December News

December 30, 2022

Papers and Awards

Betul Kara, Marcia N. Gordon, Mahsa Gifani, Anne M Dorrance, and Scott E. Counts (2022) Vascular and Nonvascular Mechanisms of Cognitive Impairment and Dementia. Clin Geriatr Med. 39:109-122. PMID: 36404024
Fischer DL, Auinger P, Goudreau JL, Paumier KL, Cole-Strauss A, Kemp CJ, Lipton JW, Sortwell CE. BDNF rs10501087, rs1491850 and rs11030094 Polymorphisms Associated with Delayed Progression in Early-Stage Parkinson’s Disease Front Neurol. 2022 Nov 17;13:1053591. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2022.1053591. PMID: 36468063
Dr. Tim Collier received an R21 grant (Title: Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurologica lDisorders) Total $430,375
Dr. Scott Counts received a University of Georgia Subaward (Title: Novel Reengineered Microbiome-based Biologic Therapy to Treat Cognitive and Behavioral Symptoms of Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementia) Estimated Total 539,872.00
Dr. Nick Kanaan received a Rutgers University Subaward (from Dr. Alison Bernstein). Sponsor: Rutgers University Subaward (Title: “Dieldrin-induced differential gene methylation and parkinsonian toxicity,”) Award amount: $148,813.86
Kanaan NM, Yan SS. Mitochondrial oxidative stress contributes to the pathological aggregation and accumulation of tau oligomers in Alzheimer's disease. Hum Mol Genet. 2022; 31(15):2498-2507. PMID: 35165721; PMCID: PMC9396941.

Dr. Caryl Sortwell was the recipient of the College of Human Medicine Research Excellence Award.
Dr. Scott Counts was awarded the MSU AgeAlive Award on December 8, 2022.