To help combat this growing health issue, which affects over 1 million individuals in the U.S., the Harry T. Mangurian Jr. Foundation supports the Collaboration for Pilot Studies in Lewy Body Dementia, an annual research pilot award program at the University of Florida. This year, one-year pilot grants were awarded to two UF investigators conducting pre-clinical research into Lewy body dementia.
Grace Lloyd, a Ph.D. candidate in the department of neuroscience, is the latest investigator to be featured in MBI Rising Stars, a video series highlighting up-and-coming neuroscience researchers at UF.
Three University of Florida investigators have earned Alzheimer’s Association grants for scientists working on new ideas in research of the neurodegenerative disease. The researchers’ projects were selected based on their potential to generate exciting new data and strategies.
UF neuroscientists author review examining latest evidence for disease process, risk factors for Parkinson’s.
Dr. Malú Gámez Tansey discusses inflammation’s role in Alzheimer’s in New Scientist article.
Aligning Sciences Across Parkinson’s (ASAP) accelerates research efforts into underlying causes of disease.
Drs. Todd Golde, Malú Tansey and Adam Woods discuss Alzheimer’s research for new UF podcast, “From Florida.”
Dr. Malú Tansey co-authored a review in Nature Reviews Neurology presenting a roadmap for research into the immune system's role in Alzheimer's disease.
Dr. Malú Tansey discussed her research into Alzheimer's on NPR’s All Things Considered.
Findings lay groundwork for development of a blood test that could be used to help diagnose, treat Parkinson’s disease.
