Good News and Kudos
Congratulations to ADRC advisor, Stephen Lisberger, Duke’s George Barth Geller Distinguished Professor for Research and chair of Neurobiology in the School of Medicine, for his election into the National Academy of Sciences. Learn more >
The Duke-UNC ADRC was featured in this Duke Health news story: Studying Early Signs of Dementia in Younger, More Diverse Patient Population
Funding Opportunity
The letter of intent deadline for the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF) and the Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration (AFTD)’s Accelerating Drug Discovery for Frontotemporal Degeneration RFP is May 20, 2022.
This RFP supports innovative small molecule and biologic (antibodies, oligonucleotides, peptides, gene therapy) drug development programs for frontotemporal dementia (FTD). The average duration of the award is one year with potential for follow-on funding, and the average award amount is $100,000-$150,000 based on stage and scope of research. For scientific inquiries, contact mowen@alzdiscovery.org.
Scholars Program
Establishing Independence: Alzheimer’s and Related Dementias Independent Scholars (ARDIS) program
Blog by Andrew Singleton, Director, Center for Alzheimer’s and Related Dementias (CARD)
Are you an early-career researcher wanting to establish yourself as an independent investigator? The Center for Alzheimer’s and Related Dementias (CARD) and its Alzheimer and Related Dementias Independent Scholars (ARDIS) Program present a new, unique opportunity to help achieve your goals.
Through the ARDIS Program, CARD offers early career researchers a term-limited, independent principal investigator appointment, generous resources, and access to research cores and infrastructure within CARD and the broader NIH Intramural Research Program. Read the full blog post >
Event
2nd Annual Boston University Framingham Heart Study Brain Aging Program (FHS-BAP) Symposium
The 2nd annual BU FHS-BAP Symposium will be held on May 17th, 1:00pm-4:30pm EST (virtual). The theme of this year’s symposium is “Life Course Factors and Social Disparities of Dementia.” Six internationally renowned speakers will give presentations on their research. Registration is required.
Calendar
May 10, 8:30 am – 12 pm
Alzheimer’s Disease and Diabetes Symposium (virtual) – A Duke-UNC ADRC panel discussion will include co-directors, Heather Whitson, MD, and Gwenn Garden, MD, as panelists and Suzanne Craft, PhD, from the Wake Forest ADRC as the moderator.
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May 17, 1 pm – 4:30 pm
2nd annual Boston University Framingham Heart Study – Brain Aging Program Symposium (virtual)
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May 25, 11 am
UNC BRIC Seminar Series: “Brain imaging genetics for Alzheimer’s disease: integrated analysis and machine learning”
Li Shen, PhD, FAIMBE
https://zoom.us/j/94205219878?pwd=RUIvZHZ0TEYxeWw3NnEzYlVrY3BpZz09
Meeting ID: 942 0521 9878, Passcode: 150444
May 26, 4pm
ADRC IDEAS Forum
Melissa Harris, PhD, RN – Development of a Dyadic Stress Management Toolkit for Dementia Caring Dyad
Ling Wu, MD, PhD – New Biomarkers for Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Tauopathies Diagnosis
Zoom link >
Meeting ID: 934 1924 5781, Passcode: 115380
June 24, 5 pm – 7pm; June 25, 9 am – 4:15 pm
Symposium for Learning about Alzheimer’s disease-related Medical research at Duke and UNC (SLAM-DUNC)
Duke Karsh Alumni and Visitors Center
Open to researchers, clinicians, and trainees from Duke, UNC, NCCU, UNC-Pembroke, and ECU
Learn More and Register >
