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Explore the spectrum of our research in topics including age-related macular degeneration, Alzheimer disease, substance abuse, sickle cell disease, membranous nephropathy, mental illness, longevity, cancer genetics, epigenetics and developmental genetics.

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Genetics News

Dr. Farrer’s Radio Interview SiriusXM-Doctor Radio’s Internal Medicine show hosted by Dr. Ira Breite (NYU Langone Health)

January 9, 2023, Dr. Farrer and Dr. Subramanian were featured guests on SiriusXM-Doctor Radio’s Internal Medicine show hosted by Dr. Ira Breite (NYU Langone Health, gastroenterologist & Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine). The talk discussed the recent study on the relationship between age-related macular degeneration as a risk factor for COVID-19 infection and severe disease. Age-Related Macular Degeneration […]

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Dr. Xiaoling Zhang interview with Medical News Today: Risk of Alzheimer’s linked to cholesterol, blood sugar levels at age 35

March 29, 2022, Dr. Xiaoling Zhang interviewed with Annie Lennon from Medical News Today, and discussed about the recent study published in Alzheimer's and Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association, Farmingham Heart Study. Dr. Xiaoling Zhang told MNT that improved blood flow in the brain might also explain some of their findings. She explained that HDL could increase transportation and thus […]

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Dr. Farrer Interview with CNN: Fight Alzheimer’s in your mid-30s by tracking these warning signs

On Wednesday, March 23, 2022, Dr. Lindsay Farrer interviewed with Sandee LaMotte from CNN, and discussed about the recent study published in Alzheimer's and Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association, Farmingham Heart Study. "What's unique about the study is the large sample of individuals that are examined every four years or so, starting at age 35, and followed […]

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Grants

Dr. Huiping Zhang Funded R01 Grant

Identifying Brain Epitranscriptomic Changes Associated with Alcohol Use Disorder Huiping Zhang, PhD Award Number: 1R01AA029758-01 Chronic alcohol consumption may result in methyl-adenosine modification of brain RNAs, thus altering the stability and expression of brain RNAs involved in reward or addiction-related pathways. This R01 project will (1) identify differentially methylated and expressed messenger RNAs (mRNAs) in […]

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Accolades

Dr. Zhang awarded NIH 1U01 Research Project grant

Circular RNAs and their interactions with RNA-binding proteins to modulate AD-related neuropathology Dr. Xiaoling Zhang awarded NIH 1U01 Research Project grant New variants, especially in non-coding regions, are expected to be discovered through the ongoing Alzheimer’s Disease Sequencing Project (ADSP).  In 2020, NIA launched the ADSP Functional Genomics Initiative (RFA-AG-21-006) to strengthen the translational pathways […]

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