden Amyloid in Brain, CSF and Plasma in
Alzheimer Patients: One-Year Followup Zenith Fellows Award—$246,400 over two
years Supported through the generosity of the Zenith
Fellows
UNITED STATES
Alabama
Ling Li, Ph.D. University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, Alabama Excess Intake of Dietary Sugars in
the Development of Alzheimer's Disease Investigator-Initiated Research Grant—$240,000
over three years
California
Marion S. Buckwalter, M.D., Ph.D. Stanford University Stanford, California Altering TGF-Beta Signaling to Induce
Neural Stem Cell Proliferation in Alzheimer's Disease New Investigator Research
Grant—$100,000 over two years
Bruce L. Kagan, M.D., Ph.D. University of California at Los Angeles Los Angeles,
California Beta-Amyloid Channel
Blockers Investigator-Initiated Research Grant—$239,454 over three
years Supported through the generosity of Scott and Mary
Ferguson
David E. Kang, Ph.D. University of California at San Diego La Jolla,
California Role of Presenilins in
Neurodegeneration and Tau Pathology Investigator-Initiated Research Grant—$240,000
over three years
Frank M. LaFerla, Ph.D. University of California at Irvine Irvine, California Learning and Memory Deficits in a Mouse
Model With Plaques and Tangles Zenith Fellows Award—$250,000 over two
years Supported through the generosity of the Zenith
Fellows
Lene Levy-Storms, Ph.D., M.P.H. University of California at Los Angeles Los Angeles,
California Improving Staff
Communication With Nursing Home Residents During Mealtime Investigator-Initiated
Research Grant—$239,976 over three years
Jeanne F. Loring, Ph.D. The Burnham Institute La Jolla, California Stem Cells as Delivery Vehicles to Target
Amyloid Plaques and Tangles Investigator-Initiated Research Grant—$235,000 over
three years
Ira T. Lott, M.D. University of California at Irvine Orange, California Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease in Down
Syndrome by Telemedicine Senator Mark Hatfield Award for Clinical Research in
Alzheimer's Disease—237,367 over three years
William C. Mobley, M.D. Ph.D. Stanford University Stanford, California Role of APP in NGF Transport in Down
Syndrome and Alzheimer's Disease Investigator-Initiated Research Grant—$239,704 over
three years
Nidhi Mahendra, Ph.D. California State University Hayward, California Computer-Based Cognitive Interventions
for Persons with Alzheimer's Disease Everyday Technologies for Alzheimer
Care—$198,624 over three years
David B. Reuben, M.D. University of California at Los Angeles Los Angeles,
California Practice Redesign and
Partnership to Improve Quality of Dementia Care Investigator-Initiated Research
Grant—$239,587 over three years
David V. Schaffer, Ph.D. University of California at Berkeley Berkeley,
California Evolution of AAV
Vectors for Efficient Gene Delivery to Astrocytes New Investigator Research
Grant—$100,000 over two years
Gia R. Shurgot, Ph.D. University of Southern California Los Angeles,
California Sociocultural Influences on
the Health of Latino Dementia Caregivers New Investigator Research Grant—$99,928 over
two years
Yi E. Sun, Ph.D. University of California at Los Angeles Los Angeles, California Adult Neurogenesis in Alzheimer's
Disease Investigator-Initiated Research Grant—$240,000 over three years
Jun Ming Wang, Ph.D. University of Southern California Los Angeles, California Differential Regulation of ApoE Expression
by ER Alpha and Beta New Investigator Research Grant—$100,000 over two years
Tony Wyss-Coray, Ph.D. Stanford University Stanford, California Role of Systemic Neurotrophin Deficiency
in Alzheimer Pathogenesis Zenith Fellows Award—$250,000 over two years Supported through the generosity of the Zenith Fellows
Liqin Zhao, Ph.D. University of Southern California Los Angeles, California Estrogen Receptor Subtype-Selective
Phytoestrogens for Prevention of Alzheimer's Disease New Investigator Research
Grant—$100,000 over two years
