Trailblazing neurogenetics researcher Alison M. Goate, DPhil, was presented with the Khalid Iqbal, PhD, Lifetime Achievement Award in Alzheimer’s Disease Research during the 2015 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference® held recently in Washington, D.C. The award honors individuals who have made significant, fundamental contributions to Alzheimer’s research, either through a single specific scientific discovery or a body of work. Dr. Goate, who has been studying the genetics of Alzheimer’s disease for more than 27 years, reported the first genetic mutation that causes an inherited form of Alzheimer’s and co-led a team of researchers that reported on some of the first disease-causing genetic mutations discovered for frontotemporal dementia. Her current research focuses on understanding the genetic risk factors for the more common, late-onset form of Alzheimer’s disease. Dr. Goate is Professor of Neuroscience, Genetics and Genomic Sciences, and Neurology for the Mount Sinai Health System and Director of the Ronald M. Loeb Center for Alzheimer’s Disease at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
