Carol S. Aneshensel, Ph.D.
University of California, Los Angeles
Long-term impact of family caregiving
Matthew A. Battista, Ph.D.
University of California, San Francisco/Fresno
Analysis of Caregiver-report in dementia: Focus on
caregiver-clinician
discrepancy
D. Frank Benson, M.D.
University of California, Los Angeles
Clinical Profiles in Dementia
William Bondareff, Ph.D., M.D.
University of Southern California
Distribution of amyloid in senile plaques in
Alzheimer's disease
Susan Y. Bookheimer, Ph.D.
University of California, Los Angeles
Cognitive stress test for early detection of
Alzheimer's disease
Dale E. Bredesen, Ph.D.
La Jolla Cancer Research Foundation
The role of the p75 death domain in Alzheimer's disease
Edith Carlisle, Ph.D.
University of California, Los Angeles
Mineral element inter-relationships in Alzheimer's disease
Fen-Lei Chang, M.D.
University of California, San Francisco
Variation of neuropathology along the longitudinal axis of
the
hippocampus associated with the progression of Alzheimer’s disease
Loring Chapman, Ph.D.
University of California, Davis
Possible etiological (airborne aluminum) and therapeutic
(intranasal NGF)
strategies in Alzheimer's disease
Gregory M. Cole, Ph.D.
University of California, San Diego
Amyloid B-protein precursor metabolism in brain and
in vitro
Gregory M. Cole, Ph.D.
University of California, San Diego / Los Angeles
Metabolism of amyloid precursor in brain and in culture
Malcolm B. Dick, Ph.D.
University of California, Irvine
Development of a cross-cultural neuropsychological
assessment battery for Alzheimer's disease
Robert H. Edwards, M.D.
University of California, Los Angeles
The transport of acetylocholine into synaptic vesicles
Lynn Friss Feinberg, M.S.W.
Family Caregiver Alliance (formerly Family Survival Project)
Away from home: A study of pre- and post-placement family
caregiving for individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders
Lynn Friss Feinberg, M.S.W.
Family Caregiver Alliance
Family caregivers and consumer choice: Options for in-home
respite care
Stuart C. Feinstein, Ph.D.
University of California, Santa Barbara
Nerve growth factor signal transduction: "Slow" receptor
purification and cloning
Stuart C. Feinstein, Ph.D.
University of California, Santa Barbara
Alzheimer's disease and post translation modification:
Complementary utilization of an in vitro biochemical assay and a potential cell culture
model to assess tau function and dysfunction
Stuart C. Feinstein, Ph.D.
University of California, Santa Barbara
Tau isoform expression in single cells: The Alzheimer's
disease milieu
L. Jaime Fitten, M.D.
Friends Medical Science Research Center
Direct and laboratory evaluation of driving skills of
Alzheimer's disease and related disorders patients
L. Jaime Fitten, M.D.
Sepulveda Veteran's Affairs Medical Center
A retrospective study of the driving histories of early
dementia subjects
with demonstrated impairment on the Sepulveda Road Test
Patrick Fox, Ph.D.
University of California, San Francisco
Comparison of rate of progression of Alzheimer's disease
in subjects with early and late age of onset
Patrick Fox, Ph.D.
University of California, San Francisco
Health care costs in the last year of life: Does the type
of dementia make a difference?
Sally A. Frautschy, Ph.D.
University of California, Los Angeles
Amyloid beta-protein catabolism in vitro and in vivo: The
pathological mechanisms of sporadic Alzheimer's disease
Fred H. Gage, Ph.D.
University of California, San Diego
Behavioral, physiological and anatomical investigations of
neural transplants into the brains of aged rats
Delores Gallagher-Thompson, Ph.D.
Palo Alto Veterans Medical Center
Mexican-American Alzheimer's victims and their families:
Development of a psycho-educational treatment program
David L. Glanzman, Ph.D.
University of California, Los Angeles
Long-term potentiation: Cellular mechanisms and role in
learning and memory
George G. Glenner, M.D.
