We are 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 junior investigators at the University of Michigan, Michigan State University, Wayne State University, and Veteran Affairs Ann Arbor Health System so that they can begin[…]

Center staff, Stephen Campbell and Renee Gadwa, and Rinne LBD Initiative Support Group Facilitator, Mary Whitlock, traveled to Las Vegas last week for the International Lewy Body Dementia Conference. The conference, hosted by Cleveland Clinic and the Lewy Body Dementia Association at Caesar’s Palace, featured two tracks – a scientific track focused on what’s happening around[…]

The Michigan Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (MADRC) is pleased to announce openings in its junior investigator mentoring program. This program has two aims. One, providing junior investigators entering the field of dementia research with a broad education about contemporary dementia research. Two, providing junior investigators with mentoring by experienced investigators in developing competitive grant applications. The[…]

We are pleased to announce the launch of a sixth Lewy body dementia support group to our Rinne Lewy Body Dementia Initiative. A support group for patients and their caregiver or family members will be available in Lansing beginning in July. Please help us spread the word to anyone who may benefit from this resource.[…]

Dr. Annalise Rahman-Filipiak recently received funding from the National Institute of Health for her SHARED Project. The SHARED Project will support Dr. Rahman-Filipiak’s efforts to deliver personalized feedback protocols of Alzheimer’s disease risk disclosure information to diverse patients and their families. Earlier feedback about risk may allow for medical, legal, and social planning that could[…]

We ask for your help in gathering important information for our area as it relates to experiences as a family caregiver. You may already be aware of how we are working closely with our outreach partners at Michigan State University Extension Services and the Wayne State Institute of Gerontology to improve the delivery and availability of[…]

As part of our Center’s annual pilot project program, Dr. Sami Barmada and his team identified a potential therapeutic target for neurodegenerative conditions, including ALS and Frontotemporal dementia. ALS and Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) are similar in both pathology and genetics, and researchers have long known that most people with ALS and FTD accumulate deposits of[…]