{"id":6737,"date":"2012-09-27T10:52:54","date_gmt":"2012-09-27T14:52:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/busm\/?p=3135"},"modified":"2012-09-27T10:52:54","modified_gmt":"2012-09-27T14:52:54","slug":"busm-research-intern-awarded-gloria-barron-prize-for-young-heroes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/2012\/09\/27\/busm-research-intern-awarded-gloria-barron-prize-for-young-heroes\/","title":{"rendered":"BUSM Research Intern Awarded Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Max Wallack, a research intern in the Department of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/busm-pm\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pharmacology &amp; Experimental Therapeutics<\/a> in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/busm-pm\/research\/laboratories\/lmpa\/\" target=\"_blank\">Laboratory of Molecular Psychiatry and Aging<\/a> at Boston University School of Medicine, has been awarded the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.barronprize.org\/2012#Max\" target=\"_blank\">Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes<\/a> .<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3136\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3136\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-3136\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/2012\/09\/27\/busm-research-intern-awarded-gloria-barron-prize-for-young-heroes\/max-wallack\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3136\" title=\"Max Wallack\" src=\"\/camed\/files\/2012\/09\/Max-Wallack.jpeg\" alt=\"Max Wallack\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3136\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Max Wallack, research intern<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>According to their website:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMax founded Puzzles to Remember, a non-profit organization that has distributed over 14,600 puzzles to facilities that care for Alzheimer\u2019s and dementia patients. His puzzles have reached patients at 1,470 care-giving facilities in all 50 states, as well as in several other countries. Max began his work at age 11, inspired by his great-grandmother, who lived with Alzheimer\u2019s for many years. He observed that Alzheimer\u2019s patients seemed calmer and more themselves while working jigsaw puzzles. He also noticed that the most effective puzzles seemed to be brightly colored, with fewer, larger pieces and peaceful images, and that most puzzles of this sort were made for kids, not adults.<\/p>\n<p>Backed by research that supported what he\u2019d seen, Max approached leading puzzle manufacturer Springbok, and worked with them to develop a line of puzzles made specifically for Alzheimer\u2019s patients. Springbok introduced their \u201cPuzzles to Remember\u201d line in 2010, and several large corporations, including American Express, jumped on board to help with the cost of shipping the puzzles to Alzheimer\u2019s care facilities. Max is now working with groups in Portugal and Australia to set up similar programs. He is also volunteering year-round at Boston University Medical Center, researching biomarkers for Alzheimer\u2019s. He plans to spend his life continuing to help Alzheimer\u2019s patients and their caregivers. \u201cI believe that passionate, hard work can make a difference in the world,\u201d says Max. \u201cAnyone who has the ability to help another person has the responsibility to do so.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.puzzlestoremember.org\/\">here<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.puzzlestoremember.org\/\"><\/a> to learn more about Max\u2019s non-profit organization, Puzzles to Remember.<\/p>\n<p>Submitted by Christina Cherel, <a href=\"mailto:pharm2@bu.edu\">pharm2@bu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Max Wallack, a research intern in the Department of Pharmacology &amp; Experimental Therapeutics in the Laboratory of Molecular Psychiatry and Aging at Boston University School of Medicine, has been awarded the Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes . 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