Association today presented Alzheimer's largest single research grant, he has never given to a husband and wife team at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in Philadelphia. Neuropathologist John Trojanowski and Virginia Lee neurobiologist use the grant of $ 1 million over the next five years to develop new tests for the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease in its early stages.
Since some cases of Alzheimer's disease resemble other neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's disease, Trojanowski and Lee intends to look for ways to identify Alzheimer's disease true. "To get good treatment in drug trials you need to know what you are dealing with," says Trojanowski. He and Lee are the players in the field of Alzheimer's disease well known, having collectively published over 100 Articles on neurodegenerative diseases.
Association of Alzheimer's disease has designed the Pioneer award with the needs of innovative scientists in mind. Unlike many other subsidies, the price enables researchers to save unspent funds for unexpected opportunities that may arise. other scientists say the price is generous enough for academic researchers to pursue drug development projects that otherwise would not be possible without corporate financing. "Therapeutics was the field of biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry, and this could change that, "says Sam Sisodia, a molecular biologist at the University of Chicago. The Alzheimer's Association will award three more $ 1 million grant to Pioneer in June 1999.
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