Funded Grants

The development of approaches to aid early detection of the transition from healthy aging to mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is critically important for developing targeted strategies to halt or slow disease progression.

The early and severe loss of serotonin neurons along with the neuroprotective effects of SSRIs in Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) strongly implicates the serotonin system in disease pathology.

Our project proposes the development and first-step validation of a new, noninvasive mapping procedure of proteinopathy in asymptomatic older adults.

Many people with dementia (PwD) live in nursing homes, which often suffer from a lack of skilled staff to support and monitor the safety of residents.

Among the earliest signs of preclinical Alzheimer’s disease (AD) are navigation impairments and the presence of abnormal Tau (aTau) proteins in the entorhinal cortex (EC), a brain region that represents space and movement.

Trans women may take estradiol-based gender affirming hormone therapy (GAHT) into their old age.

Age is the most important risk factor for Parkinson’s Disease (PD), followed by sex, with a higher risk in males.

Dr. Tang and her team at the University of British Columbia will use a virtual care platform to deliver peer-led mental health support to rural and remote communities in BC, through an intervention called REACHOUT, created with support from a previous JDRF grant.

Self-compassion is a practice that involves acting the same way towards yourself as you would with friends and loved ones, and that you are kind and understanding towards yourself.