Colorado
Victoria S. Pelak, M.D. University of Colorado Aurora, Colorado Virtual Reality Assessment of Visuospatial Disorientation in
Alzheimer's Investigator-Initiated Research Grant--$240,000 over three years
Connecticut
Richard A. Flavell, Ph.D. Yale University New Haven, Connecticut An Inducible Mouse to Elucidate the Role
of Immunity/Inflammation in Alzheimer's Disease Investigator-Initiated Research
Grant—$237,772 over three years
Keith A. Hawkins, Psy.D. Yale University New Haven, Connecticut Neuropsychological Norms for Elderly
African-Americans Investigator-Initiated Research Grant—$239,992 over three years
John P. Seibyl, M.D. Institute for Neurodegenerative Disorders New Haven,
Connecticut Development of 123-I
IMPY as a Biomarker for Alzheimer Imaging Investigator-Initiated Research
Grant-$237,563 over three years
Florida
Pritam Das, Ph.D. Mayo Clinic Jacksonville Jacksonville, Florida Effect of Gamma-Secretase Inhibition on the
Anti-Beta-Amyloid Immune Response New Investigator Research Grant—$99,998 over two
years
Todd Eliot Golde, M.D., Ph.D. Mayo Clinic Jacksonville Jacksonville, Florida Novel Animal Models of Amyloid
Deposition Zenith Fellows Award—$250,000 over two years Supported through the generosity of the Zenith Fellows
Catherine E. Price, Ph.D. University of Florida Gainesville, Florida Non-Cardiac Surgery and Alzheimer's
Disease: Cortisol and Cognitive Decline New Investigator Research Grant—$99,999 over
two years
Frank M. Webbe, Ph.D. Florida Institute of Technology Melbourne, Florida PocketPC Technology to Promote Quality of
Life for Alzheimer Patients and Caregivers Everyday Technologies for Alzheimer
Care—$199,996 over three years
Illinois
Perry Edelman, Ph.D. Mather LifeWays Institute on Aging Evanston, Illinois Integrating Activity-Focused Quality of
Life Assessment into Dementia Care Practice Investigator-Initiated Research
Grant—$238,169 over three years
Chih J. Han, Ph.D. Northwestern University Chicago, Illinois BACE-1 Inducible Knockdown for Alzheimer's
Disease Rescue New Investigator Research Grant—$99,987 over two years
Susan O. McGuire, Ph.D. Loyola University Medical Center Maywood, Illinois C5L2: A Decoy Complement Receptor With
Anti-Inflammatory Properties in Alzheimer's Disease New Investigator Research
Grant—$100,000 over two years
Kulandaivelu S.Vetrivel, Ph.D. University of Chicago Chicago, Illinois Exploring Gamma-Secretase Function in
Lipid Raft Membrane Microdomains New Investigator Research Grant—$100,000 over two
years
Indiana
Debomoy K. Lahiri, Ph.D. Indiana University Indianapolis, Indiana Functional Domains of the BACE Promoter:
Implication in Alzheimer's Disease Zenith Fellows Award—$250,000 over two
years Supported through the generosity of the Zenith
Fellows
Ruben Vidal, Ph.D. Indiana University Indianapolis, Indiana Biochemical Basis of Phenotypic
Variability in Familial Alzheimer's Disease Investigator-Initiated Research
Grant—$240,000 over three years
Kentucky
Suzanne L.Tyas, Ph.D. University of Kentucky Research Foundation Lexington,
Kentucky Vascular Risk Factors,
Vascular Pathology, and Alzheimer's Disease New Investigator Research Grant—$99,603
over two years Supported through the generosity of the National
Association of Retired Federal Employees
Louisiana
Chu Chen, Ph.D. Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center?New Orleans New
Orleans, Louisiana COX-2
Regulation of Endocannabinoid Signaling in Neurodegeneration Investigator-Initiated
Research Grant—$239,999 over three years
Maryland
Alfredo Kirkwood, Ph.D. Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, Maryland Neurophysiological Analysis of
Presenilin Function at the Synapse Investigator-Initiated Research Grant—$240,000
over three years
Alena Savonenko, Ph.D. Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, Maryland APP-Dependent and Independent Effects
of BACE-1 Knockout on Cognition Investigator-Initiated Research Grant—$240,000 over
