The present Academic Leadership Award (K07) application is to request support for Sanjay Asthana, MD to integrate the remarkable resources of the University of Wisconsin (UW)-Madison, and develop a comprehensive, translational, interdisciplinary, and campus-wide research program in Alzheimer's disease (AD). The UW has a long and distinguished history of conducting cutting edge research in neuroscience. However, there is currently no academic program in AD at UW. Establishing a preeminent research program in AD is one of the top strategic priorities for UW. To that end, recruitment of Dr. Asthana into a leadership position and commitment of substantial institutional resources is expected to facilitate establishment of an AD research program at UW. Furthermore, establishing such a program will provide the infrastructure to eventually develop a NIA-funded Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (ADRC) at UW. ? ? The major objectives of the proposed AD research Program at UW are as follows: 1) to bring together the remarkable resources of UW toward developing a campus-wide, interdisciplinary, and collaborative research program in AD, 2) to develop """"""""research cores"""""""" which will form the basic structure of the proposed AD program, and provide an infrastructure for future funding of an Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (ADRC) at UW, 3) to develop a comprehensive training program covering all aspects of AD from its neurobiology to the diagnosis and management of patients with the disease 4) to attract investigators and other faculty members from across UW to the field of AD research and related illnesses. ? ?

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Type
Academic/Teacher Award (ATA) (K07)
Project #
1K07AG021582-01A2
Application #
7046425
Study Section
National Institute on Aging Initial Review Group (NIA)
Program Officer
Buckholtz, Neil
Project Start
2006-04-15
Project End
2011-01-31
Budget Start
2006-04-15
Budget End
2007-01-31
Support Year
1
Fiscal Year
2006
Total Cost
$108,000
Indirect Cost
Name
University of Wisconsin Madison
Department
Internal Medicine/Medicine
Type
Schools of Medicine
DUNS #
161202122
City
Madison
State
WI
Country
United States
Zip Code
53715
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