University of California, San Diego
Alzheimer's disease: Development of diagnostic tests and therapeutic approaches
Maria Luisa Gorno Tempini, M.D., Ph.D.
University of California, San Francisco
A longitudinal study of primary progressive aphasia
Franz F. Hefti, Ph.D.
University of Southern California
Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in Alzheimer's
disease
David M. Holtzman, M.D.
University of California, San Francisco
Exploring the role of /A4-amyloid in neurodegeneration with transgenic and Trisomy 16 mice
Karen Hsiao, M.D., Ph.D.
University of California, San Francisco
Characterization of Prp in inherited prion diseases
J. Edward Jackson, M.D.
University of California, San Diego
Risk factors for development of Alzheimer's disease: A
pilot study in recruitment of cognitively normal spouse controls from the
California Alzheimer's Disease Diagnostic and Treatment Centers (ADDTC)
William Jagust, M.D. and David Lindeman, Ph.D.
University of California, Davis
Cost-differentials of specialized versus non-specialized
long-term care facilities for dementia patients
William Jagust, M.D. and Bruce Reed, Ph.D.
University of California, Davis
Bradyphrenia and anosognosia in Alzheimer's disease and multi-infarct dementia
William Jagust, M.D.
University of California, Davis
Brain imaging in at-risk individuals
Terry L. Jernigan, Ph.D.
Veteran's Medical Research Foundation
Clinical fMRI for diagnosis and treatment of AD. Paradigms
for bilingual and low-income education groups
Julene K. Johnson, Ph.D.
University of California, San Francisco
California Non-Alzheimer's Disease Diagnostic Reliability
Consortium
Bryan Kemp, Ph.D.
Los Amigos Research and Education Institute
Role of dysfunctional beliefs in caregiver stress
Jeffrey S. Kixmiller, Ph.D.
East Bay Institute for Research and Education (EBIRE)
Evaluation of prospective memory training efficacy in
individuals with mild Alzheimer's disease
Bob Knight, Ph.D.
University of Southern California
Reducing caregiver stress; physical and emotional effects
P.D. Kushner, Ph.D.
Pacific Presbyterian Medical Foundation
A search for a cell marker in Alzheimer's disease neurons
P.D. Kushner, Ph.D
Pacific Presbyterian Medical Foundation
Purification and characterization of the human neuronal Tor 23 antigen
Frank M. LaFerla, Ph.D.
University of California, Irvine
Investigations into the neurotropic herpes simplex
virus-type I as a cofactor in Alzheimer’s disease
Ratneshwar Lal. Ph.D.
University of California, Santa Barbara
Amyloid beta protein ion-channel provides a direct
mechanism for Alzheimer's disease
Ratneshwar Lal, Ph.D.
University of California, Santa Barbara
Imaging molecular structure and ligand-induced
conformations of ion-channels formed by amyloid beta protein in a physiological environment
Ratneshwar Lal, Ph.D.
University of California, Santa Barbara
Multimodal imaging of real-time amyloid beta protein-neurotoxicity
and underlying mechanisms in cells
Kuo-Fen Lee, M.D.
The Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Cre recombinase-mediated targeted deletion of the NGF gene
in adult mouse hippocampus
John Lew, Ph.D
University of California, Santa Barbara
Role of Cdk5 in Alzheimer's Disease: Substrate specificity
and cellular targets
Morton Lieberman, Ph.D.
University of California, San Francisco
Family decisions to institutionalize Alzheimer patients
Morton A. Lieberman, Ph.D.
University of California, San Francisco
Impact of Alzheimer's disease on intergenerational
families
Michael E. Mahler, M.D.
University of California, Los Angeles
Treatment of agitation in Alzheimer's disease: A
comparison of
haloperidol and trazodone
Nigel T. Maidment, Ph.D. and Larry T. Feldman, Ph.D.
University of California, Los Angeles
Development of a gene therapy approach to Alzheimer's
disease
Eliezer Masliah, M.D.
University of California, San Diego
Role of amyloid precursor protein in the synaptic of the
neocortex
in transgenic mouse models
Steven S. Matsuyama, Ph.D.
