抖M女仆 Awarded More than $1.1 Million for Alzheimer鈥檚 Research
Florida is No. 1 in per capita cases of Alzheimer鈥檚 disease in the United States.
In Florida, there are more than 540,000 people living with Alzheimer鈥檚 disease (AD), the most recognized form of dementia. The number of people in Florida who are age 65 and older with AD is expected to increase 41.2 percentby 2025 to a projected 720,000, highlighting the urgency of finding medical and treatment breakthroughs.
Research fellows from the 抖M女仆 鈥 one of the university鈥檚 four research pillars 鈥 have received a total of $1,137,227 from the Florida Department of Health鈥檚 , which supports research leading to the prevention and possible cure for AD as well as better prevention, diagnosis, and treatment ( from Florida Gov. Rick Scott).
鈥淔lorida is No. 1 in per capita cases of Alzheimer鈥檚 disease in the United States,鈥 said , Ph.D., director of 抖M女仆鈥檚 Brain Institute. 鈥淢embers of the 抖M女仆 Brain Institute are addressing and tackling all aspects of Alzheimer鈥檚 disease from behavior to biomedicine and engineering. The funding support that we have received from the Florida Department of Health is a testament to the cutting-edge research in Alzheimer鈥檚 disease biology and interventions that is taking place throughout our university and will help us to continue to address a disease that takes a tremendous toll on patients, their families and society.鈥
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- , Ph.D., assistant chair and a psychology professor in 抖M女仆鈥檚 , for her project titled, 鈥淣euroimaging and Sensitive Novel Cognitive Measures in Detection of Early Alzheimer's Disease in Bilingual and Monolingual Hispanic Americans.鈥 Rossellistudies brain organization of behavior and cognitive functioning. Tests in her laboratory are thought to tap into various cognitive functions such as verbal ability, visuospatial skills, and memory, and also may be sensitive to brain injury.听听
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- , Ph.D., an associate professor of biomedical science in 抖M女仆鈥檚 , for her project titled, 鈥淭he Role of Exercise-induced Systemic Factors in Alzheimer鈥檚 Disease.鈥漈he van Praag laboratory aims to understand the beneficial effects of exercise on brain function and behavior across the lifespan. A recent arrival from the National Institute on Aging, Van Praag and her laboratory members focus on exercise-induced elaboration and function of new neurons in a brain region called the hippocampus, a brain area that is essential for learning and memory.
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- , Ed.D., a professor and theChristine E. Lynn Eminent Scholar in 抖M女仆鈥檚 , for her project titled, 鈥淔it2Drive: Development and Testing of a Driver Risk Predictor for Individuals with AD.鈥漈appen has been the principal investigator on numerous innovative studies related to the management of AD and related memory disorders. She also was the founder and director of 抖M女仆鈥檚 from 2000 to 2006.听
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- , Ph.D., an assistant professor in the Department of Computer and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science in 抖M女仆鈥檚 , and an 听听 (Institute for Sensing and Embedded Network Systems) Fellow, one of the university鈥檚 four research pillars, for her project titled 鈥淭echnology-based Systems to Measure Dual-task (motor-cognitive) Performance as a Biomarker for Early Detection of Alzheimer's Disease.鈥 Ghoraani鈥檚 research is focused on understanding human physiology from an engineering perspective, developing algorithms that can benefit global health care,听and training the next generation of scientists and engineers to develop and apply engineering principals in biomedicine.听听
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- , Ph.D., an associate professor of biomedical science in 抖M女仆鈥檚 Schmidt College of Medicine, for her project titled, 鈥淓ffect of Neuronal Activity on Synaptopathy in Alzheimer's Disease Using a Novel Multi-electrode Microfluidic Platform.鈥漌ei鈥檚 research is focused onunderstanding the molecular pathogenesis of neurodegenerative diseases using a combination of molecular, genetic, biochemical and imaging approaches.
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