The San Diego Alzheimer's Disease Resource Center for Minority Aging Research (AD-RCMAR)
A partnership between UC San Diego and San Diego State University
NEWS
Drs. Lourdes Guerrero and Tala Al-Rousan, co-leads of our San Diego AD-RCMAR Community Liaison and Recruitment Core, at the RCMAR-NCC reception at GSA in Seattle!
Dr. Roland Thorpe (PI of the @JohnsCenter AD-RCMAR) and Dr. Tala Al-Rousan at the RCMAR-NCC reception during GSA 2024!
Congratulations to Dr. Sarah Banks and Dr. Erin Sundermann for receiving a $5.2 million grant to research “Women: Inflammation and Tau Study”
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Two-thirds of Alzheimer's cases are women, and researchers from the University of California San Diego have received a $5.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to expand their study as they work to determine why. The additional funding allows researchers to include more participants for their "Women: Inflammation and Tau Study," also known as WITS.
Dr. Sarah Banks and Dr. Erin Sundermann are leading the study, as they work to determine why women are more likely to be diagnosed with Alzheimer's, and why it appears the disease is more aggressive in women, compared to men.
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Welcome to Our New SD AD-RCMAR Scientists 2024-25!
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We are thrilled to announce and welcome our new cohort of San Diego AD-RCMAR Scientists for the 2024-25 academic year. Please join us in welcoming Drs. Contreras, McClain and Li!