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Now accepting applications for Isadore & Margaret Mezey Junior Investigator Travel Award
The Michigan Alzheimer’s Disease Center is pleased to announce the launch of the Isadore & Margaret Mezey Junior Investigator Travel Award competition. Please share with colleagues who may be interested. Submission Deadline: Friday, October 19, 2018 Award Cycle: 2018 Discipline/Subject Area: Promoting the advancement of dementia research Funding Available: 1,500.00 Description: The Michigan Alzheimer’s Disease[…]
Ari Bhaumik receives Camille Mrozowski Award for Service Excellence in Research
Camille Mrozowski’s career in the U-M Medical School Office of Research spanned 27 years. She performed various roles during her years of service, and to each of them Camille brought her personal warmth, integrity, sincerity, and an unwavering commitment to supporting the research mission of the school. She took pride in her work, and always[…]
Center Faculty Publish New Finding on Ezrin Protein’s Link to Tau in Neurodegeneration
Irving Vega, PhD and Scott Counts, PhD of Michigan State University recently published, “Ezrin expression is increased during disease progression in a tauopathy mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease” with Bentham Science Publishers. Drs. Vega and Counts discovered that increased Ezrin protein abundance is associated with early stages of neurodegeneration in models experiencing a pathological aggregation of[…]
Colleen Greene Keeps her Mother’s Memory Alive by Fundraising for the Center
Meet Colleen Greene, Wellness Coordinator & Exercise Instructor for the U-M MHealthy program. Colleen is one of our Center’s generous donors for the past nine years. Following the death of her mother from Alzheimer’s disease, Colleen wanted to do something to contribute to finding a cure for Alzheimer’s disease. Uneasy about the prospect of raising[…]
The Latest in Alzheimer’s Disease Research from AAIC18
At the end of July, 23 faculty and junior investigators from our Center traveled to Chicago to attend the 2018 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC18) – the world’s largest conference focused on Alzheimer’s and dementia research. Many new research findings are announced at this venue. Following the conference, Dr. Bruno Giordani, Associate Director of the[…]
Announcing Launch of “Dementia for Scientists” Online Curriculum
The Michigan Alzheimer’s Disease Core Center is pleased to announce the release of its “Dementia for Scientists” curriculum. The curriculum is now available to view on YouTube here. The goal of this curriculum is to provide a broad and current introduction to important aspects of dementias and dementia-related research. The target audience is junior investigators. Why[…]
Staff Spotlight: Matthew Perkins, Michigan Brain Bank Coordinator
Matthew Perkins is the coordinator of the University of Michigan Brain Bank. The Michigan Brain Bank collects, stores, and distributes brain tissue to the scientific community to support research into a variety of neurological diseases, including Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, Parkinson’s disease, Huntington’s disease, ALS, and bipolar disorder. This program, and other brain banks[…]
Announcing the 2018-2019 MADC Pilot Project Awardees
The MADC is proud to support innovative, high-impact research into new ideas about the causes and treatment of dementias through our Pilot Project Program. This program offers “kick-starter” research funding to younger investigators at the University of Michigan, Michigan State University, Wayne State University, and Veteran Affairs Ann Arbor Health System so that they can[…]
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10% of people age 65 and older have Alzheimer's Dementia.
32% of people age 85 and older have Alzheimer’s dementia.
Approximately 40% of family caregivers of people with dementia suffer from depression.
By 2025, total Medicaid costs for people in Michigan age 65 and older living with Alzheimer’s or other dementias will increase by almost 30%.