ARGENTINA
Tomas L. Falzone, Ph.D.
Institute for Cell Biology and Neuroscience
Buenos Aires, Argentina
New Models to Study the Role of Ubiquitin-Proteasome Axonal Transport in AD
New Investigator Research Grant — $80,000 over two years
AUSTRALIA
Christopher Rowe, M.D., Ph.D.
CSIRO Preventative Health
Adelaide, Australia
AIBL II
Investigator-Initiated Research Grant — $200,000 over three years
BELGIUM
Amantha Thathiah, Ph.D.
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Regulation of the Gamma-Secretase and Abeta Peptide Generation by GPR3
Mentored New Investigator Research Grant to Promote Diversity — $150,000 over three years
CANADA
Marco Prado, Ph.D.
The University of Western Ontario
London, Canada
The Prion Protein as a Therapeutic Target in Alzheimer's Disease
Novel Pharmacological Strategies to Prevent Alzheimer's Disease — $320,000 over three years
CHILE
Claudio A. Hetz, Ph.D.
University of Chile
Santiago, Chile
Defining the Role of the Unfolded Protein Response in Alzheimer's Disease
New Investigator Research Grant — $80,000 over two years
CHINA
Yunwu Zhang, Ph.D.
Xiamen University
Xiamen, China
The Involvement of CutA in Alzheimer's Disease
New Investigator Research Grant — $80,000 over two years
FINLAND
Miia Kivipelto, Ph.D.
University of Kuopio
Kuopio, Finland
Effect of Preventive Interventions on Biomarkers for Cognitive Decline
Senator Mark Hatfield Award for Clinical Research — $200,000 over three years
GERMANY
Nicholas H. Varvel, Ph.D.
Hertie-Institute for Clinical Brain Research
Tubingen, Germany
AD Pathologies in the Absence of Microglia
New Investigator Research Grant — $80,000 over two years
ISRAEL
Inna Slutsky, Ph.D.
Tel-Aviv University
Tel-Aviv, Israel
Initiation of AD: From Amyloid-Beta Release to Synaptic Failure
New Investigator Research Grant — $80,000 over two years
ITALY
Elvira De Leonibus, Ph.D.
Institute of Genetics and Biophysics (IGB)
Naples, Italy
Neurobiology of Working Memory Span in Normal and Pathological Aging
New Investigator Research Grant — $79,970 over two years
Giuseppe Di Fede, M.D., Ph.D.
Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico
Milan, Italy
Trans-Suppression of Abeta Amyloidogenesis in Cellular and Nematode Models
New Investigator Research Grant — $50,000 over two years
Giovanni B. Frisoni, M.D.
Fatebenefratelli Association for Research
Rome, Italy
A Harmonized Protocol for Hippocampal Volumetry: an EADC-ADNI effort
Investigator-Initiated Research Grant – $200,000 over three years
Nicola Origlia, Ph.D.
Institute of Neuroscience of the National Research Council
Pisa, Italy
Role of Microglial and Neuronal RAGE in Abeta Mediated Synaptic Dysfunction
New Investigator Research Grant — $80,000 over two years
MEXICO
Jesus Favela, Ph.D.
Center for Scientific Research and Higher Education of Ensenada
Ensenada, Mexico
Offering Situational Awareness From Activity Estimation and Social Networks
Everyday Technologies for Alzheimer Care Grant — $164,040 over three years
NETHERLANDS
Edo Richard, M.D.
Academic Medical Center (AMC)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
A New Perspective on Dementia: From Vascular Risk Factors to Prevention
New Investigator Research Grant — $80,000 over two years
Marcel M. Verbeek, Ph.D.
Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre
Nijmegen, Netherlands
ApoE and ApoJ in the Cerebrovascular Clearance of Amyloid Beta Protein
Investigator-Initiated Research Grant — $200,000 over three years
SPAIN
Natalia Carulla, Ph.D.
Institute for Research in Biomedicine
Barcelona, Spain
Structure-Toxicity Relationship of Abeta Oligomers
New Investigator Research Grant — $80,000 over two years
UNITED STATES
California
Maria M. Corrada, Sc.D.
University of California - Irvine
Irvine, California
Vascular Disease in Relation to Dementing Pathologies in the Oldest Old
New Investigator Research Grant — $77,422 over two years
Izumi Maezawa, Ph.D.
University of California - Davis
Davis, California
The Role of the Potassium Channel Kv1.3 in Aβ-Induced Microglia Activation
New Investigator Research Grant — $80,000 over two years
Christian J. Pike, Ph.D.
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California
NeuroSARMs in the Prevention of Alzheimer's Disease
Investigator-Initiated Research Grant — $200,000 over three years
Andrea J. Tenner, Ph.D.
