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    Dr. Roberta Diaz Brinton and Elizabeth Gelfand Stearns.

    Dr. Roberta Diaz Brinton and Elizabeth Gelfand Stearns.

    Thanks to the generosity of our over 3,000 donors nationwide, The Judy Fund supports scientsists at the forefront of the fight to end Alzheimer’s. To date, the fund has advanced more than 30 Alzheimer’s Association peer-reviewed research projects, allowing dementia scientsists to pursue vital answers to important scientific questions about the disease.

    These researchers are exploring the causes of Alzheimer’s, prevention and detection strategies and the best approaches to treatment and care. Some of the most impactful research projects we have sponsored include:

    Alzheimer’s Association Women’s Alzheimer's Research Initiative (WARI)
    With landmark support from The Judy Fund, 22 researchers have received support to study how sex and gender contribute to Alzheimer's and other dementias.

    Rachel Buckley, Ph.D., Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
    Sex, Tau Accumulation, and the Role of Menopause in Alzheimer's Disease Pathogenesis
    2020 Alzheimer's Association Research Fellowship

    Karyn Frick, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
    Novel Estrogen Receptor-Selective Agonists as Therapeutics for Alzheimer's Disease
    2022 Alzheimer's Disease Strategic Fund: APOE Biology in Alzheimer’s

    Paola Gilsanz, Sc.D., Kaiser Foundation Research Institute, Oakland, California
    Social and Biological Drivers of Sex Inequities in Dementia and Cognition
    2019 Alzheimer's Association Research Grant to Promote Diversity

    Cindy Barha, Ph.D., University of British Columbia
    Sex Differences in Exercise Efficacy: Possible Role of Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor and Stress Axis
    2017 Alzheimer's Association Research Fellowship

    Randall Bateman, M.D., Washington University in St. Louis
    A Blood Isotope Labeled Amyloid-Beta Test for Alzheimer's Disease
    2011 Zenith Fellows Award

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