ADRC News

Natascha Merten, PhD, MS, has been awarded the Vilas Early-Career Investigator Award, which is given within the first ten years of a faculty member's career for research and teaching excellence.

Fabu Carter, PhD, senior outreach program manager for the Inclusion of Under-Represented Groups Core with the Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (ADRC), the Wisconsin Registry for Alzheimer's Prevention (WRAP), and the African Americans Fighting Alzheimer's Disease in Mid-Life (AA-FAIM) study, recently celebrated 10 years of service at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

Nathaniel Chin, MD, weighed in on a recent study that determined the number of Americans who will develop dementia is estimated to double by 2060 and shared steps in his daily routine to lower his own risk of dementia.

The Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (ADRC) is now accepting Letters of Intent (LOI) for the Developmental Project Award to support a feasibility study targeting Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD) research. DEADLINE EXTENDED: The LOI deadline is at 11:59 p.m. CT on January 17, 2025.

Dementia Matters released 22 episodes with 21 guests from the world of Alzheimer’s disease and caregiving research during 2024. Find out which episodes listeners enjoyed most this year!

In early 2025, Barb Bendlin, PhD, will be a featured speaker as part of Crossroads of Ideas, a free public lecture series that addresses topics that matter to our community and are the subject of research at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. The talk is part of an exciting three-part mini-series focused on the gut-brain superhighway.

Amid the hustle and bustle and holiday cheer, year-end seasonal celebrations can pose unique stressors and demands for people living with Alzheimer’s disease or other dementia, as well as their caregivers. Review the list of resources to help navigate the holidays.

Kao Lee Yang, MPA, a doctoral candidate in the neuroscience and public policy program training with Barb Bendlin, PhD, MA, has been announced as a recipient of the University of Wisconsin’s 17th annual Outstanding Women of Color Awards. The awards reception will take place on February 25, 2025, from 5 to 7:30 p.m., at Varsity Hall, Union South.

Fabu Carter, PhD, will participate in the upcoming “Total Visibility” panel discussion at the Overture Center in Madison. Carter and others will share their creative efforts to raise awareness about Alzheimer’s disease and its profound impact, particularly in the Black community, on families and communities.

Andrea Gilmore-Bykovskyi, PhD, RN, will co-direct the Establishing Mechanisms of Benefit to Reinforce the Alzheimer’s Care Experience (EMBRACE) AD/ADRD Roybal Center at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health, which joins a nationwide network of 15 other NIH-funded Roybal Centers.