three years
Massachusetts
Dean M. Hartley, Ph.D. Brigham and Women's Hospital Cambridge, Massachusetts Transglutaminase's Role in
Neurodegeneration Investigator-Initiated Research Grant—$240,000 over three years
Susan L. Mitchell, M.D. Hebrew Rehabilitation Center for Aged Boston,
Massachusetts Improving
Hospice Care in Advanced Dementia Investigator-Initiated Research Grant—$190,503 over
two years
H. Eugene Stanley, Ph.D. Boston University Boston, Massachusetts Understanding Formation of Neurotoxic
Oligomers in Alzheimer's Disease Zenith Fellows Awards—$250,000 over two
years Supported through the generosity of the Zenith
Fellows
Howard L. Weiner, M.D. Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston, Massachusetts Antibody -Independent Clearance of
Beta-Amyloid in a Mouse Model of Alzheimer's Disease Investigator-Initiated Research
Grant—$240,000 over three years
Michael S. Wolfe, Ph.D. Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston, Massachusetts Inhibitors of Amyloid Production Selective
for APP Vis-à-Vis Notch Investigator-Initiated Research Grant—$240,000 over
three years
Michigan
Kim J. Curyto, Ph.D. Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services Grand Rapids,
Michigan Linking Behaviors and
Interventions: Impact of a Residential Behavior Program New Investigator Research
Grant—$99,700 over two years
David Loeffler, Ph.D. William Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak, Michigan Alterations in Complement Activation
During Alzheimer's Disease Development Investigator-Initiated Research Grant—$97,036
over one year
Minnesota
Bradley F. Boeve, M.D. Mayo Clinic Rochester Rochester, Minnesota Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in
Patients With Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) or Alzheimer's
Disease Investigator-Initiated Research Grant—$239,792 over three
years Supported through the generosity of the Pearson Family in
care of the Alzheimer's Association - Minnesota-North Dakota Chapter
Mary M. Machulda, Ph.D. Mayo Clinic Rochester Rochester, Minnesota Functional MRI Activation Patterns in
Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) Subtypes New Investigator Research Grant—$100,000
over two years Supported through the generosity of the Pearson
Family in care of the Alzheimer's Association - Minnesota-North Dakota
Chapter
Missouri
David M. Holtzman, M.D. Washington University St. Louis, Missouri Effects of Neurotransmitters and
Synaptic Activity on Brain ISF Beta-Amyloid Zenith Fellows Award—$250,000 over two
years Supported by the generosity of the Zenith
Fellows
Jody L. Lingbeck, Ph.D. Washington University St. Louis, Missouri LRP-Mediated Intraneuronal Accumulation
of Beta-Amyloid New Investigator Research Grant--$97,088 over two
years Supported through the generosity of Charles and Joanne
Knight and the Emerson Electric Company in care of the Alzheimer's Association -- St. Louis
Chapter
Heather L. True-Krob, Ph.D. Washington University St. Louis, Missouri Molecular Misreading: Cause or Consequence
of Protein Aggregation? New Investigator Research Grant—$100,000 over two
years Supported through the generosity of Charles and Joanne
Knight and the Emerson Electric Company in care of the Alzheimer's Association -- St. Louis
Chapter
New York
Rosemary Bakker, M.S. Weill Medical College of Cornell University New York, New
York The Alzheimer-Friendly
Virtual Home: A Caregiver Home Safety Tool Investigator-Initiated Research
Grant—$240,000 over three years
Adam M. Brickman, Ph.D. Columbia University New York, New York Cognitive Reserve and Structural MRI in
Alzheimer's Disease and Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) New Investigator Research
Grant—$99,957 over two years Supported through the generosity of
Rally for Research
Luciano D'Adamio, M.D. Ph.D. Albert Einstein College of Medicine Bronx, New
York Role of Membrane Proteins
