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Alzheimer's disease research and treatments · Physiology

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h-index50
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Publications252
Citations15,101

Grants

11 total · 6 active

NIH #P30AG066462

Genetics Core

Active
Amount
$200K–$300K
Period
2020-06-15 → 2030-04-30
PIs
1

Awarded at COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES

NIH #U01AG084545

Characterizing the Genetic Risk for Alzheimer Disease in African and Admixed African-American Ancestries

Active
Amount
$4M–$5M
Period
2024-09-30 → 2029-08-31
PIs
7

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

NIH #U01AG079850

Genetic and neuroanatomical basis of neuropsychiatric symptoms in Alzheimer's disease in populations of diverse ancestry

Active
Amount
$700K–$800K
Period
2023-08-01 → 2028-07-31
PIs
3

Awarded at COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES

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All Grants

11 total · 6 active

NIH #P30AG066462

Genetics Core

Active
Amount
$200K–$300K
Period
2020-06-15 → 2030-04-30
PIs
1

Awarded at COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES

NIH #U01AG084545

Characterizing the Genetic Risk for Alzheimer Disease in African and Admixed African-American Ancestries

Active
Amount
$4M–$5M
Period
2024-09-30 → 2029-08-31
PIs
7

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

NIH #U01AG079850

Genetic and neuroanatomical basis of neuropsychiatric symptoms in Alzheimer's disease in populations of diverse ancestry

Active
Amount
$700K–$800K
Period
2023-08-01 → 2028-07-31
PIs
3

Awarded at COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES

NIH #U19AG074865

Recruitment and Retention for Alzheimer's Disease Diversity Genetic Cohorts in the ADSP (READD-ADSP)

Active
Amount
$10M–$11M
Period
2022-07-01 → 2027-06-30
PIs
8

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

NIH #R01AG072547

The Origins of Alzheimer Disease in African Americans

Active
Amount
$5M–$6M
Period
2022-09-15 → 2027-06-30
PIs
8

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

NIH #U24AG056270

National Institute on Aging Alzheimer's Disease Family-Based Study (NIA-AD FBS)

Active
Amount
$4M–$5M
Period
2017-08-01 → 2027-04-30
PIs
5

Awarded at COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES

NIH #R01AG064614

Dissecting the Genomic Etiology of non-Mendelian Early-Onset Alzheimer Disease and Related Phenotypes

Amount
$4M–$5M
Period
2019-08-15 → 2024-04-30
PIs
3

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

NIH #R56AG072547

The Origins of Alzheimer Disease in Individuals of African Ancestry

Amount
$2M–$3M
Period
2021-04-01 → 2022-08-31
PIs
6

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

NIH #RF1AG054080

Genetic Epidemiology of Early-Onset Alzheimers disease in Caribbean Hispanics and non-Hispanic Whites

Amount
$300K–$400K
Period
2016-09-15 → 2022-08-31
PIs
2

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

NIH #P50AG008702

Genetics Core

Amount
$200K–$300K
Period
— → 2021-05-31
PIs
1

Awarded at COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES

NIH #U01AG052410

Replication and Extension of ADSP Discoveries in African-Americans

Amount
$700K–$800K
Period
2016-06-15 → 2021-05-31
PIs
5

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

Recent Public Signals

  1. New paper: Cellular signatures of melanocortin pathway genes across the locus coeruleus (Acta Neuropathologica Communications)2026-04-04
  2. New NIH award: Characterizing the Genetic Risk for Alzheimer Disease in African and Admixed African-American Ancestries2024-09-30
  3. New NIH award: Genetic and neuroanatomical basis of neuropsychiatric symptoms in Alzheimer's disease in populations of diverse ancestry2023-08-01

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