Ana C. Pereira, MD, with Christopher Smith, Executive Director, Alzheimer’s Association, New York City Chapter, left, and Keith Fargo, PhD, Director of Scientific Programs and Outreach, Alzheimer’s Association.
Two physician-scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have each received a 2019 Alzheimer’s Association Research Grant of approximately $150,000 over the next three years for their respective research projects.
Ana C. Pereira, MD, Assistant Professor of Neurology, and Neuroscience, is studying the molecular profiling of glutamate and tau-mediated toxicity in Alzheimer’s disease. Andrew Varga, MD, PhD, is Assistant Professor of Medicine (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine). He is investigating the effect of chronic sleep disruption on brain tau phosphorylation spread.
The Alzheimer’s Association Research Grant program, which funds early-career researchers who have received their doctoral degrees or completed their residency within the past 10 years, aims to nurture a robust pipeline of fresh ideas while laying the groundwork for future grant applications.