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The Alzheimer's Association is committed to accelerating the global effort to eliminate Alzheimer's. We fund diverse research initiatives working toward methods of treatment, prevention and, ultimately, a cure. As part of that effort, the Association funds research grants each year. Explore the recently funded researchers in New York below or visit the Funded Studies page to search all the grants we've awarded thanks to your support. 

NEW YORK CITY

Shea Andrews, Ph.D.
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Assessing the Causal Role of Mitochondria in Alzheimer’s Disease
2020 Alzheimer’s Association Research Fellowships - $174,998

Adriana Arcia, Ph.D., R.N.
Columbia University Medical Center
Validity of Functional Assessment Staging by Caregivers
2020 Alzheimer’s Association Research Grants to Promote Diversity - $149,938

Gabri Christa, M.F.A.
Barnard College
The Magdalena Project; Erasing Stigma Around Aging and Dementia
2020 Pilot Awards for Global Brain Health Leaders - $25,000

Carl Cohen, M.D.
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Course Trajectories and Associated Factors in Alzheimer's Disease
2019 GAAIN Exploration to Evaluate Novel Alzheimer’s Queries - $25,000

Davangere Devanand, M.D.
New York State Psychiatric Institute
Anti-viral Treatment in Mild Cognitive Impairment
2020 Part the Cloud Gates Partnership - $1,804,966

Ali Ezzati, M.D.
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Inc. 
Optimizing Prediction of Clinical Progression in Mild Cognitive Impairment 
2019 Alzheimer’s Association Clinical Fellowship - $170,000

Syed Abid Hussaini, Ph.D.
Columbia University Medical Center
A Computational Approach to Predict Early Symptoms of Alzheimer's Disease
​2020 Alzheimer’s Association Research Grant - $150,000

Dan Iosifescu, M.D.
New York University School of Medicine
Photobiomodulation for Early Stage Alzheimer's Disease 
2020 Part the Cloud Gates Partnership – $1,837,499

Makoto Ishii, M.D., Ph.D.
Joan & Sanford I. Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Calcium Dysregulation and Hypothalamic Dysfunction in Alzheimer's Disease
2020 Alzheimer’s Association Research Grant - $150,000

Yiyi Ma, M.D., Ph.D.
Columbia University Medical Center 
Systematic Cataloging APOE e4-Stratified Biology of Alzheimer’s Disease
2019 Alzheimer's Association Research Fellowship - $174,880

Jorge Montesinos, Ph.D.
Columbia University Medical Center
Role of C99 in the Lipid Dyshomeostasis in Alzheimer's Disease
2019 Alzheimer's Association Research Fellowship - $175,000

Tal Nuriel, Ph.D.
Columbia University Medical Center
Elucidating the Effect of APOE4 Expression on Tauopathy in the Entorhinal Cortex
2019 Alzheimer’s Association Research Grants - $150,000

Julie Parato, Ph.D.
Columbia University Medical Center
Pathogenic Role of Tubulin Tyrosine Ligase and Delta-2 Tubulin in Alzheimer's Disease
2020 Alzheimer's Association Research Fellowship - $175,000

Thomas Wisniewski, M.D.
New York University School of Medicine
Phase 1 Clinical Trial of Innate Immunity Stimulation via TLR9 in Early Alzheimer's Disease
2020 Part the Cloud Gates Partnership – $1,000,000

Qian Wu, Ph.D.
New York University School of Medicine
Tau Antibody-Mediated Improvement in Neuronal Function in Tauopathies
2019 Alzheimer's Association Research Fellowship - $175,000

Eti Yoles, Ph.D. and Michael Schwartz, Ph.D.
ImmunoBrain Checkpoint, Inc.
IBC-Ab002 - Immune Checkpoint Blockade to Combat Alzheimer’s Disease
2020 Part the Cloud Gates Partnership – $1,000,000

ROCHESTER

Anna Majewska, Ph.D.
University of Rochester 
Rejuvenating Microglia in a Mouse Model of Alzheimer’s Disease
2019 Alzheimer’s Association Research Grant - $150,000

Maurice Zauderer, Ph.D.
Vaccinex, Inc. 
SEMA4D Blockade Safety and Brain Metabolic Activity in Alzheimer’s Disease
2020 Part the Cloud: Translational Research Funding for Alzheimer’s Disease - $750,000

STONY BROOK

Anat Biegon, Ph.D.
The Research Foundation of SUNY- SUNY at Stony Brook
Aromatase Inhibition in Alzheimer's Disease: Phase 2 Study
2020 Part the Cloud Gates Partnership - $1,982,718

Erica Diminich, Ph.D.
State University of New York, Stony Brook
Biological and Emotional Mechanisms: Brain Health in Latinos at Mid-Life
​2020 Alzheimer’s Association Clinician Scientist Fellowship - $174,285