University of California – Irvine
Irvine, California
C5a Receptor as a Target to Slow Progression of Alzheimer's Disease
Investigator-Initiated Research Grant — $200,000 over three years
Terrence C. Town, Ph.D.
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, California
Macrophage TGF-Beta-Smad 2/3 Inhibitor Therapy in Transgenic Alzheimer Rats
Zenith Fellows Award — $449,999 over three years
Huaxi Xu, Ph.D.
Stanford-Burnham Institute for Medical Research
La Jolla, California
Appoptosin, an APP Binding Proapoptotic Protein, Mediates Neuronal Death
Investigator-Initiated Research Grant — $200,000 over three years
Liqin Zhao, Ph.D.
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California
IDE, ER Subtype, ApoE Genotype & Alzheimer's Prevention Versus Treatment
Investigator-Initiated Research Grant — $200,000 over three years
Connecticut
Rong Fan, Ph.D.
Yale University
New Haven, Connecticut
Assessing Heterogeneity of Alzheimer's Disease Using Integrated Microchips
New Investigator Research Grant— $80,000 over two years
District of Columbia
Yanira L. Cruz, M.P.H., Dr.PH.
National Hispanic Council on Aging
Washington, D.C.
Research Leading to Early Detection and Treatment of AD among Hispanics
New Investigator Research Grant to Promote Diversity — $100,000 over two years
Florida
Umesh K. Jinwal, Ph.D.
University of South Florida
Tampa, Florida
Behavioral and Biochemical Analysis of Mice Lacking FKBP51
New Investigator Research Grant — $50,000 over one year
David G. Morgan, Ph.D.
University of South Florida
Tampa, Florida
Ketogensis and Alzheimer Pathology
Investigator-Initiated Research Grant — $200,000 over three years
Anant K. Paravastu, Ph.D.
Florida State University Research Foundation, Inc.
Tallahassee, Florida
NMR Characterization of Prefibrillar Amyloid-Beta Aggregates
New Investigator Research Grant — $80,000 over two years
Georgia
Zhigang Xiong, Ph.D.
Morehouse School of Medicine
Atlanta, Georgia
Acid-Sensing Ion Channels as Novel Target for Alzheimer's Disease
Investigator-Initiated Research Grant — $200,000 over three years
Kansas
Heng Du, M.D., Ph.D.
The University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas
Mitochondrial Permeability Transition Pore and Abeta-Induced Synapse Loss
New Investigator Research Grant — $80,000 over two years
Kentucky
Michael P. Murphy, Ph.D.
University of Kentucky Research Foundation
Lexington, Kentucky
Leptin Resistance and Alzheimer's Disease
Investigator-Initiated Research Grant — $200,000 over three years
Maryland
Nelson Arispe, Ph.D.
The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc.
Rockville, Maryland
Contribution of Alzheimer's Abeta Channels to the Abeta-Induced Calcium Response
Investigator-Initiated Research Grant — $200,000 over three years
Laura N. Gitlin, Ph.D.
Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing
Maryland
Managing Behavior in Nursing Homes: Innovative Intervention and Methods
Non-Pharmacological Strategies to Ameliorate Symptoms of Alzheimer's Disease — $320,000 over two years
Fengquan Zhou, Ph.D.
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland
Regulation of Tau Phosphorylation in Neurons by Par3/6 via GSK-3s
New Investigator Research Grant — $80,000 over two years
Massachusetts
Carmela R. Abraham, Ph.D.
Boston University Medical Campus
Boston, Massachusetts
Modulators of APP Dimerization as Novel Therapeutics for Alzheimer's Disease
Investigator-Initiated Research Grant - $200,000 over three years
Keith A. Johnson, M.D.
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts
Tracking the Progression of Early Amyloid Deposition
Zenith Fellows Award — $449,214 over three years
Tiffany Mellott, Ph.D.
Boston University
Boston, Massachusetts
Effect of Perinatal Choline Supplementation on an Alzheimer's Disease Model
New Investigator Research Grant — $80,000 over two years
Jie Shen, Ph.D.
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc.
Boston, Massachusetts
Role of APP Family in the Synapse
Zenith Fellows Award — $450,000 over three years
Michigan
Nicholas M. Kanaan, Ph.D.
Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan
Tau-Mediated Axonal Transport Dysfunction
New Investigator Research Grant — $80,000 over two years
Mi Hee Lim, Ph.D.
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan
The Roles of Metal Ions in Alzheimer's Disease
New Investigator Research Grant — $79,999 over two years
Nebraska
Rodrigo Franco, Ph.D.
