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The Center for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases at Baylor College of Medicine and the Nantz National Alzheimer’s Center at Houston Methodist are working together to support research on Alzheimer’s Disease and AD-related dementias.
The BCM-HM Collaborative Pilot Grants stimulate development of cross-institutional research teams. The program’s goals are to:
- Promote mutually beneficial partnerships that will lead to productive and long-lasting research collaborations between BCM and HM that positively impact the AD/ADRD field
- Kick-start or expand research that has a high likelihood of leading to peer-reviewed publications and external funding
- Engage HM and BCM trainees in mentored research experiences and team science, and cultivate future leaders in basic, clinical, and translational investigation for AD/ADRDs.
Current and Past Recipients
| Year | BCM Primary Investigator | HM Primary Investigator | Trainees | Project |
| 2020 | Joanna Jankowsky, Ph.D. | Masahiro Fujita, M.D., Ph.D. | Alireza Faridar, M.D. (HM) | “Capturing the yin and yang of neuroinflammation through novel PET ligands” |
| 2020 | Matthew Rasband, Ph.D. | Matthew Cykowski, M.D. | Sharon Stevens (BCM) | “Elucidating ANK1 Dysfunction in AD” |
| 2020 | Amy McGuire, J.D., Ph.D. | Joseph Masdeu, M.D., Ph.D. | Christine Rizk, M.D. (HM) | “Integrating Precision Medicine into Alzheimer’s Disease Care” |
| 2021 | Sarah Elsea, Ph.D. | Matthew Cykowski, M.D. | Charul Gijavanekar, Ph.D. (BCM) | “Defining metabolo-genomic signatures of Alzheimer's disease” |
| 2021 | Jeannie Chin, Ph.D. | Shu-Hsia Chen, Ph.D. | Vitaliy Davidov, M.D.,.Ph.D. (HM) | “Leukocyte Immunoglobulin-Like Receptor B as a target for neuroinflammation” |
| 2021 | Zheng Sun, Ph.D. | Sonia Villapol, Ph.D. | Xin Li, Ph.D. (BCM) Sirena Soriano, Ph.D. (HM) | “Epigenomic memory of estrogen in Alzheimer's disease” |
| 2022 | Dorina Papageorgiou, Ph.D. | Belen Pascual, Ph.D. | "Elucidating causal mechanisms in the attention-memory networks of patients with subjective memory impairment via an individualized MRI-BCI intervention" | |
| 2022 | Yong Xu, Ph.D. | Longhou Fang, Ph.D. | "Ameliorating dementia in Alzheimer’s disease via AIBP-mediated improvement of meningeal lymphatic function" | |
| 2022 | Francois St- Pierre, Ph.D. | "Discovering genetic modulators of neurodegeneration using machine learning and high-throughput CRISPR screens of proteolytic flux" | ||
| 2023 | Katherine King, M.D., Ph.D. | "The Impact of Clonal Hematopoiesis on Alzheimer's Disease Progression" | ||
| 2023 | Dongjoo Choi, Ph.D. | "Decoding Astrocyte-Microglia Communication in Alzheimer’s Disease Pathogenesis" |
