The National Institutes of Health announced recently that it has awarded a $14.4 million grant to the University of California Irvine’s UCI MIND institute to advance its research into Alzheimer’s disease.
The funding went into effect on April 1, but UCI MIND only made the announcement July 10, according to the Orange County Register. It’s a large increase from the $10 million previously gifted to the research center in 2015 as part of a five-year competitive cycle.
“It’s continued funding for what really is a novel and important endeavor for our organization, our campus, and, I would argue, for Orange County,” UCI MIND Director Joshua Grill, PhD, told the news outlet.
The money will help power 10 individual research “cores,” each with a singular focus and led by a UCI faculty member. For example, the clinical core is fixated on clinical trials involving novel treatments. And the biomarker core utilizes the most up-to-date neuroimaging methods to analyze brain changes associated with the disease.
Read more about the grant in the full story below.
Matt joined Chicago’s TriMed team in 2018 covering all areas of health imaging after two years reporting on the hospital field. He holds a bachelor’s in English from UIC, and enjoys a good cup of coffee and an interesting documentary.