University of Nebraska
Lincoln, Nebraska
Copper Transport Regulates Amyloid-Beta-Induced Neurodegeneration
New Investigator Research Grant to Promote Diversity — $99,624 over two years
Nevada
Susan W. Liebman, Ph.D.
Board of Regents, NSHE, obo University of Nevada
Reno, Nevada
Yeast Cell-Based HTS Screen for Inhibitors of Abeta42 Oligomerization
Investigator-Initiated Research Grant — $200,000 over three years
New Jersey
Joseph D. Fondell, Ph.D.
UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Piscataway, New Jersey
T3-Dependent Silencing of Beta-Amyloid Precursor Protein Gene Expression
Investigator-Initiated Research Grant — $200,000 over three years
New York
Ayodeji Abdur-Rasheed Asuni, Ph.D.
New York University School of Medicine
New York, New York
Astrocytes and Synaptopathy: Protein Misfolding Disease's Mechanisms
New Investigator Research Grant — $80,000 over two years
Alessia Barbagallo, Ph.D.
Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University
Bronx, New York
The Role of APP Phosphorylation Induced by IGF-1 in APP Processing
New Investigator Research Grant — $80,000 over two years
Andrea Bibbig, Ph.D.
The Research Foundation of SUNY on behalf of SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Brooklyn, New York
Deficits of Neuronal Oscillations and Cognition in Alzheimer's Disease
New Investigator Research Grant — $80,000 over two years
Adam M. Brickman, Ph.D.
Columbia University Medical Center
New York, New York
An Ex-Vivo MRI Study of White Matter Hyperintensities in Aging and AD
New Investigator Research Grant — $80,000 over two years
Ved Chauhan, Ph.D.
Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc. at NYS Institute for Basic Research
Menands , New York
Gelsolin, Trichostatin A and Alzheimer's Disease
Investigator-Initiated Research Grant — $199,218 over two years
Christopher Conrad, Ph.D.
Columbia University
New York, New York
The Role of SorLa in Tau Aggregation
New Investigator Research Grant — $80,000 over two years
Sebastien Gauthier, Ph.D.
The Nathan S. Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research
Orangeburg, New York
CysC Restores the Flow of Autophagy to Counteract AD Pathogenesis
New Investigator Research Grant — $80,000 over two years
Brent E. Gibson, Ph.D.
The Jewish Home and Hospital for Aged
New York, New York
Beliefs About Demetia-Related Symptoms Among African-Americans
New Investigator Research Grant — $80,000 over two years
Cheng-Xin Gong, M.D.
Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc. at NYS Institute for Basic Research
Menands , New York
Targeting Insulin Signaling for Treating Neurofibrillary Degeneration in AD
Investigator-Initiated Research Grant — $200,000 over three years
Ulrich Hengst, Ph.D.
Columbia University Medical Center
New York, New York
The Role of Intra-Axonal Protein Synthesis in Alzheimer's Disease
New Investigator Research Grant — $80,000 over two years
Pankaj Karande, Ph.D.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy, New York
Study of Tight Junction Binding Peptides for Drug Delivery Across the BBB
New Investigator Research Grant — $79,993 over two years
Pavan K. Krishnamurthy, Ph.D.
New York University School of Medicine
New York, New York
Cellular Pathways for Antibody Mediated Removal of Tau Aggregates
New Investigator Research Grant — $80,000 over two years
Efrat Levy, Ph.D.
The Nathan S. Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research
Orangeburg, New York
Transgenic Models of the Anti-Amyloidogenic Activity of a Mutant Form of Aß
Zenith Fellows Award — $450,000 over three years
Fei Liu, Ph.D.
Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc. at NYS Institute for Basic Research
Menands, New York
Role of Dyrk1A in Tau Pathology in Alzheimer's Disease
Investigator-Initiated Research Grant — $200,000 over three years
Laura B. McIntire, Ph.D.
Columbia University Medical Center
New York, New York
Dissecting the Role of PI3K Family Members in Aβ Biogenesis
New Investigator Research Grant — $80,000 over two years
Ewan C. McNay, Ph.D.
Research Foundation of SUNY - University at Albany
Albany, New York
Diabetes, Insulin, Amyloid and AD: Cognitive and Metabolic Mechanisms
New Investigator Research Grant — $80,000 over two years
Nikolaos K. Robakis, Ph.D.
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
New York, New York
Neuroprotective Functions of Progranulin and Receptor
Investigator-Initiated Research Grant — $200,000 over three years
Henrieta Scholtzova, M.D., Ph.D.
New York University School of Medicine
New York, New York
Mechanisms of Action of Innate Immunity Stimulation with CpG ODN on CAA
New Investigator Research Grant — $80,000 over two years
Kinga Szigeti, M.D., Ph.D.
