GSBSE Faculty Member Catherine Kaczorowski Awarded 5 Million Dollar NIH Grant

Catherine Kaczorowski, Ph.D., assistant professor at Jackson Laboratory (JAX) received over 5 million dollars from the National Health Institute (NIH) to study the effects of genetic factors that provide cognitive resilience in people with a family history of Alzheimer’s disease. This research could lead to  new treatments for this deadly disease.

Grant source: National Institute on Aging: Systems genetics analysis of resilience to Alzheimer’s disease, grant number 1R01AG057914-01

 

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https://gsbse.umaine.edu/people/catherine-cook-kaczorowski/