Western Geriatric Research Institute
Diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease: Continuation of a
follow-up study
Steven S. Matsuyama, Ph.D.
Western Geriatric Research Institute
Positron emission tomography (PET) correlates of cognitive
decline in Alzheimer's relatives
M.P. McKinley, Ph.D.
University of California, San Francisco
Developmental biology of brain degeneration and dementia
Bruce Miller, M.D.
University of California, San Francisco
The California Research Consortium for the study of frontotemporal dementia
Consortium Award
Bruce L. Miller, M.D.
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Choline, NMR spectoscopy and Alzheimer's disease
Bruce Miller, M.D.
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Ethrocyte choline metabolism in Alzheimer's disease
Bruce Miller, M.D.
University of California, San Francisco
The California Research Consortium for the study of frontotemporal dementia Consortium Award
Carol Miller, M.D.
University of Southern California
Post-synaptic terminal -mRNA and protein expression in
early Alzheimer's disease
Josh W. Miller, Ph.D.
University of California, Davis
Vitamin B6, Alzheimer's disease, and cognitive function in
older adults
Linda S. Mitteness, Ph.D.
University of California, San Francisco
Safety of demented people: Evaluation by family caregivers
and professionals
William C. Mobley, M.D., Ph.D.
Stanford University
Genetic basis for failed NGF signaling in mouse models of
Down syndrome
William C. Mobley, M.D., Ph.D.
University of California, San Francisco
Producing CNS cell lines to study neurodegeneration in
Alzheimer's disease
William C. Mobley, M.D., Ph.D.
Stanford University
A mouse model for studying NGF-signaling defect in
Alzheimer's disease
and Down syndrome
Deborah J. Moritz, Ph.D
University of California, San Francisco
Progression of Alzheimer's disease: An epidemiologic pilot
study
Laura Mosqueda, M.D.
University of California, Irvine
Abuse of elders with dementia: Toward a model of
prediction
Greer M. Murphy, Jr., M.D., Ph.D.
Stanford University
Genome-wide expression analysis of Alzheimer's disease
model transgenic mice after dietary manipulation
Tsutomu Nakada, M.D.
University of California, Davis
Membrane phospholipid profile of Alzheimer's brain
Rachael Neve, Ph.D.
University of California, Irvine
Role of amyloid protein precursor in Alzheimer's disease
neurodegeneration
Celia J. Orona, Ph.D.
San Jose State University
Alzheimer's disease, Latino caregivers and the social
construction of moral obligation
William M. Pardridge, M.D.
University of California, Los Angeles
Alzheimer's disease and human brain capillary biochemistry
William M. Pardridge, M.D.
University of California, Los Angeles
Metabolism of amyloid peptide precursor by cortical
microvessels isolated from Alzheimer's disease brain
William M. Pardridge, M.D.
University of California, Los Angeles
Imaging Alzheimer's disease brain amyloid
Lynn S. Perlmutter, Ph.D.
University of Southern California
Microangiopathy and Alzheimer's disease
Jane S. Paulsen, Ph.D.
University of California, San Diego
The association between extrapyramidal and cognitive
deficits in Alzheimer's disease
Robert I. Pfeffer, M.D.
University of California, Irvine
Early SDAT: Predicting change and preventable
complications
Christian J. Pike, Ph.D.
University of California, Irvine
Estrogen neuroprotection: Cellular, pathological, and
behavioral correlates in Alzheimer's disease and the canine model of age-related dementia
Stanley Prusiner, M.D.
University of California, San Francisco
[Recipient of the 1997 Nobel Prize in Physiology or
Medicine]
Molecular biology of brain degeneration and dementia
Jon Pynoos, Ph.D.
University of Southern California
Alzheimer's home assessment project
Joe W. Ramsdell, M.D.
University of California, San Diego
Evaluating the home environment of the Alzheimer's
patients
Charles E. Ribak, Ph.D.
University of California, Irvine
An in vitro model for the production of neurofibrillary
tangles in cortical pyramidal cells
John M. Ringman, M.D.
