{"id":116531,"date":"2023-09-20T14:52:12","date_gmt":"2023-09-20T18:52:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/?p=116531"},"modified":"2023-09-20T14:52:12","modified_gmt":"2023-09-20T18:52:12","slug":"rhoda-au-receives-melvin-r-goodes-prize-for-excellence-in-alzheimers-drug-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/2023\/09\/20\/rhoda-au-receives-melvin-r-goodes-prize-for-excellence-in-alzheimers-drug-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Rhoda Au Receives Melvin R. Goodes Prize for Excellence in Alzheimer\u2019s Drug Development"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/camed\/files\/2015\/06\/Rhoda-Au-1.jpg\" alt=\"headshot of Rhoda Au\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-81031\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/files\/2015\/06\/Rhoda-Au-1.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/files\/2015\/06\/Rhoda-Au-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/files\/2015\/06\/Rhoda-Au-1-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>The Alzheimer\u2019s Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF) presented <a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.bu.edu\/Rhoda.Au\">Rhoda Au<\/a>, PhD, MBA, professor of anatomy &amp; neurobiology, with the 2023 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alzdiscovery.org\/research-and-grants\/goodes-prize\">Melvin R. Goodes Prize for Excellence in Alzheimer\u2019s Drug Development<\/a> for her pioneering work with digital biomarkers. The annual award honors prominent scientists who are recognized for their work transforming the Alzheimer\u2019s clinical trial space and was presented at the Ninth Annual Melvin R. Goodes Prize Luncheon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDr. Au\u2019s research is a critical part of this pivotal moment in Alzheimer\u2019s research,\u201d says Howard Fillit, MD, Co-Founder and Chief Science Officer at the ADDF. \u201cNow that we are beginning to see drugs emerge on the market, it is more important than ever to have corresponding biomarkers that can help us identify which patients will benefit from the right drugs at the right time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Au\u2019s work, supported through the ADDF\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alzdiscovery.org\/research-and-grants\/diagnostics-accelerator\">Diagnostics Accelerator<\/a>, leverages technology from smartphones and tablets to collect data on Alzheimer\u2019s-related characteristics, which can help to detect Alzheimer\u2019s 20 to 30 years before symptoms present, paving the way for early diagnosis and intervention. Her work is part of the Diagnostics Accelerator\u2019s larger strategy to fast-track the development of accessible and non-invasive tools to revolutionize Alzheimer\u2019s diagnosis and treatment. Au is the first researcher with work focused on diagnostic technologies to receive the Goodes Prize.<\/p>\n<p>The data collected by Au and her team is used to create digital profiles that can differentiate between people with stable cognition, cognitive decline, and dementia. Digital biomarkers like those being developed by Au will make it easier and more accessible to monitor for warning signs of dementia, enabling patients to be monitored in their own homes rather than having to commute to a physician\u2019s office. These biomarkers combine cutting-edge technologies with the latest insights into the biology of aging.<\/p>\n<p>The Goodes Prize, named for Melvin R. Goodes, a distinguished leader in the pharmaceutical industry, is awarded each year to an innovative researcher who has made a significant and lasting impact in the Alzheimer\u2019s field. The prize includes $150,000 to further the awardee\u2019s research.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Alzheimer\u2019s Drug Discovery Foundation\u2019s Goodes Prize supports researchers transforming the field by translating the biology of aging into new therapeutics and diagnostic tools.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":903,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[89,146,91,1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116531"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/903"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=116531"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116531\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":116532,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116531\/revisions\/116532"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=116531"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=116531"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=116531"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}