22 BENEDICT ALBENSI, PH.D., BCMAS, CRQM Pharmaceutical Sciences Chair and Professor, NSU Barry and Judy Silverman College of Pharmacy LEAD INVESTIGATOR LISA ROBISON, PH.D. Assistant Professor of Neuroscience, NSU College of Psychology LEAD INVESTIGATOR Related Specialty | Alzheimer’s Disease Coinvestigator | Lisa Robison, Ph.D., NSU College of Psychology Grant | $616k Grantmaker | National Institutes of Health Hope | Mitigate risks to women developing Alzheimer’s disease. Hook | Two-thirds of those with Alzheimer’s disease are women. Line | Examining potential causative agents, such as sex-based differences of a high-fat diet, could lead to interventions. Sinker | Increased longevity alone does not explain the higher rates. Related Specialty | Alzheimer’s Disease Coinvestigators | Benedict Albensi, Ph.D., NSU Barry and Judy Silverman College of Pharmacy; William Kochen, Ph.D., NSU College of Psychology Grant | $308k Grantmaker | National Institutes of Health (National Institute on Aging) Hope | Reduce potential devastating acute and long-term consequences of traumatic brain injuries. Hook | Evidence suggests traumatic brain injury (TBI) increases risk of dementia and stroke. Line | Determining mechanisms that drive the relationship between TBIs and dementia- associated neuropathologies could reveal novel targets for treatment. Sinker | TBI affects approximately 69 million people worldwide each year. NSU DIVISION OF RESEARCH AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Grant Strikes Grantmakers, like fish, strike at a research proposal for one primary reason—to satisfy their hunger to solve a problem. Learn more about efforts by Albensi and Robison to help people with Alzheimer’s disease.
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