in APP Processing and Signaling Investigator-Initiated Research Grant—$240,000 over
three years
Nancy S. Foldi, Ph.D. Queens College Flushing, New York Detecting an Early Response to Donepezil
With Measures of Visual Attention Investigator-Initiated Research Grant—$239,998 over
three years Supported through the generosity of Rally for
Research
Cheng-Xin Gong, M.D. Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc. New York State
Institute for Basic Research Staten Island, New York O-GlcNAcylation and Phosphorylation of Tau
protein Investigator-Initiated Research Grant—$239,910 over three
years Supported through the generosity of the Directors'
Fund
Jens Husemann, M.D. Columbia University New York, New York Role of Astrocytes in Beta-Amyloid
Metabolism Investigator-Initiated Research Grant—$240,000 over three years
Kent Kirshenbaum, Ph.D. New York University New York, New York Peptide Mimetic Imaging Agents for
Detection of Alzheimer's Disease New Investigator Research Grant—$100,000 over two
years
Christine Li, Ph.D. The Research Foundation of City University of New York New York,
New York Function of APL-1, an
APP-Related Protein in C. Elegans Investigator-Initiated Research Grant—$239,593 over
three years
Jose A. Luchsinger, M.D. Columbia University New York, New York Cognition in the IDEATel Diabetes
Trial Investigator-Initiated Research Grant—$239,394 over three years
Jennifer J. Manly, Ph.D. Columbia University New York, New York Health and Cognition Among
African-American Women Investigator-Initiated Research Grant—$240,000 over three
years
Mary Sano, Ph.D. Mount Sinai School of Medicine Bronx, New York Randomized Trial of a Nutritional
Supplement in Alzheimer's Disease Investigator-Initiated Research Grant—$240,000 over
three years Supported through the generosity of the William and
Marian Littleford Foundation
Chunyu Wang, M.D., Ph.D. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, New York High-Resolution NMR of ABAD-Abeta
Interaction New Investigator Research Grant—$100,000 over two years
Rong Wang, Ph.D. Mount Sinai School of Medicine New York, New York Biomarkers for Early Detection of
Alzheimer's Disease Investigator-Initiated Research Grant—$240,000 over three
years Supported through the generosity of the National
Association of Retired Federal Employees
Shi Du Yan, M.D. Columbia University New York, New York Role of Mitochondrial Beta-Amyloid in
Alzheimer's Disease Zenith Fellows Award—$250,000 over two years Supported through the generosity of the Zenith Fellows
New Mexico
Bryce Chackerian, Ph.D. University of New Mexico Albuquerque, New Mexico Vaccines Against Beta-Amyloid Using
Conjugated Virus-Like Particles New Investigator Research Grant—$99,195 over two
years
North Carolina
Boyd Davis, Ph.D. University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, North Carolina
Culturally Competent Materials
on Communication and Dementia Investigator-Initiated Research Grant—$237,408 over
three years
Yi-Ju Li, Ph.D. Duke University Durham, North Carolina Development of Association Methods for
Studying Alzheimer's Disease in African-Americans Investigator-Initiated Research
Grant—$239,696 over three years
Margaret A. Pericak-Vance, Ph.D. Duke University Durham, North Carolina Identifying the Chromosome 12q
Gene: Sifting Through the Haystack Investigator-Initiated Research Grant—$239,792
over three years
Sheryl Zimmerman, Ph.D. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill,
North Carolina Evaluating
the Alzheimer's Association Training Program for Direct Care Staff
Investigator-Initiated Research Grant—$240,000 over three years
Ohio
Katherine S. Judge, Ph.D. Benjamin Rose Institute Cleveland, Ohio Strength-Based Skills Training for
Caregiving Dyads with Dementia New Investigator Research Grant—$99,997 over two
years Supported through the generosity of Morris Friedell
*
Jeffrey Kuret, Ph.D. Ohio State University Research Foundation Columbus, Ohio
