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 […]

Dr. Zhang awarded NIH 1U01 Research Project grant

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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 […]

Dr. Sherva awarded NIH R01 Grant

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Exploring mechanisms driving microbe-induced AD risk using next generations sequence data Dr. Richard Sherva awarded NIH R01 grant Multiple lines of evidence suggest microbial infections are risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Amyloid-β (Aβ) peptides possess antimicrobial activity and may protect against human herpes viruses (HHV). Viral DNA is also detectable in Aβ plaques, and […]

Dr. Gyungah Jun Faculty Promotion

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CONGRATULATIONS! Dr. Gyungah Jun, BUSM, Medicine/Biomedical Genetics, is a genetic epidemiologist who focuses on “big data” driven drug discovery for Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Dr. Jun has been involved in the large U.S. and international consortia to identify AD risk genes with or without stratification by APOE genotypes across multi-ethnic populations. This effort led to an […]