ADRC News

On June 8, 2023, Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers and First Lady Kathy Evers welcomed people living with dementia and their caregivers, and representatives from community organizations, to dementia friendly events at the Wisconsin Executive Residence.

When asked by 'OnWisconsin' magazine about the field of Alzheimer’s disease research, Nathaniel Chin, MD, says, “We are on the trajectory for prevention.”

Manish N. Shah, MD, MPH, began his tenure as President of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Foundation (SAEMF) for the 2023-2024 term at the Society’s Annual Meeting.

Ozioma Okonkwo, PhD, and Ira Frahmand, PhD, have received a five-year, $3.9 million R01 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Andrea Gilmore-Bykovskyi, PhD, RN, received an Advancing Research on Care and Outcome Measurement (ARCOM) Award from the Alzheimer’s Association.

Vivek H. Murthy, MD, MBA, surgeon general of the United States, released a report earlier this month that highlights loneliness as an urgent public health concern and calls attention to the importance of social connection.

As the availability of COVID-19 vaccines expanded, the Clinical Core study team resumed in-person study visits. In-person visits are critical to our research because of the meaningful data they provide. Additionally, we encourage study partners to come with research participants for at least part of each visit.

The new study conducted by Tobey Betthauser, PhD, and scientists at Harvard Medical School may suggest earlier age at menopause and the late initiation of HT after menopause begins are important sex-specific risk factors. 

The Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center hosted its annual Alzheimer’s Disease & Related Dementias Research Day on April 17, 2023. More than 300 people attended the event in person or online.

Sanjay Asthana, MD, founding director of the Wisconsin Alzheimer's Disease Research Center and internationally renowned researcher and leader in the field of Alzheimer's disease, recently celebrated 20 years of service at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.