2009-2010 ALZHEIMER’S RESEARCH AWARD FUND
*The Virginia Center on Aging which administers the Alzheimer’s and Related Diseases Research Award Fund for the Commonwealth of Virginia, provides seed money to researchers in Virginia to stimulate innovative research into biomedical and psychosocial aspects of dementia, including cell biology, caregiving, and animal modeling.
FUNDED PROJECTS
| Organization | Authors | Project Title |
| Virginia Commonwealth University | Guo-Huang Fan, PhD | Potential therapeutic effect of lupeol on Alzheimer’s neuropathology in a transgenic mouse model |
| Alzheimer’s Association Central and Western Virginia | Ellen Phipps, CTRS, and Barbara Braddock, PhD | Home-based activity intervention program in dementia |
| University of Virginia | Karen M. Rose, PhD, RN, and Ishan C. Williams, PhD | Family quality of life in dementia |
| Virginia Commonwealth University | H. Tonie Wright, PhD | Alzheimer’s Aβ amyloid peptide interactions with inflammatory chaperone molecules |
| University of Virginia | J. Julius Zhu, PhD, and Lei Zhang, PhD | Mechanisms for Cdk5-mediated synaptic depression |
2009-2010 ARDRAF Awards Committee
- Paul Aravich, PhD – Eastern Virginia Medical School
- John W. Bigbee, PhD – Virginia Commonwealth University
- Jorge Cortina, MD – Hampton VA Medical Center
- Jeffrey L. Dupree, PhD – Virginia Commonwealth University
- Christine J. Jensen, PhD – College of William and Mary
- Peter Kennelly, PhD – Virginia Tech
- Richard Lindsay, MD – University of Virginia
- Myra Owens, PhD – Virginia Commonwealth University
- Linda Phillips, PhD – Virginia Commonwealth University
- Beverly A. Rzigalinski, PhD – Via College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Jodi Teitelman, PhD – Virginia Commonwealth University
- Patricia A. Trimmer, PhD – University of Virginia Health System
- E. Ayn Welleford, PhD – Virginia Commonwealth University
Review additional years:
- 2018-2019 ALZHEIMER’S RESEARCH AWARD FUND (winners, project abstracts and reports)
- 2017-2018 ALZHEIMER’S RESEARCH AWARD FUND (winners, project abstracts and reports)
- 2016-2017 ALZHEIMER’S RESEARCH AWARD FUND (winners, and project abstracts)
- 2015-2016 ALZHEIMER’S RESEARCH AWARD FUND (winners, project abstracts and reports)
- 2014-2015 ALZHEIMER’S RESEARCH AWARD FUND (winners, project abstracts and reports)
- 2013-2014 ALZHEIMER’S RESEARCH AWARD FUND (winners, project abstracts and reports)
- 2012-2013 ALZHEIMER’S RESEARCH AWARD FUND (winners, project abstracts and reports)
- 2011-2012 ALZHEIMER’S RESEARCH AWARD FUND (winners, project abstracts and reports)
- 2010-2011 ALZHEIMER’S RESEARCH AWARD FUND (winners, project abstracts and reports)