University of California, Los Angeles
Behavioral and biochemical correlates of presenilin-1
related Alzheimer's disease
Jeffrey A. Roberts, D.V.M.
University of California, Davis
Functional and anatomical imaging analysis of the primate central nervous system
William Rodman Shankle, M.S., M.D.
University of California, Irvine
Use of magnetic resonance imaging to measure regional
cerebral flow: Comparison with SPECT measures
Howard Rosen, M.D.
University of California, San Francisco
Emotional learning in Alzheimer's disease, mild cognitive
impairment, frontotemporal dementia and semantic dementia
Michael Russell, Ph.D.
University of California, Davis
Spontaneous model of early amyloid plaque formation
Alfredo A. Sadun, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Southern California
The visual system in Alzheimer's disease
Tsuanao Saitoh, Ph.D.
University of California, San Diego
Protein phosphorylation in Alzheimer's fibroblasts
Catherine Schaefer, Ph.D.
Kaiser Foundation Research Institute
An epidemiological study of risk factors for Alzheimer's
disease
Barnett A. Schlinger, Ph.D.
University of California, Los Angeles
A model for estrogen effects on memory loss
Eric M. Shooter, Ph.D.
Stanford University
Structure/function analysis of the nerve growth factor
receptor
Eric M. Shooter, Ph.D.
Stanford University
Nerve growth factor and neuronal survival
Eric M. Shooter, Ph.D.
Stanford University
Understanding how nerve growth factor keeps nerve cells
alive
Gary W. Small, M.D.
University of California, Los Angeles
Positron emission tomography in people at risk for
familial Alzheimer's disease
Eugene Sobel, Ph.D.
University of Southern California
Occupations with electromagnetic field exposure: A
possible risk factor for Alzheimer's disease
Palmer W. Taylor, Ph.D.
University of California, San Diego
Molecular control of acetylcholinestrase gene transcription
Bruce Teter, Ph.D.
Sepulveda Research Corporation
Role of ERK in apoE isotype-dependent neuroplasticity
Leon J. Thal, M.D.
University of California, San Diego
Amyloid beta protein precursor in CSF in Alzheimer's
disease: A potential marker
Paola S. Timiras, Ph.D.
University of California, Berkeley
In vitro model for Alzheimer's disease: Metabolic studies
of tau proteins
Jared R. Tinklenberg, M.D.
Stanford University
Amyloid gene expression in Alzheimer's disease
Ian S. Trowbridge, Ph.D.
The Salk Institute for Biological Research
Cellular trafficking of B-Amyloid precursor protein
Mark H. Tuszynski, Ph.D., M.D.
University of California, San Diego
Therapeutic effects of BDNF Lentiviral gene delivery in the entorhinal cortex
J. Ramon Valle, Ph.D.
San Diego State University
Hispanic elderly neuropsychological study
Vijaya K. Vijayan, Ph.D.
University of California, Davis
Significance of a unique non-neuronal cell clustering in
the brain in Alzheimer's disease
Philip R. Vulliet, Ph.D., D.V.M.
University of California, Davis
Cellular mechanisms controlling formation of
neurofibrillary tangles
P.A. Walicke, M.D., Ph.D.
University of California, San Diego
Fibroblast growth factor as a new neurotrophic factor
Joseph B. Watson, Ph.D.
University of California, Los Angeles
Age-dependent synaptic targets of oxidative stress
Kirk C. Wilhelmsen, M.D., Ph.D.
Ernest Gallo Clinic and Research Center
The Alzheimer's Research Centers of California Genetics
Initiative Consortium Award
Candace Wilkenson, Ph.D.
Southern California Research Institute
Detecting early signs of impaired driving skills in
Alzheimer's disease patients
Tony Wyss-Coray, Ph.D.
The J. David Gladstone Institutes
In vivo role of protease nexin-1 in Alzheimer's disease
Xiao Xu, M.D., Ph.D.
The J. David Gladstone Institutes
Role of molecular interaction between amyloid precursor
protein (APP) and p53 regulation in neuronal apoptotic degeneration
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