University of Kansas Alzheimer's Disease Center

The mission of the University of Kansas Alzheimer's Disease Center (KU ADC) is to promote healthy brain aging and research in Alzheimer's disease.  The KU ADC has evolved from the Brain Aging Project, started by Dr. Jeffrey Burns, in 2004, with funding through the National Institute on Aging (NIA) and the University of Kansas Medical Center's Department of Neurology. In August of 2011, the KU ADC received designation as a National Alzheimer's Disease Center, and joined a network of 29 major medical centers of excellence that receive collaborative and financial support from the NIA.

The clinical and basic researchers at the KU ADC have made major contributions to current knowledge about the basic biology and clinical presentation of Alzheimer's disease. The overarching goal of the KU ADC is to conduct translational research aimed at understanding Alzheimer's disease, and to hasten the time when effective treatments for AD and related disorders become a realityThe University of Kansas Alzheimer's Disease Center (KU ADC) is pleased to announce the 2012 Pilot Project grant program to support innovative pilot studies relevant to AD and brain aging.  The KU ADC will fund up to 3 awards of $30,000.  Proposals designed to generate preliminary data or publications that help the investigator successfully compete for extramural grants are encouraged.  Early-stage investigators and those not currently performing AD research will be given special consideration, but established AD investigators are also eligible.  

Please go here to access a list of upcoming events, including information on how to register for the Alzheimer's & Aging Research Colloquium.

The University of Kansas Alzheimer's Disease Center (KU ADC) is pleased to announce the 2012 Pilot Project grant program to support innovative pilot studies relevant to AD and brain aging. Please click here for application instructions.

 The KU ADC will fund up to 3 awards of $30,000.  Proposals designed to generate preliminary data or publications that help the investigator successfully compete for extramural grants are encouraged.  Early-stage investigators and those not currently performing AD research will be given special consideration, but established AD investigators are also eligible.  The deadline to complete a Letter of Intent is April 1, 2012.