State University of New York at Buffalo
Buffalo, New York
Copy Number Variation GWA With Age at Onset of Alzheimer's Disease
New Investigator Research Grant — $80,000 over two years
Thomas Wisniewski, M.D.
New York University School of Medicine
New York, New York
Immunotherapy for Amyloid Plaques, CAA and Neurofibrillary Tangle Pathology
Investigator-Initiated Research Grant — $200,000 over three years
Ohio
Chien-Liang G. Lin, Ph.D.
Ohio State University Research Foundation
Columbus, Ohio
Evaluating Glial Glutamate Transporter EAAT2 Activators in APP Mice
Investigator-Initiated Research Grant — $200,000 over three years
George Perry, Ph.D.
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, Ohio
The Role of PGC-1alpha in Alzheimer's Disease
Investigator-Initiated Research Grant — $200,000 over three years
Riqiang Yan, Ph.D.
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Cleveland, Ohio
Blocking RTN3 Aggregation for Improving Cognitive Function
Novel Pharmacological Strategies to Prevent Alzheimer's Disease — $320,000 over three years
Xiongwei Zhu, Ph.D.
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, Ohio
In Vivo Study on Abnormal Mitochondrial Dynamics in AD Model
Investigator-Initiated Research Grant — $200,000 over three years
Pennsylvania
Kanae Iijima-Ando, Ph.D.
Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Tau Phosphorylation and Toxicity Induced by Mitochondrial Mislocalization
New Investigator Research Grant — $80,000 over two years
Nadezhda Povysheva, Ph.D.
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Somatostatin-Positive Interneurons as a Novel Target of Anti-AD Drugs
New Investigator Research Grant — $80,000 over two years
Domenico Pratico, M.D.
Temple University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Anti-Leukotriene Therapy for the Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease
Novel Pharmacological Strategies to Prevent Alzheimer's Disease — $320,000 over two years
Mark E. Wheeler, Ph.D.
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Neural Mechanisms of Perceptual Memory Decisions in MCI
New Investigator Research Grant — $80,000 over two years
South Carolina
Victor Hirth, M.D.
Palmetto Health
Columbia, South Carolina
Fall Recognition Using Environmental Electronic Sensors
Everyday Technologies for Alzheimer Care Grant — $200,000 over two years
Kumar Sambamurti, Ph.D.
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina
Dietary Modification of AD Biomarkers
Investigator-Initiated Research Grant — $200,000 over three years
Texas
Salvatore Oddo, Ph.D.
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas
The Role of Chaperone-Mediated Autophagy in Alzheimer's Disease
New Investigator Research Grant — $80,000 over two years
Jonathan Pierce-Shimomura, Ph.D.
University of Texas at Austin
Austin, Texas
Mechanisms of APP-Induced Death of Cholinergic Neurons in C. Elegans
New Investigator Research Grant — $80,000 over two years
Claudio Soto, Ph.D.
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Houston, Texas
Amyloid-Beta Oligomers and Alzheimer's Diagnosis
Investigator-Initiated Research Grant — $200,000 over three years
Nathalie Sumien, Ph.D.
University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth
Fort Worth, Texas
Exercise, Antioxidants and APOE Interactions in Cognitively Impaired Mice
New Investigator Research Grant — $80,000 over two years
Washington
Suzanne Craft, Ph.D.
Seattle Institute for Biomedical and Clinical Research
Seattle, Washington
Intranasal Insulin Analogue Effects on CSF and Imaging Biomarkers in MCI
Zenith Fellows Award — $449,966 over two years
Neva L. Crogan, Ph.D.
Washington State University
Spokane, Washington
Testing of the Eat Right Food Delivery System in Nursing Homes
Investigator-Initiated Research Grant — $200,000 over three years
Donna Cross, Ph.D.
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington
In Vivo Imaging of Axonal Transport Deficits in Alzheimer's Disease
New Investigator Research Grant — $80,000 over two years
Maureen Schmitter-Edgecombe, Ph.D.
Washington State University
Pullman, Washington
A Multi-Dyad Cognitive Rehabilitation Intervention
Non-Pharmacological Strategies to Ameliorate Symptoms of Alzheimer's Disease — $320,000 over three years
Wisconsin
Corinne Engelman, Ph.D.
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, Wisconsin
Genetic Architecture of AD-Related Functional and Structural Brain Aging
New Investigator Research Grant — $80,000 over two years
Guofan Xu, Ph.D.
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, Wisconsin
Detecting the Cerebral Vascular Function Deficits Associated With AD
New Investigator Research Grant — $80,000 over two years
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