BrightFocus Award for Scientific Impact 2016

Principal Investigator
Stanley Prusiner, MD, PhD
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, CA, USA
About the Research Project
Program
Award Type
Standard
Award Amount
$50,000
Active Dates
September 01, 2016 - August 31, 2018
Grant ID
CA2017215
Summary
The BrightFocus Foundation is pleased to offer the inaugural 2016 BrightFocus Award for Scientific Impact, presented to Dr. Prusiner on June 9, 2016, at the Mind|Sight|Cure: An Evening of BrightFocus. This award is provided to a researcher who has made groundbreaking progress toward ending diseases of mind and sight. The amount of $50,000 is to be used for Alzheimer’s disease research in Dr. Prusiner’s laboratory.
Grants
Related Grants
Alzheimer's Disease Research
Regulatory Mechanisms Underlying Endosomal Targeting of SORL1
Active Dates
January 01, 2025 - December 31, 2026
Principal Investigator
Olav Andersen, PhD
Regulatory Mechanisms Underlying Endosomal Targeting of SORL1
Active Dates
January 01, 2025 - December 31, 2026

Principal Investigator
Olav Andersen, PhD
Alzheimer's Disease Research
Synergistic Effects of Biological Sex and Sleep Loss in an AD Mouse Model
Active Dates
January 01, 2025 - December 31, 2026
Principal Investigator
Mallar Chakravarty, PhD
Synergistic Effects of Biological Sex and Sleep Loss in an AD Mouse Model
Active Dates
January 01, 2025 - December 31, 2026
Principal Investigator
Mallar Chakravarty, PhD
Alzheimer's Disease Research
The Role of DYRK1A in Altered Microglia Biology in a Cellular Model of Alzheimer’s Disease in Down Syndrome
Active Dates
January 01, 2025 - December 31, 2027
Principal Investigator
Frances Wiseman, PhD
The Role of DYRK1A in Altered Microglia Biology in a Cellular Model of Alzheimer’s Disease in Down Syndrome
Active Dates
January 01, 2025 - December 31, 2027

Principal Investigator
Frances Wiseman, PhD