Triggers and Enhancers of Tau
Filament Formation Investigator-Initiated Research Grant—$240,000 over three
years
Bruce T. Lamb, Ph.D. Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, Ohio Gene-Environment Interactions in
Alzheimer's Disease Mouse Models Zenith Fellows Award—$250,000 over two
years Supported through the generosity of the Zenith Fellows
Chien-Liang G. Lin, Ph.D. Ohio State University Research Foundation Columbus, Ohio
RNA Oxidation in Alzheimer's
Disease Investigator-Initiated Research Grant—$240,000 over three years
Xiongwei Zhu, Ph.D. Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, Ohio Physiological Regulation of Tau
Phosphorylation New Investigator Research Grant—$100,000 over two years
Oklahoma
H. Anne Pereira, Ph.D. University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma CAP37, A Mediator of
Neuronal Microglial Interactions Investigator-Initiated Research Grant—$240,000 over
three years
Oregon
Misha Pavel, Ph.D. Oregon Health and Science University Beaverton, Oregon Tailored Interactive Video Exercise and
Cognitive Rehabilitation Everyday Technologies for Alzheimer Care—$200,000 over
three years
Jacob Raber, Ph.D. Oregon Health and Science University Portland, Oregon Neurogenesis and Cognition in Irradiated
APOE Mice Investigator-Initiated Research Grant—$240,000 over three
years Supported through the generosity of the Oregon Research
Alliance and the Alzheimer's Association - Oregon Chapter
Pennsylvania
Karen B. Hirschman, Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Redesigning the Hospice
Medicare Benefit for Persons With Advanced Dementia New Investigator Research
Grant—$99,998 over two years
Howard D. Wactlar, M.S. Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Machine Video and Audio Understanding
for Monitoring Dementia Behavior Everyday Technologies for Alzheimer Care—$199,733
over three years
South Carolina
Yan Zhou, Ph.D. Medical University of South Carolina Charleston, South Carolina
Mevalonate Biosynthetic Pathway
in APP Processing New Investigator Research Grant—$100,000 over two years
Tennessee
Charles R. Sanders, Ph.D. Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, Tennessee
Familial Alzheimer's Disease
Mutations in the Amyloid Precursor Protein Investigator-Initiated Research
Grant—$240,000 over three years
Xuemin Xu, Ph.D. University of Tennessee Knoxville, Tennessee Determine the Role of the Long
Beta-Amyloid 46 in Alzheimer's Disease Development Investigator-Initiated Research
Grant—$240,000 over three years
Texas
Juan Botas, Ph.D. Baylor College of Medicine Houston, Texas Screen for Genetic Modifiers in a
Drosophila Model of Alzheimer's Disease Investigator-Initiated Research
Grant—$240,000 over three years
Kelly Dineley, Ph.D. University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston Galveston,
Texas NF-kB Signaling Axis as
a Target in Alzheimer's Disease Therapy New Investigator Research Grant—$100,000
over two years
Eric Klann, Ph.D. Baylor College of Medicine Houston, Texas Identification of Sources of Oxidative
Stress in Alzheimer's Disease Model Mice Investigator-Initiated Research
Grant—$240,000 over three years
Virginia
Barbara M. Freund, Ph.D. Eastern Virginia Medical School Norfolk, Virginia Enhancing Independence: Prescribing
Strategies to Promote Continued Driving Investigator-Initiated Research
Grant—$239,967 over three years Supported through the generosity
of Morris Friedell *
Washington
Ian A. D'Souza, Ph.D. Seattle Institute for Biomedical and Clinical Research Seattle,
Washington Regulators of Tau
mRNA and Protein Expression and Axonal Localization New Investigator Research
Grant—$100,000 over two years
Wisconsin
Regina M. Murphy, Ph.D. University of Wisconsin at Madison Madison, Wisconsin
The Two Faces of Transthyretin:
TTR's Role in Beta-Amyloid Aggregation Investigator-Initiated Research
Grant—$239,432 over three years
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