Brown University President Christina Paxson
Brown University announced Wednesday that it is establishing a new Center for Alzheimer’s Disease Research with the aim of building a world-class research program focused on early detection and treatment of Alzheimer s disease and related dementias.
The center will integrate the expertise of scientists and physicians at Brown’s Robert J. and Nancy D. Carney Institute for Brain Science and the Division of Biology and Medicine, home to the Warren Alpert Medical School. Its launch is made possible by gifts of $25 million and $5 million from donors who wish to remain anonymous.
University leaders say the center will build on Brown’s existing strengths in Alzheimer’s disease research, which range from the study of risk genes, cognition and the biology of aging to development of new therapeutics and care of patients with dementia. By linking together scientific and clinical work across these areas, the center will create a uniquely int
BROWN UNIVERSITY is launching a new Center for Alzheimer’s Disease Research with two anonymous gifts totaling $30 million./ AP FILE PHOTO/STEVEN SENNE PROVIDENCE – Brown University is establishing a new Center for Alzheimer’s Disease Research, thanks to two anonymous gifts totaling $30 million, the university announced Wednesday. Brown said the center will integrate the scientists and physicians at the university’s Robert J. and Nancy D. Carney Institute for Brain Science and the university’s Division of Biology and…
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With $30 million in support, Brown launches Center for Alzheimer’s Disease Research
By bringing together biomedical research and discovery with world-class physician-scientists advancing care for patients with Alzheimer’s, the center aims to accelerate the pace of development for novel treatments and cures. One of the earliest effects of Alzheimer s is the destruction of neurons (shown here) in the hippocampus, the part of the brain involved in memory. Brown s new Center for Alzheimer’s Disease Research will focus on early detection and treatment of the disease.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] With support from two generous gifts totaling $30 million, Brown University is establishing a new Center for Alzheimer’s Disease Research with the aim of building a world-class research program focused on early detection and treatment of Alzheimer s disease and related dementias.
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